Pete Sunkett vs. Ken Wright — Career Comparison

Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ken Wright
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete Sunkett built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Wright as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Wright posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. By the career numbers, Ken Wright had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Sunkett and Ken Wright

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.03
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.31
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.92
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.24
21.24
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.54
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
8.81
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
7.44
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.95
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
6.86
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.18
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
6.9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
40.33
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
40.42
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.33
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.84
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.53
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
35.59
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
32.34
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Pete Sunkett and Ken Wright

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.91
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.32
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.76
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.92
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
706
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235.1
9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.49
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.24
21.24
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Sunkett and Ken Wright

Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
2260
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
571.43
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
85.71
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
36.62
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
4.03
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.81
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-24.88
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.43
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
14
280
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
2.14
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA