Xavier Hernandez vs. Andy Sonnanstine — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Andy Sonnanstine led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 172 vs 101), home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 90). Xavier Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 101). Role difference aside, Andy Sonnanstine holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Andy Sonnanstine

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.47
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.26
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
10.28
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.32
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
5.71
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2879
38.62
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2339
38.96
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
5.65
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.64
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2157
35.93
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Andy Sonnanstine

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.92
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.85
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.69
95.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Andy Sonnanstine

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
135
2793.1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
66.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
75.12
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
279.07
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA