Andy Sonnanstine vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and Cecil Upshaw 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 123), strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 99). Cecil Upshaw held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 96). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Andy Sonnanstine.

Pitching Stats for Andy Sonnanstine and Cecil Upshaw

Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.47
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.26
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
10.28
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
8.71
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.32
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.83
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
5.71
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
5.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2339
38.96
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2362
37.76
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
5.65
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2157
35.93
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Andy Sonnanstine and Cecil Upshaw

Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.93
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.92
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.93
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.85
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Sonnanstine and Cecil Upshaw

Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
2793.1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348
2269.57
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
496.55
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
66.38
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
20.14
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
75.12
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
15.41
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA