Ray Narleski vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Narleski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Narleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Narleski and Tom Sunkel

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
4.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
38.74
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Ray Narleski and Tom Sunkel

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2105
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.77
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.11
90.11
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.55
19.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Narleski and Tom Sunkel

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
524.21
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
72.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.4
20.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
101.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
104.21
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.6
14.51
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
180
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA