Don Collins vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

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Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Collins 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 5.28 and 1.930 for Don Collins. By the career numbers, Tom Sunkel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Collins and Tom Sunkel

Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.53
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
10.68
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.94
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
5.43
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
41.91
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1001
40.89
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.15
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.813
1.813
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
35.22
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.91
41.91
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Don Collins and Tom Sunkel

Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.94
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.64
13.64
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Don Collins and Tom Sunkel

Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2200
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-73.42
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA