Riley O'Brien vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Riley O'Brien
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Riley O'Brien as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Riley O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.457 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Riley O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Riley O'Brien and Tom Sunkel

Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
8.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.93
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
7.56
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
9.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.594
1.594
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
39.96
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.86
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.93
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
33.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.96
39.96
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Riley O'Brien and Tom Sunkel

Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
8.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Riley O'Brien and Tom Sunkel

Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
600
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA