Roy Joiner vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Roy Joiner
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Joiner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Sunkel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 5.28 and 1.771 for Roy Joiner. By the career numbers, Tom Sunkel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Joiner and Tom Sunkel

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.53
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
13.25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.25
13.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.69
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.39
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
42.74
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1001
40.89
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.39
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.15
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.771
1.771
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
39.55
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
866
35.37
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.74
42.74
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Roy Joiner and Tom Sunkel

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Joiner and Tom Sunkel

Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
1300
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
31.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.45
29.97
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
125
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
40
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.56
30.96
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA