Guy Cooper vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Guy Cooper
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Cooper 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 5.33 and 1.444 for Guy Cooper. By the career numbers, Tom Sunkel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Cooper and Tom Sunkel

Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.53
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
36.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.15
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Guy Cooper and Tom Sunkel

Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Cooper and Tom Sunkel

Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
900
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-60
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA