Mike Joyce vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Mike Joyce
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows 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 Mike Joyce as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Joyce posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Mike Joyce had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Joyce and Tom Sunkel

Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.83
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
39.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
35.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
866
35.37
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Mike Joyce and Tom Sunkel

Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.387
0.387
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Joyce and Tom Sunkel

Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
2325
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
89.46
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.45
29.97
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
139.13
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
111.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.56
30.96
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA