Bob Cain vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Bob Cain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bob Cain and Tom Sunkel are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bob Cain carried a career ERA of 4.5 against Tom Sunkel's 4.53. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Bob Cain and Tom Sunkel — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Cain and Tom Sunkel

Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.01
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.57
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.18
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.63
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.57
63.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.86
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.53
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
3.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2761
39.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.84
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2423
34.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Bob Cain and Tom Sunkel

Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.85
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Cain and Tom Sunkel

Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
378.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
539.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
105.88
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
83.19
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.69
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.38
31.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.45
29.97
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
131.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
141.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
105.88
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.44
31.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
30.96
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
113.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.21
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA