Doc Leitner vs. Pete Sunkett — Career Comparison

Doc Leitner
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Leitner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Sunkett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.2 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 5.68 and 1.692 for Doc Leitner. By the career numbers, Pete Sunkett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Leitner and Pete Sunkett

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.03
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.2
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9.55
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
8.81
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.95
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.74
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.18
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
42.51
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
40.33
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9.14
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
6.44
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
36.83
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
35.59
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Doc Leitner and Pete Sunkett

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.91
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Leitner and Pete Sunkett

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
278.57
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
571.43
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
85.71
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
14.57
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
36.62
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
2.93
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.81
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.43
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
5.4
5.4
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA