Doug Creek vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Doug Creek
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Creek 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 5.32 and 1.652 for Doug Creek. By the career numbers, Tom Sunkel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Creek and Tom Sunkel

Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
8.68
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.44
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
5.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.53
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
868
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
8.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
6.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
5.43
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
9.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.697
1.697
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1316
40.94
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
40.89
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
5.85
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.15
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1083
33.69
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Doug Creek and Tom Sunkel

Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
8.68
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.13
89.13
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.147
0.147
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Creek and Tom Sunkel

Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
20925
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
13.52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
19.83
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA