Jose Alvarez vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Alvarez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Alvarez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Jose Alvarez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tom Sunkel

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.81
46.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.47
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
8.9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.83
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.93
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
7.7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
38.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.98
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1635
34.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tom Sunkel

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.37
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.97
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Tom Sunkel

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
17.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.56
30.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA