George Derby vs. Andy Sonnanstine — Career Comparison

George Derby
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and George Derby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Derby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 5.26 and 1.414 for Andy Sonnanstine. By the career numbers, George Derby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Derby and Andy Sonnanstine

George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.03
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.2
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.47
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.52
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.61
60.61
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.01
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
5.26
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2893
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964.1
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
9.93
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
10.28
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.93
9.93
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.32
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.7
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
2.27
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.99
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
5.71
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4224
39.42
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2339
38.96
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.55
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
5.96
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
5.65
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4042
37.72
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2157
35.93
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for George Derby and Andy Sonnanstine

George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.05
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.2
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3060
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1020
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.52
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.7
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.92
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.4
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.93
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.22
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.85
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.65
92.65
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.118
2.118
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.841
0.841
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Derby and Andy Sonnanstine

George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
115
151.65
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
2793.1
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
455
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
585.49
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
114.73
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
104.18
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
7.91
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.64
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.55
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.28
26.75
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
66.38
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
127.91
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
129.23
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
52.75
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
83.08
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.81
27.44
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
75.12
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
14.51
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
77.8
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.71
7.71
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA