Carrenza Howard vs. Jose Sosa — Career Comparison

Carrenza Howard
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carrenza Howard 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 6.04 and 1.672 for Carrenza Howard. By the career numbers, Jose Sosa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carrenza Howard and Jose Sosa

Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.97
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.05
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.72
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
6.04
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
10.12
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.28
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.12
10.12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.59
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
4.86
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.45
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.97
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.52
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.982
0.982
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.33
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
42.9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
40.81
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.69
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
7
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.82
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.664
1.664
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1123
36.89
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.06
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Carrenza Howard and Jose Sosa

Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.97
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.05
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.97
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.17
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
92.96
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carrenza Howard and Jose Sosa

Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
310.34
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
563.79
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
98.28
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
82.76
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.52
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.52
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.86
25.16
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
113.79
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
124.14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.03
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
46.55
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
77.59
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.5
23.26
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
116
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carrenza Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA