Glenn Elliott vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Glenn Elliott
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Glenn Elliott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Glenn Elliott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Glenn Elliott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Glenn Elliott and Tom Sunkel

Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.39
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.59
20.59
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
9.27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.89
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.49
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
38.46
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.8
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
34.57
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Glenn Elliott and Tom Sunkel

Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.677
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Glenn Elliott and Tom Sunkel

Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
816
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
504
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
9.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-2.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
168
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA