Darold Knowles vs. Andy Sonnanstine — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and Darold Knowles 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 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 90). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Andy Sonnanstine.

Pitching Stats for Darold Knowles and Andy Sonnanstine

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
5.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
10.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
5.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2339
38.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
5.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2157
35.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Andy Sonnanstine

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Andy Sonnanstine

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
135
2793.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
66.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
75.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA