Ed Farmer vs. Pete Sunkett — Career Comparison

Ed Farmer
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Farmer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Farmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.612 compared to 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. By the career numbers, Ed Farmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Farmer and Pete Sunkett

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.03
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.79
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.08
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.3
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
8.81
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
8.81
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.75
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
4.98
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.95
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
5.7
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.18
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2789
40.23
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.97
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.95
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2373
34.23
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
35.59
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Ed Farmer and Pete Sunkett

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.91
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.49
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.3
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.83
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.79
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Farmer and Pete Sunkett

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
4188.68
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
571.43
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
85.71
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
4.41
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
36.62
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-19.58
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.81
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.43
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
249.06
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA