Kenley Jansen vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Kenley Jansen
MillenialCuraçaoThrows RightBats Switch CarribeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Kenley Jansen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kenley Jansen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 0.983 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Kenley Jansen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kenley Jansen and Tom Sunkel

Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
9.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.39
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.45
57.45
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
2.57
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
927.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
5.92
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.92
5.92
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.85
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.74
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
12.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.4
12.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.682
1.682
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3680
35.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
6.79
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
2.76
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3340
32.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.72
35.72
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Kenley Jansen and Tom Sunkel

Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
9.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2782
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
927.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.36
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.31
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.73
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.074
0.074
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kenley Jansen and Tom Sunkel

Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
935
56100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
76.89
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.45
29.97
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
139.13
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
78.48
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.56
30.96
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA