Bill Kunkel vs. Preacher Roe — Career Comparison

Bill Kunkel
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Preacher Roe
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Preacher Roe built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Kunkel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Preacher Roe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 4.29 and 1.451 for Bill Kunkel. By the career numbers, Preacher Roe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Kunkel and Preacher Roe

Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.61
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.57
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.23
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.6
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.39
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.19
60.19
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.47
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.29
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
3.43
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5743
27
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1914.1
9
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9.65
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
8.97
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.07
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.94
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.09
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
2.37
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
5.24
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
4.49
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.925
0.925
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
39.3
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7904
37.16
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.46
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.2
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.05
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
3.76
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
36.21
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7383
34.71
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Bill Kunkel and Preacher Roe

Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
5.61
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
47.57
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.43
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.76
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
12.86
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.14
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
42.14
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.08
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
56.43
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.89
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
55
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.71
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Kunkel and Preacher Roe

Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
3141.18
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
277.12
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
515.95
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
56.59
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
53.26
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.5
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.33
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
36.41
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.64
9.69
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
61.58
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
88.21
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
30.79
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
23.3
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
53.26
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
46.81
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.64
-3.87
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
31.62
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
178.92
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.43
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.83
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA