Lou Polli vs. Andy Sonnanstine — Career Comparison

Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Polli as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Polli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.843 compared to 5.26 and 1.414 for Andy Sonnanstine. By the career numbers, Lou Polli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Polli and Andy Sonnanstine

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.47
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.26
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
10.28
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.28
10.28
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
5.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2339
38.96
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
5.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2157
35.93
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Lou Polli and Andy Sonnanstine

Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.2
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540.1
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.92
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.85
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polli and Andy Sonnanstine

Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1800
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
2793.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
66.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
75.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA