Dick Calmus vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Dick Calmus
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Calmus as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Calmus posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.17 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Dick Calmus had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Calmus and Tom Sunkel

Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.89
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.93
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.84
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.869
0.869
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
35.57
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.68
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
32.59
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.57
35.57
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Dick Calmus and Tom Sunkel

Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.49
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.49
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Calmus and Tom Sunkel

Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1650
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-13.75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
450
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Calmus
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA