Ron Negray vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Ron Negray
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Negray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Negray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Ron Negray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Negray and Tom Sunkel

Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.65
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.73
22.73
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
9.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
4.48
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
38.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
35.41
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
866
35.37
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Ron Negray and Tom Sunkel

Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.97
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.84
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.44
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.21
21.21
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Negray and Tom Sunkel

Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
990
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
35
525
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
6.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ron Negray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Negray
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA