Barry Jones vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Barry Jones
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows 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 Barry Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Barry Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.492 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Barry Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barry Jones and Tom Sunkel

Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
7.23
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.69
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.69
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.66
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
8.63
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.03
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.77
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.46
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1850
38.45
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
4.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.44
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597
33.19
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Barry Jones and Tom Sunkel

Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
7.23
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.79
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.56
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.37
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.68
92.68
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Barry Jones and Tom Sunkel

Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
10989.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.91
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-18.52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA