Larry Andersen vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Andersen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Andersen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Larry Andersen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Tom Sunkel

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.074
1.074
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Tom Sunkel

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.84
90.84
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Tom Sunkel

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
200
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA