Tom Dukes vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Tom Dukes
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Dukes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Dukes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Tom Dukes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Dukes and Tom Sunkel

Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.68
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.66
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.81
23.81
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.87
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
4.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.79
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
7.01
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
39.61
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
35.34
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Tom Dukes and Tom Sunkel

Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.69
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.37
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Dukes and Tom Sunkel

Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
4390.91
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
21
572.73
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
12.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-11.9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
354.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA