Harry Kimberlin vs. Andy Sonnanstine — Career Comparison

Harry Kimberlin
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Kimberlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Kimberlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.826 compared to 5.26 and 1.414 for Andy Sonnanstine. By the career numbers, Harry Kimberlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Kimberlin and Andy Sonnanstine

Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.63
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.47
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.7
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.26
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
11.42
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
10.28
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.28
10.28
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.28
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.32
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.02
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.27
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.24
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
5.71
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
43.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2339
38.96
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.71
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.83
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
5.65
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
38.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2157
35.93
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Harry Kimberlin and Andy Sonnanstine

Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.2
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
27
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540.1
9
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.92
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.85
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Kimberlin and Andy Sonnanstine

Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
34
1073.68
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
2793.1
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
505.26
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
124.14
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
36.67
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
66.38
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
157.89
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
50.51
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
75.12
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA