Denny Driscoll vs. Andy Sonnanstine — Career Comparison

Denny Driscoll
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Driscoll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Driscoll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 5.26 and 1.414 for Andy Sonnanstine. By the career numbers, Denny Driscoll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Driscoll and Andy Sonnanstine

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.2
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.06
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.47
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.35
49.35
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.61
60.61
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.95
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.08
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.26
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2043
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
9.87
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
10.28
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.32
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.89
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
2.27
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.26
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
5.71
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2942
38.88
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2339
38.96
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.55
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.47
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
5.65
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
37.97
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2157
35.93
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Denny Driscoll and Andy Sonnanstine

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.22
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.2
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2301
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.3
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.92
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.93
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.76
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.85
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.36
87.36
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.841
0.841
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Driscoll and Andy Sonnanstine

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
95
162.39
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
2793.1
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
582.91
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
97.44
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
83.76
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.26
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.68
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.28
22.7
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
66.38
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
116.24
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
114.53
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
63.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
8.55
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
70.09
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.48
17.92
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
75.12
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.09
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.97
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.14
50.14
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA