Charley Hall vs. Jose Sosa — Career Comparison

Charley Hall
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charley Hall 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. Charley Hall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 4.6 and 1.739 for Jose Sosa. By the career numbers, Charley Hall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charley Hall and Jose Sosa

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.86
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.79
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.53
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.47
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.55
42.55
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.09
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.6
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.2
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
8.12
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.28
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.87
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
4.22
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.52
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.38
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3754
37.14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.81
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.88
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.32
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.6
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
32.9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.06
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Charley Hall and Jose Sosa

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.89
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.89
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
5.05
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.56
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
6.16
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
93.87
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.586
1.586
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.8
22.8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charley Hall and Jose Sosa

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
307.28
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
540.29
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
106.31
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
75.73
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.56
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
30.58
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.19
39.59
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
155.83
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
138.35
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
46.6
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
58.25
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
101.94
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.45
39.97
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.28
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.76
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
135.44
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.67
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA