Jim Ray vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Jim Ray
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Ray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.375 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Jim Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Ray and Tom Sunkel

Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.49
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.9
58.9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.36
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.6
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
7.88
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.76
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.95
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.54
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
5.93
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.098
1.098
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2614
38.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.68
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.95
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2294
33.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Jim Ray and Tom Sunkel

Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.49
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1854
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.38
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.02
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.4
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Ray and Tom Sunkel

Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
1459.84
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
552.76
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
75.59
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
75.59
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1.39
6.58
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
16
75.59
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
89.76
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
47.24
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-9.85
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.45
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
43
203.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
2.95
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
33.07
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA