Eli Cates vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Eli Cates
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Eli Cates posted a stronger line than Tom Sunkel. Eli Cates posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.53 vs 4.53) and WHIP (1.267 vs 1.593). By the career numbers, Eli Cates had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Eli Cates and Tom Sunkel

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.57
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.79
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.87
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.61
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
36.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.64
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
33.97
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.58
36.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Eli Cates and Tom Sunkel

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.55
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.77
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.36
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.94
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.546
2.546
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Eli Cates and Tom Sunkel

Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
40
338.03
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
59
498.59
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
11
92.96
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
36.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.45
29.97
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
14
118.31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
152.11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
8
67.61
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
40.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
30.96
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
118.31
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA