Clyde King vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Clyde King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clyde King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Clyde King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clyde King and Tom Sunkel

Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.14
56.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
9.51
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2135
38.74
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.92
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.77
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1938
35.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Clyde King and Tom Sunkel

Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.61
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Clyde King and Tom Sunkel

Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
934.88
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
530.23
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60.47
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.65
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
12.55
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
16
74.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
88.37
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
65.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
167.44
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA