Manny Aybar vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Manny Aybar
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Manny Aybar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Sunkel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 5.11 and 1.522 for Manny Aybar. By the career numbers, Tom Sunkel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Manny Aybar and Tom Sunkel

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.79
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.46
13.46
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.11
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.53
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
9.51
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.13
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.96
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
6.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
40.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.22
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
5.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.15
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.496
1.496
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1523
35.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.26
40.26
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Manny Aybar and Tom Sunkel

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.79
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.69
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.84
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.77
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.98
12.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Aybar and Tom Sunkel

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
1657.89
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
552.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
13
102.63
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
12
94.74
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.6
28.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
16
126.32
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
15
118.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
6
47.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
28
221.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA