Joe Corbett vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Joe Corbett
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Corbett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Corbett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Joe Corbett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Corbett and Tom Sunkel

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.57
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.07
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.42
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1445
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
9.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.59
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2145
40.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
5.36
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.15
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1917
35.82
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
35.37
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.08
40.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Joe Corbett and Tom Sunkel

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.24
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.68
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.08
85.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.232
2.232
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.29
20.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Corbett and Tom Sunkel

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
181.51
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
579.83
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
136.13
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
103.36
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.73
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.77
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.29
46.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.45
29.97
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
173.95
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
139.13
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
153.78
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
161.34
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.92
50.23
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
30.96
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.13
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA