Ron Klimkowski vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Ron Klimkowski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Klimkowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Klimkowski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.9 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Ron Klimkowski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Klimkowski and Tom Sunkel

Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.38
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
3.76
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
37.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.24
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.38
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
32.95
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Ron Klimkowski and Tom Sunkel

Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.31
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.49
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.23
94.23
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.544
0.544
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Klimkowski and Tom Sunkel

Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
1421.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
5.3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.97
-15.35
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
252.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA