Jimmy Direaux vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Jimmy Direaux
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jimmy Direaux and Tom Sunkel are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tom Sunkel had the edge in ERA (4.53 vs 5.03). By the career numbers, Tom Sunkel 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 Jimmy Direaux and Tom Sunkel

Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.74
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.57
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.03
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.53
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
9.77
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.68
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
41.42
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1001
40.89
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.15
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
35.81
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
866
35.37
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Direaux and Tom Sunkel

Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.74
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.02
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.65
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.32
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.32
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Direaux and Tom Sunkel

Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 600 PA
31
295.24
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 600 PA
53
504.76
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.845
0.845
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
161.9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
114.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.7
92.38
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.45
29.97
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
209.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
139.13
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
228.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
133.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
190.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
96.85
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
30.96
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Direaux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA