Tom Ford vs. Pete Sunkett — Career Comparison

Tom Ford
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.94 and WHIP 2.059 compared to 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. By the career numbers, Tom Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Ford and Pete Sunkett

Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.03
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.94
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
12.35
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
8.81
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
6.18
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.95
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.18
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
45.18
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
40.33
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
10.59
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
6.44
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
39
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
35.59
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.18
45.18
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Tom Ford and Pete Sunkett

Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.48
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.91
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
27
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.59
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.99
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
3.95
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.96
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Ford and Pete Sunkett

Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
206.25
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
278.57
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
571.43
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
85.71
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.32
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
36.62
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.98
-37.08
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.81
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.43
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA