Erik Sabel vs. Lee Tunnell — Career Comparison

Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Tunnell
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Tunnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Tunnell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Lee Tunnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Sabel and Lee Tunnell

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.52
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
9.3
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.73
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
3.73
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.39
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
5.22
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.994
0.994
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2082
38.8
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
4.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.99
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1850
34.47
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Erik Sabel and Lee Tunnell

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.61
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.64
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.25
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.18
99.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Sabel and Lee Tunnell

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
511.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
530.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.85
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.69
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.69
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
9.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
76.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
69.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
46.15
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.62
-6.22
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.69
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
207.69
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
57.69
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.85
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.85
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Tunnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.85
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Tunnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0