Pete Center vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Pete Center
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Center as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Center posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Pete Center had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Center and Tom Sunkel

Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.32
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
8.64
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.93
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.81
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
38.68
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
34.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Pete Center and Tom Sunkel

Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Center and Tom Sunkel

Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
1443.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
1.6
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-35.65
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
225
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA