Pete Sunkett vs. Rip Wheeler — Career Comparison

Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Rip Wheeler
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Rip Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rip Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. By the career numbers, Rip Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Sunkett and Rip Wheeler

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.03
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.37
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.79
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.59
20.59
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.18
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129.1
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
8.81
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9.6
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.7
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.95
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.02
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.18
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.46
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
37.93
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.25
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.94
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.418
1.418
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
35.59
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
35.63
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93

Fielding Stats for Pete Sunkett and Rip Wheeler

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.91
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165.1
9
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Sunkett and Rip Wheeler

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
485.71
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
571.43
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
114.29
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
85.71
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
36.62
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
19.6
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
57.14
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
100
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.81
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
18.72
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.43
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA