Norm Lehr vs. Pete Sunkett — Career Comparison

Norm Lehr
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Lehr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm Lehr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.023 compared to 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. By the career numbers, Norm Lehr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Lehr and Pete Sunkett

Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.03
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.79
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
6.75
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
8.81
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.95
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.45
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.18
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
35.59
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.418
1.418
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
33.14
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
35.59
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.59
35.59
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Norm Lehr and Pete Sunkett

Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.91
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
27
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165.1
9
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Lehr and Pete Sunkett

Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
571.43
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
85.71
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
36.62
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.81
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.43
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA