Mike Foltynewicz vs. Jose Sosa — Career Comparison

Mike Foltynewicz
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Foltynewicz 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. Mike Foltynewicz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 4.6 and 1.739 for Jose Sosa. By the career numbers, Mike Foltynewicz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Foltynewicz and Jose Sosa

Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.55
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.59
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.54
85.54
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
4.52
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.6
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2475
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
8.85
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.28
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.48
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
8.2
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.52
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.108
1.108
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.4
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.4
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3537
38.59
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.81
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
4.83
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3180
34.69
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.06
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Mike Foltynewicz and Jose Sosa

Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.55
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2475
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.34
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.82
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.92
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.21
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.16
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.5
95.5
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.639
0.639
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.54
85.54
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Foltynewicz and Jose Sosa

Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
438.77
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
531.28
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.07
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.93
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.93
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.11
2.93
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
44.93
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
39.65
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.15
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
23.79
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
44.93
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.18
-29.54
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
127
335.68
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.44
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.29
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA