Joe Adams vs. Andy Sonnanstine — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Andy Sonnanstine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.26 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Andy Sonnanstine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Andy Sonnanstine

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.47
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
5.26
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
10.28
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.28
10.28
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.32
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.27
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
5.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2339
38.96
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
5.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2157
35.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Andy Sonnanstine

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.92
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.85
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.69
95.69
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.841
0.841
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Andy Sonnanstine

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
2793.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
66.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
75.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
2.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA