Elon Hogsett vs. Jose Sosa — Career Comparison

Elon Hogsett
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elon Hogsett 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. Jose Sosa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.6 and WHIP 1.739 compared to 5.02 and 1.646 for Elon Hogsett. By the career numbers, Jose Sosa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elon Hogsett and Jose Sosa

Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.43
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.84
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.46
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.64
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.55
34.55
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.24
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
5.02
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3666
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1222
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1511
11.13
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
10.28
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.13
11.13
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.28
10.28
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.63
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
3.69
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.25
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.52
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5614
41.35
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
40.81
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.18
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
829
6.11
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.647
1.647
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5053
37.22
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.06
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Elon Hogsett and Jose Sosa

Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
27
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.2
9
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.92
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.036
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elon Hogsett and Jose Sosa

Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
474.13
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
563.64
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
127.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100.7
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
15.38
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.39
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
26.57
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.97
47.51
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
173.43
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
155.24
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
64.34
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
37.76
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
93.71
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.99
50.34
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
25.17
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
138.46
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.39
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elon Hogsett
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA