Ed Cole vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Cole as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Sunkel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Tom Sunkel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Tom Sunkel

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1001
40.89
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
866
35.37
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Tom Sunkel

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Tom Sunkel

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA