Joe Edelen vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Joe Edelen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Edelen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Sunkel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 6.75 and 1.566 for Joe Edelen. By the career numbers, Tom Sunkel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Edelen and Tom Sunkel

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.53
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
11.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
39.51
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.15
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
36.13
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
866
35.37
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Joe Edelen and Tom Sunkel

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Edelen and Tom Sunkel

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2314.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.45
29.97
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
139.13
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
59.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.56
30.96
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA