Zach Jackson vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Zach Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Jackson and Tom Sunkel

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9.95
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.86
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.86
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
5.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
12.27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.27
12.27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.015
2.015
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.91
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
38.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
31.77
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Zach Jackson and Tom Sunkel

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9.95
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.68
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.68
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.069
0.069
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Jackson and Tom Sunkel

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
600
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA