Pete Sunkett vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Sunkett and Ron Willis

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
8.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.418
1.418
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
35.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Pete Sunkett and Ron Willis

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Sunkett and Ron Willis

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
571.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
85.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
36.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
57.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA