Gary Kroll vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Gary Kroll
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Kroll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Kroll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.494 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Gary Kroll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Kroll and Tom Sunkel

Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.01
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.31
18.31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.24
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
159.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.3
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
7.79
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
40.61
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.74
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
35.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.61
40.61
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Gary Kroll and Tom Sunkel

Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.01
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.73
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.64
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.31
18.31
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Kroll and Tom Sunkel

Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
1217.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
32
548.57
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
8.44
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-12.38
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA