Dick Ruthven vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Dick Ruthven and Tom Sunkel are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dick Ruthven posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.14 vs 4.53) and WHIP (1.420 vs 1.593). Tom Sunkel had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.45 per nine innings vs 0.7). By the career numbers, Dick Ruthven had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dick Ruthven and Tom Sunkel

Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.57
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.18
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.54
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
49.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
4.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2155
9.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.7
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
4.89
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.16
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9047
38.61
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.59
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
34.48
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Dick Ruthven and Tom Sunkel

Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.51
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6327
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2109
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.91
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.6
91.6
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Ruthven and Tom Sunkel

Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
281.76
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
520.83
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
95.47
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
76.84
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
13.97
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.58
22.96
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
119.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
110.22
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
32.6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
65.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.76
19.99
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
164.55
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA