Buz Phillips vs. Andy Sonnanstine — Career Comparison

Buz Phillips
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and Buz Phillips as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Andy Sonnanstine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.26 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 8.04 and 1.969 for Buz Phillips. By the career numbers, Andy Sonnanstine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buz Phillips and Andy Sonnanstine

Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.89
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.47
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
8.04
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
5.26
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
14.02
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
10.28
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.02
14.02
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.28
10.28
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.24
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.32
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.71
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.27
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.85
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
5.71
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
44.52
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2339
38.96
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.65
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.07
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
5.65
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2157
35.93
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.52
44.52
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Buz Phillips and Andy Sonnanstine

Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.2
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
27
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540.1
9
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.92
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.85
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buz Phillips and Andy Sonnanstine

Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
14
646.15
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
2793.1
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.231
1.231
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
144.83
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
124.14
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
170.23
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
3.21
66.38
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
461.54
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
206.9
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.231
1.231
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.429
1.429
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
124.14
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
184.04
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
75.12
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA