Pete Sunkett vs. Walter Watson — Career Comparison

Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Walter Watson
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Watson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Sunkett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.2 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 5.79 and 2.000 for Walter Watson. By the career numbers, Pete Sunkett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Sunkett and Walter Watson

Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.03
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.2
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
8.81
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
14.14
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.14
14.14
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.95
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.18
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
40.33
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
46.93
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
6.44
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.57
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
35.59
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
43.07
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.93
46.93

Fielding Stats for Pete Sunkett and Walter Watson

Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.91
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Sunkett and Walter Watson

Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
278.57
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
571.43
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
85.71
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
36.62
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
24.44
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.81
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
31.5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.43
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA