Bob File vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob File posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.464 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Bob File had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob File and Tom Sunkel

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
4.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Tom Sunkel

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Tom Sunkel

Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA