John Danks vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
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Looking at the career totals, John Danks and Tom Sunkel are fairly close on the surface numbers. John Danks posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.38 vs 4.53) and WHIP (1.356 vs 1.593). Tom Sunkel had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.45 per nine innings vs 1.18). By the career numbers, John Danks had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for John Danks and Tom Sunkel

John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
1.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.57
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.18
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.17
43.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.38
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4510
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1503.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
9.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.94
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1102
6.6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.26
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6415
38.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
4.69
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.24
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.78
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5804
34.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for John Danks and Tom Sunkel

John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4510
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1503.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.68
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.44
96.44
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Danks and Tom Sunkel

John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
5292.86
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
514.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
2.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.05
-22.49
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA