Robb Nen vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Robb Nen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Robb Nen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Robb Nen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.270 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Robb Nen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Robb Nen and Tom Sunkel

Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.53
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.95
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.98
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2145
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
7.64
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.64
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
3.27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
9.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2983
37.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
6.91
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.35
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.65
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2674
33.66
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Robb Nen and Tom Sunkel

Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.87
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.51
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.176
0.176
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Robb Nen and Tom Sunkel

Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
25720
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.37
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-34.72
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA