Tom Sunkel

Thomas Jacob Sunkel (Tom)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 9, 1912 in Paris, IL
High School: Paris HS (Paris, IL) (All Transactions)
Debut: August 26, 1937
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Giants/Dodgers 1937-1944

Final Game: September 29, 1944
Died: April 6, 2002 in Paris, IL
Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Paris, IL
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1934	21	STL-min	D,C	16	5	.762	4.27	28						177.0	149	101	84		109							1.458	7.6		5.5			GBG,HUN · PASA,MATL
1935	22	STL-min	C,B	6	10	.375	4.44	22	13					152.0	139	105	75		91							1.513	8.2		5.4			GWD,AVL · EDXL,PIED
1936	23	STL-min	B	6	26	.188	4.24	35						229.0	242	142	108		88							1.441	9.5		3.5			AVL · PIED
1937	24	STL-min	B,AA	12	13	.480		32						192.0	169	85			73							1.260	7.9		3.4			DEC,ROC · IIIL,IL
1937	24	STL	NL	0	0		2.76	9	1	5	0	0	1	29.1	24	11	9	0	11	9	0	0	0	125	145	1.193	7.4	0.0	3.4	2.8	0.82

1938	25	ATA	A1	21	5	.808	2.33	42						243.0	199	80	63		85							1.169	7.4		3.1			ATA · SOUA
1939	26	STL	NL	4	4	.500	4.22	20	11	5	2	1	0	85.1	79	47	40	4	56	54	1	0	9	392	98	1.582	8.3	0.4	5.9	5.7	0.96

1940	27	STL-min	AA	13	7	.650	3.53	31	27					181.0	155	81	71		117							1.503	7.7		5.8			CLB · AA
1941	28	SYR	AA	15	11	.577	3.19	30			16	2		220.0	183	89	78		119	135	2	0	2			1.373	7.5		4.9	5.5	1.13	SYR · IL
1941	28	NYG	NL	1	1	.500	2.93	2	2	0	1	1	0	15.1	7	5	5	0	12	14	1	0	1	64	130	1.239	4.1	0.0	7.0	8.2	1.17
1942	29	NYG	NL	3	6	.333	4.81	19	11	3	3	0	0	63.2	65	40	34	5	41	29	0	0	0	286	70	1.665	9.2	0.7	5.8	4.1	0.71
1943	30	LAD-SFG-min	AA	7	9	.438	2.25	22	19		11	1		136.0	110	43	34		69	45	2	0	0			1.316	7.3		4.6	3.0	0.65	MTL,JER · IL
1943	30	NYG	NL	0	1	.000	10.13	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.2	4	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	16	39	2.625	13.5	3.4	10.1	0.0	0.00
1944	31	LAD-min	AA	11	7	.611	2.79	21	20		11	0		142.0	120	54	44		83	86	0	0	4			1.430	7.6		5.3	5.5	1.04	MTL · IL
1944	31	BRO	NL	1	3	.250	7.50	12	3	6	0	0	1	24.0	39	20	20	1	10	6	0	0	0	118	48	2.042	14.6	0.4	3.8	2.3	0.60
1945	32	LAD-min	AA	13	8	.619	4.02	28	28	0	8	1		170.0	177	87	76		85	134	0	0	2			1.541	9.4		4.5	7.1	1.58	STP · AA
1946	33	LAD-min	AAA	6	6	.500	4.05	16	16	0	3	0		91.0	79	49	41		55	71	3	0	2			1.473	7.8		5.4	7.0	1.29	STP · AA
1947	34	BOS-min	AA	10	8	.556	4.32	23						152.0	171	90	73		81							1.658	10.1		4.8			NOR · SOUA
1948	35	PIT-min	AA	0	0			4						6.0	8				5							2.167	12.0		7.5			NOR · SOUA
6 Yrs				9	15	.375	4.53	63	29	19	6	2	2	220.1	218	126	111	11	133	112	2	0	10	1001	84	1.593	8.9	0.4	5.4	4.6	0.84
162 Game Avg.				7	11	.375	4.53	47	21	14	4	1	1	163	161	93	82	8	98	83	1	0	7	740	84	1.593	8.9	0.4	5.4	4.6	0.84

NYG (3 yrs)				4	8	.333	4.63	22	14	3	4	1	0	81.2	76	48	42	6	56	43	1	0	1	366	75	1.616	8.4	0.7	6.2	4.7	0.77
STL (2 yrs)				4	4	.500	3.85	29	12	10	2	1	1	114.2	103	58	49	4	67	63	1	0	9	517	107	1.483	8.1	0.3	5.3	4.9	0.94
BRO (1 yr)				1	3	.250	7.50	12	3	6	0	0	1	24.0	39	20	20	1	10	6	0	0	0	118	48	2.042	14.6	0.4	3.8	2.3	0.60

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1937	24	STL	NL	29.1	9	1	11	3.38	4.37	-0.18	0.00	99.9	4.54	4	0.4	1.0	-0.0	0.6	7	.546	.503	$

1939	26	STL	NL	85.0	20	11	47	4.98	4.43	0.10	0.00	104.2	4.51	-4	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	0.2	4	.480	.497	$

1941	28	NYG	NL	15.1	2	2	5	2.93	3.86	-0.07	0.00	97.3	3.83	2	0.2		-0.0	0.3	3	.591	.501	$
1942	29	NYG	NL	63.2	19	11	40	5.65	4.47	0.15	0.00	100.5	4.34	-9	-1.0	1.0	-0.0	-0.5	-4	.449	.494	$
1943	30	NYG	NL	2.2	1	1	3	10.13	4.67	-0.34	0.00	102.0	5.11	-1	-0.1		-0.0	-0.1	-1	.353	.499	$
1944	31	BRO	NL	24.0	12	3	20	7.50	4.55	-0.65	0.00	99.8	5.19	-6	-0.6	1.0	-0.0	-0.4	-4	.447	.496	$
6 Seasons				220.0	63	29	126	5.15	4.41	-0.02	0.00	101.6	4.50	-15	-1.6	1.0	-0.1	0.1	5	.475	.498	$

NYG (3 yrs)				81.2	22	14	48	5.29	4.37	0.09	0.00	100.0	4.27	-9	-0.9	1.0	-0.0	-0.3	-2	.458	.498	$
STL (2 yrs)				114.1	29	12	58	4.57	4.41	0.03	0.00	103.1	4.52	-0	0.0	1.0	-0.1	0.8	10	.500	.500	$
BRO (1 yr)				24.0	12	3	20	7.50	4.55	-0.65	0.00	99.8	5.19	-6	-0.6	1.0	-0.0	-0.4	-4	.447	.496	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1937	24	STL	NL	125	0.0%	7.2%	8.8%			82%

1939	26	STL	NL	392	1.0%	13.8%	14.3%	1.3%	6%	69%

1941	28	NYG	NL	64	0.0%	21.9%	18.8%	0.0%	0%	56%
1942	29	NYG	NL	289	1.7%	10.0%	14.2%	4.2%	19%	73%
1943	30	NYG	NL	16	6.3%	0.0%	18.8%			75%
1944	31	BRO	NL	118	0.9%	5.1%	8.5%			83%
6 Yrs				1004	1.1%	11.2%	13.3%	1.7%	8%	73%
MLB Averages					1.3%	9.0%	8.8%	3.0%	13%	79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1937	24	0	0		2.76	9	1	5	0	0	1	29.1	24	11	9	0	11	9	0	0	125	145	1.193	7.4	0.0	3.4	2.8	0.82	145
1938	25	0	0		2.76	9	1	5	0	0	1	29.1	24	11	9	0	11	9	0	0	125	145	1.193	7.4	0.0	3.4	2.8	0.82	145
1939	26	4	4	.500	3.85	29	12	10	2	1	1	114.2	103	58	49	4	67	63	1	9	517	107	1.483	8.1	0.3	5.3	4.9	0.94	107
1940	27	4	4	.500	3.85	29	12	10	2	1	1	114.2	103	58	49	4	67	63	1	9	517	107	1.483	8.1	0.3	5.3	4.9	0.94	107
1941	28	5	5	.500	3.74	31	14	10	3	2	1	130.0	110	63	54	4	79	77	2	10	581	109	1.454	7.6	0.3	5.5	5.3	0.97	109
1942	29	8	11	.421	4.09	50	25	13	6	2	1	193.2	175	103	88	9	120	106	2	10	867	94	1.523	8.1	0.4	5.6	4.9	0.88	94
1943	30	8	12	.400	4.17	51	26	13	6	2	1	196.1	179	106	91	10	123	106	2	10	883	92	1.538	8.2	0.5	5.6	4.9	0.86	92
1944	31	9	15	.375	4.53	63	29	19	6	2	2	220.1	218	126	111	11	133	112	2	10	1001	84	1.593	8.9	0.4	5.4	4.6	0.84	84

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1937	24	2	1	.667	2.53	32.0	25	10	9	0	11	10	0	1.125	7.0	3.1	2.8	0.91	0.0	9

1939	26	5	5	.500	3.96	91.0	81	44	40	4	57	58	1	1.516	8.0	5.6	5.7	1.02	0.4	20

1941	28	1	0	1.000	3.86	14.0	8	7	6	0	14	13	1	1.571	5.1	9.0	8.4	0.93	0.0	2
1942	29	2	4	.333	6.05	61.0	73	46	41	6	46	28	0	1.951	10.8	6.8	4.1	0.61	0.9	19
1943	30	0	0		12.00	3.0	5	4	4	1	4	0	0	3.000	15.0	12.0	0.0	0.00	3.0	1
1944	31	0	2	.000	8.61	23.0	42	24	22	1	11	6	0	2.304	16.4	4.3	2.3	0.55	0.4	12
6 Yrs		10	12	.455	4.90	224.0	234	135	122	12	143	115	2	1.683	9.4		4.6	0.80	0.5	63

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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