Leon Pettit vs. Andy Sonnanstine — Career Comparison

Leon Pettit
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Pettit as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Pettit posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.18 and WHIP 1.743 compared to 5.26 and 1.414 for Andy Sonnanstine. By the career numbers, Leon Pettit had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Pettit and Andy Sonnanstine

Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.47
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.18
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.26
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
10.75
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
10.28
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.28
10.28
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.32
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.94
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.27
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.58
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
5.71
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
41.58
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2339
38.96
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.91
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5.58
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
5.65
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
36.32
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2157
35.93
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Leon Pettit and Andy Sonnanstine

Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.2
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540.1
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.92
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.85
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Pettit and Andy Sonnanstine

Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
44
733.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
2793.1
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
416.67
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
496.55
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
22.12
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
66.38
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
200
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
7
116.67
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
34.87
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
75.12
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
166.67
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
133.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA