Cliff Politte vs. Andy Sonnanstine — Career Comparison

Cliff Politte
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and Cliff Politte 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 107), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 84). Cliff Politte held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 90). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Andy Sonnanstine.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Politte and Andy Sonnanstine

Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
7.22
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.47
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.4
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.26
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
8.6
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
10.28
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.23
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.32
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
3.74
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.27
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.48
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
5.71
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1775
38.84
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2339
38.96
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.06
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
4.68
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
5.65
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.3
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1564
34.22
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2157
35.93
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Cliff Politte and Andy Sonnanstine

Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
7.22
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.79
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.92
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.85
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Politte and Andy Sonnanstine

Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
4950
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
135
2793.1
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
495
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
496.55
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
13.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
66.38
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
2.8
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
75.12
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
210
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA