Hank O'Day vs. Pete Sunkett — Career Comparison

Hank O'Day
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank O'Day as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hank O'Day posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. By the career numbers, Hank O'Day had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank O'Day and Pete Sunkett

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.1
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.03
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.05
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.6
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.89
39.89
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.96
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.74
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4954
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651.1
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1655
9.02
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
8.81
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.35
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.15
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.95
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
3.61
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.18
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.752
0.752
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.66
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.44
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7247
39.5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
6.15
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.418
1.418
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6588
35.91
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
35.59
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Hank O'Day and Pete Sunkett

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.14
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.91
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5736
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.61
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
1.69
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.24
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
2.54
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
2.3
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.72
90.72
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.021
2.021
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank O'Day and Pete Sunkett

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
162.24
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
278.57
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
571.33
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
571.43
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
108.39
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
92.31
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
85.71
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
13.29
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
16.08
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.07
30.82
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
36.62
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
127.97
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
137.06
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
53.15
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
32.17
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
84.62
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.04
30.8
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.81
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.43
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
109
76.22
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
7.87
7.87
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA