Bill Drake vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Bill Drake
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Drake posted a stronger line than Tom Sunkel. Bill Drake posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.69 vs 4.53) and WHIP (1.393 vs 1.593). By the career numbers, Bill Drake 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 Bill Drake and Tom Sunkel

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.36
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.57
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.51
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.69
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3704
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298
9.46
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
4.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4862
35.44
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.77
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.66
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
31.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Bill Drake and Tom Sunkel

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3358
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.71
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.96
92.96
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.13
75.13
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Drake and Tom Sunkel

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
220.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
533.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
81.66
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
13.61
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.61
42.66
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.45
29.97
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.31
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
139.13
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
148.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
55.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.56
44.87
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
30.96
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
132.25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA