Alex Colome vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Alex Colome
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Colome as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Colome posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Alex Colome had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Colome and Tom Sunkel

Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
7.51
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.28
49.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.65
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.36
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1617
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.12
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.83
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
7.96
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2273
37.95
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
4.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2034
33.96
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Alex Colome and Tom Sunkel

Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
7.51
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1617
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.83
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.169
0.169
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Colome and Tom Sunkel

Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
135000
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Colome
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA