Was Pete Sunkett a pitcher?

Yes. Pete Sunkett pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 37 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Pete Sunkett hit?

Pete Sunkett hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.

Pete Sunkett

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 5–3

ERA 5.20

WHIP 1.42

SO 37

Pitcher PIV 772.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 3/28/1918 in Melfa, VA, USA
Died: 5/9/1993 in Cherry Hill, NJ, USA

Full name: Golden Leroy Sunkett

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
98.0	90.0	12.0	16.0	1.0	2.0	0	6.0	6.0	3.0	1.0	.178	.227	.233	.460

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
5	3	7	3	11	0	98.0	104	61	6	2	35	11	0.55	1.42

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	3	18	7	2	1	0	79.7	78	46	1	35	37	5.20	772.0

Career ERA 5.20 vs. league average 3.58 across their career seasons — 45.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1943	PS	NN2	1	0	2	1	0	0	3.3	4	6	3	1	16.20	—	0.0
1944	PS	NN2	1	2	8	2	0	0	34.7	34	17	8	13	4.41	3.57 (-23%)	757.5
1945	PS	NN2	3	1	8	4	2	1	41.7	40	23	24	23	4.97	3.67 (-35%)	14.4
Career · 3 seasons			5	3	18	7	2	1	79.2	78	46	35	37	5.20	—	772

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
39	80	11	16	2	2	0	8	0	3	2	.200	.229	.275	.504	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 22.9% below league average.

Career OBP .229 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 29.9% below league average.

Career SLG .275 vs. league average .353 across their career seasons — 22.1% below league average.

Career OPS .504 vs. league average .679 across their career seasons — 25.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1943	PS	NN2	18	38	8	10	2	1	6	1	1	.263	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	PS	NN2	10	18	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	PS	NN2	11	24	2	3	0	0	1	2	1	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			39	80	11	16	2	2	8	3	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	25	53	9	13	0	4	.245
Away	8	22	2	3	0	1	.136

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	11	55.2	61	1	25	6	0.16
Away	3	10.0	12	0	1	2	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1945-09-01	PH5	NY5	W	5	0	1	0	1
1945-08-18	PH5	BLG	L	0	1	0	1	0
1945-08-04	PH5	NY5	L	1	0	0	0	0
1945-07-25	PH5	HOM	W	0	0	0	0	0
1945-07-04	PH5	BLG	L	2	0	0	0	0
1945-06-30	PH5	HOM	L	2	0	0	0	0
1945-06-23	PH5	BLG	W	4	1	2	1	0
1945-06-16	PH5	HOM	L	3	0	0	0	0
1945-06-09	PH5	NY5	L	1	0	0	0	0
1945-06-02	PH5	NY6	W	3	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1945-08-04	PH5	NY5	—	2.0	2	3	0	4	0	0
1945-07-04	PH5	BLG	—	5.0	7	5	0	0	0	0
1945-06-30	PH5	HOM	—	5.0	4	1	1	2	0	0
1945-06-23	PH5	BLG	—	3.0	11	7	0	2	0	1
1945-06-16	PH5	HOM	L	9.0	11	9	0	11	3	0
1945-06-09	PH5	NY5	—	3.2	4	2	0	0	1	1
1945-06-02	PH5	NY6	W	9.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1944-06-22	PH5	NY6	—	5.0	4	3	0	0	0	0
1944-06-17	PH5	BLG	—	5.0	5	4	0	1	0	0
1944-06-15	PH5	NY5	W	7.0	10	5	0	4	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
2B	8	6	11	28	2	0
OF	8	1	6	1	1	0
P	18	7	2	26	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1943	PS	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1943	PS	2B	8	6	11	28	2	0
1943	PS	OF	3	0	1	0	1	0
1943	PS	P	2	1	0	1	0	0
1944	PS	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1944	PS	P	8	2	0	14	2	0
1945	PS	OF	4	1	4	1	0	0
1945	PS	P	8	4	2	11	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	18
First Base	1
Second Base	8
Left Field	5
Right Field	3

Frequently Asked Questions about Pete Sunkett

Was Pete Sunkett a pitcher?: Yes. Pete Sunkett pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 37 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Pete Sunkett hit?: Pete Sunkett hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.