Tom Sunkel vs. Nick Vespi — Career Comparison

Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nick Vespi
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Vespi as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Vespi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Nick Vespi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Sunkel and Nick Vespi

Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.59
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.88
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.28
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.35
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.76
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.106
1.106
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
37.13
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.36
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.88
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.18
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
34.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Tom Sunkel and Nick Vespi

Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.59
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.133
0.133
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Sunkel and Nick Vespi

Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
600
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
29.97
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
30.96
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Nick Vespi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Vespi
Career
Per 600 PA