Ron Mahay vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Mahay as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Mahay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mahay and Tom Sunkel

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Tom Sunkel

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Tom Sunkel

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.45
29.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
139.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.56
30.96
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA