Brad Lidge vs. Pete Sunkett — Career Comparison

Brad Lidge
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lidge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Lidge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. By the career numbers, Brad Lidge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lidge and Pete Sunkett

Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.03
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.79
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.36
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.54
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
7.34
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
8.81
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
4.28
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.95
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
11.92
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.18
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.92
11.92
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.69
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2589
38.62
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
5.49
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.83
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.418
1.418
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2225
33.19
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
35.59
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Brad Lidge and Pete Sunkett

Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.91
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.72
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.13
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.06
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.118
0.118
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lidge and Pete Sunkett

Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
51685.71
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
571.43
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
114.29
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
85.71
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
28.57
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.13
36.62
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
157.14
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
57.14
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.25
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.43
38.81
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.43
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA