Scott Patterson vs. Andy Sonnanstine — Career Comparison

Scott Patterson
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Patterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.93 and WHIP 1.929 compared to 5.26 and 1.414 for Andy Sonnanstine. By the career numbers, Scott Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Patterson and Andy Sonnanstine

Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.47
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.26
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
10.28
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.32
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.27
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
13.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
5.71
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.786
2.786
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
42.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2339
38.96
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
5.65
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
30.86
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2157
35.93
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Scott Patterson and Andy Sonnanstine

Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.92
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.85
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Patterson and Andy Sonnanstine

Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
2793.1
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
496.55
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
66.38
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
75.12
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
2.07
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA