Brian O'Connor vs. Andy Sonnanstine — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian O'Connor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian O'Connor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.865 compared to 5.26 and 1.414 for Andy Sonnanstine. By the career numbers, Brian O'Connor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Andy Sonnanstine

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
10.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
5.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2339
38.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
5.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2157
35.93
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Andy Sonnanstine

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.92
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Andy Sonnanstine

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1800
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
2793.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
144.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
124.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.21
66.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
206.9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.63
75.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
289.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
2.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA