Ed Smith vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Smith posted a stronger line than Tom Sunkel. Ed Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.72 vs 4.53) and WHIP (1.332 vs 1.593). By the career numbers, Ed Smith 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 Ed Smith and Tom Sunkel

Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.05
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
8.9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.15
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
34.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Ed Smith and Tom Sunkel

Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.04
91.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Smith and Tom Sunkel

Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
104.76
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
95.24
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.45
29.97
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
30.96
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
180.95
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA