Kelly Downs vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Kelly Downs and Tom Sunkel are fairly close on the surface numbers. Kelly Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.86 vs 4.53) and WHIP (1.389 vs 1.593). Tom Sunkel had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.45 per nine innings vs 0.68). By the career numbers, Kelly Downs 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 Kelly Downs and Tom Sunkel

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Tom Sunkel

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Tom Sunkel

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA