Derek Law vs. Pete Sunkett — Career Comparison

Derek Law
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Derek Law as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Derek Law posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. By the career numbers, Derek Law had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Derek Law and Pete Sunkett

Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
8.38
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.03
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.79
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.1
56.1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.34
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.69
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
8.77
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
8.81
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.94
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.56
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.95
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
8.22
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.18
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.7
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1497
38.94
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.11
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.86
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.418
1.418
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.49
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
35.59
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Derek Law and Pete Sunkett

Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
8.38
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.91
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.01
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.53
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.46
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.92
94.92
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Derek Law and Pete Sunkett

Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
96600
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
571.43
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
114.29
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
85.71
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.13
36.62
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
157.14
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
78.57
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.43
38.81
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.43
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA