Pete Sunkett vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Sunkett and Ted Wilks

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
8.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.418
1.418
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
35.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Pete Sunkett and Ted Wilks

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Sunkett and Ted Wilks

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
571.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
85.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
36.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA