Gus Krock vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Gus Krock
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Krock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gus Krock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Gus Krock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus Krock and Tom Sunkel

Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.07
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.57
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.49
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1516
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
9.56
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.61
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.96
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
3.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.631
0.631
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2152
38.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
5.54
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.15
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
36.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
35.37
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Gus Krock and Tom Sunkel

Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.07
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.69
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.83
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.12
85.12
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.717
1.717
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gus Krock and Tom Sunkel

Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
60
166.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
575
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
94.44
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.78
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.93
22.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
102.78
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
119.44
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
52.78
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
108.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.22
17.27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.22
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
130.56
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.56
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.56
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA