Pete Sunkett vs. Howard Wilson — Career Comparison

Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Howard Wilson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Howard Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howard Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. By the career numbers, Howard Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Sunkett and Howard Wilson

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.03
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.14
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.63
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.29
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.2
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
8.81
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
10.1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.95
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.72
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.18
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.08
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1567
37.95
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
4.65
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.418
1.418
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
35.59
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
35.72
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Pete Sunkett and Howard Wilson

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.91
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.16
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
2.12
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
2.65
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.58
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.229
2.229
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Sunkett and Howard Wilson

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
278.57
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
201.37
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
571.43
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
106.85
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
85.71
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.66
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.57
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
5.13
36.62
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.47
43.01
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
156.16
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
147.95
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.66
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
65.75
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
5.43
38.81
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.66
43.81
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.43
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
73.97
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.11
8.11
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100