Joe Dawson vs. Jose Sosa — Career Comparison

Joe Dawson
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dawson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Sosa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Dawson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 4.6 and 1.739 for Jose Sosa. By the career numbers, Joe Dawson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dawson and Jose Sosa

Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
2.23
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.68
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.64
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.51
30.51
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.15
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.6
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.8
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.28
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.23
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
2.34
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.52
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1041
39.31
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.81
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.1
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.8
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
35.01
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.06
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.31
39.31
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Joe Dawson and Jose Sosa

Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
27
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.2
9
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.92
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dawson and Jose Sosa

Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
416.47
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
543.53
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
141.18
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.47
52.76
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
169.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
176.47
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
49.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.88
62.67
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA