Johnny Gee vs. Jose Sosa — Career Comparison

Johnny Gee
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny Gee 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. Johnny Gee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.557 compared to 4.6 and 1.739 for Jose Sosa. By the career numbers, Johnny Gee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Gee and Jose Sosa

Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
2.26
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.08
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.73
47.73
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.41
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.6
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175.1
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
10.73
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
10.28
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.73
10.73
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.28
10.28
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.41
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.29
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.34
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.52
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.736
0.736
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
40.81
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
40.81
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.67
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
5.65
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.557
1.557
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
37.42
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.06
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.81
40.81
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Johnny Gee and Jose Sosa

Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
27
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.2
9
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.92
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.659
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Gee and Jose Sosa

Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
463.16
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
536.84
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
84.21
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
73.68
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.15
22.64
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
105.26
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
115.79
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
84.21
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
1.84
19.34
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
178.95
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gee
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA