Bob James vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Bob James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Tom Sunkel

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Tom Sunkel

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Tom Sunkel

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA