Phil Coke vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Phil Coke
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Coke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Coke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.504 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Phil Coke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Coke and Tom Sunkel

Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
8.7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.9
44.9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1263
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
9.51
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
6.9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1823
38.97
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.97
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
4.72
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1614
34.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Phil Coke and Tom Sunkel

Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
8.7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1263
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.22
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.71
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.56
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.25
91.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Coke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Coke and Tom Sunkel

Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
81400
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Coke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Coke
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA