Max Lanier vs. Pete Sunkett — Career Comparison

Max Lanier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Max Lanier and Pete Sunkett are fairly close on the surface numbers. Max Lanier posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 5.2) and WHIP (1.297 vs 1.431). Pete Sunkett had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.11 per nine innings vs 0.36). By the career numbers, Max Lanier had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Max Lanier and Pete Sunkett

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
1.82
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.03
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.13
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.6
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.46
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.84
56.84
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.51
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.01
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4858
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619.1
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
8.28
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
8.81
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.36
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.4
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.95
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
4.56
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.18
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6772
37.64
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.34
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.5
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.418
1.418
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
34.14
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
35.59
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Max Lanier and Pete Sunkett

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.91
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
27
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165.1
9
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.94
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Lanier and Pete Sunkett

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
328.55
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
535.89
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
571.43
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
99.17
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.16
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
85.71
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.01
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.01
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.71
18.74
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
36.62
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
105.18
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
122.2
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
46.08
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
27.05
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
73.12
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.69
18.72
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.81
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.04
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.43
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
45
45.08
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
13.31
13.31
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41.07
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.03
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA