Gregg Olson vs. Pete Sunkett — Career Comparison

Gregg Olson
Gen XNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Gregg Olson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gregg Olson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. By the career numbers, Gregg Olson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gregg Olson and Pete Sunkett

Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.33
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.03
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.79
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.91
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.46
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
8.01
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
8.81
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
4.42
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.95
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.55
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
7.88
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.18
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.58
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2889
38.69
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
5.99
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.68
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.72
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.418
1.418
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2504
33.54
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
35.59
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Gregg Olson and Pete Sunkett

Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.33
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.91
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.59
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.07
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.74
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.66
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gregg Olson and Pete Sunkett

Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
74640
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
571.43
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
114.29
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
85.71
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
28.57
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
172.2
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.13
36.62
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
157.14
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
78.57
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
57.14
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
165.6
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.43
38.81
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.43
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA