Tom Sunkel vs. Alex Vesia — Career Comparison

Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Vesia
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Vesia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Vesia posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.170 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Alex Vesia had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Sunkel and Alex Vesia

Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.84
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.92
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
823
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.12
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
12.11
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.11
12.11
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.801
1.801
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1132
37.14
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.54
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
32.15
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Tom Sunkel and Alex Vesia

Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.84
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.59
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.85
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.72
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.073
0.073
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Sunkel and Alex Vesia

Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
45000
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.49
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA