Mike DeJean vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Mike DeJean
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike DeJean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike DeJean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.590 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Mike DeJean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike DeJean and Tom Sunkel

Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
8.16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.48
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
9.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.85
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.22
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
6.44
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2765
39.92
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.72
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.07
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2394
34.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.92
39.92
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Mike DeJean and Tom Sunkel

Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
8.16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1870
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike DeJean and Tom Sunkel

Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568
18933.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
2.59
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.32
-44.16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA