Pete Sunkett vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Pete Sunkett and Fernando Valenzuela are fairly close on the surface numbers. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.54 vs 5.2) and WHIP (1.343 vs 1.431). Pete Sunkett had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.11 per nine innings vs 0.69). By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela 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 Pete Sunkett and Fernando Valenzuela

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
8.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.418
1.418
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
35.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Pete Sunkett and Fernando Valenzuela

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Sunkett and Fernando Valenzuela

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
278.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
571.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
85.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
36.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0