Joey Devine vs. Andy Sonnanstine — Career Comparison

Joey Devine
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey Devine as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joey Devine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 5.26 and 1.414 for Andy Sonnanstine. By the career numbers, Joey Devine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Devine and Andy Sonnanstine

Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9.48
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.47
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.75
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.26
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.198
0.198
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.32
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
10.28
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.32
6.32
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.32
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.89
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.27
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
9.07
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
5.71
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.551
1.551
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
37.8
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2339
38.96
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.04
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
5.65
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.3
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
31.89
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2157
35.93
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Joey Devine and Andy Sonnanstine

Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9.48
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.92
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.85
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.69
95.69
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.043
0.043
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Devine and Andy Sonnanstine

Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
55800
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
2793.1
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
66.38
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
75.12
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
289.66
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
2.07
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA