Rudy Arias vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Rudy Arias
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arias as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rudy Arias posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.727 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Rudy Arias had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arias and Tom Sunkel

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.73
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
40.91
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1001
40.89
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.61
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
866
35.37
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arias and Tom Sunkel

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.382
0.382
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arias and Tom Sunkel

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA