Bob Allen vs. Pete Sunkett — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Allen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.631 compared to 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. By the career numbers, Bob Allen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Pete Sunkett

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.03
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.79
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.11
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
8.81
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.95
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.18
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
40.33
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.99
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
35.59
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Pete Sunkett

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.91
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.68
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.33
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.2
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Pete Sunkett

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
31
547.06
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
571.43
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
85.71
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
36.62
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.81
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.43
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA