Kevin Kelly vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Kevin Kelly
Gen ZVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Kelly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.088 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Kevin Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Kelly and Tom Sunkel

Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
8.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.97
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
7.82
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
1.055
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.76
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
36.8
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.66
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
34.11
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Kevin Kelly and Tom Sunkel

Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
8.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.07
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.73
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Kelly and Tom Sunkel

Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
600
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA