Denny Neagle vs. Jose Sosa — Career Comparison

Denny Neagle
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denny Neagle 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. Denny Neagle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 4.6 and 1.739 for Jose Sosa. By the career numbers, Denny Neagle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Neagle and Jose Sosa

Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.87
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.36
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.59
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.44
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.96
72.96
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
4.24
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.6
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5671
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890.1
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1887
8.98
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.28
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.19
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
2.83
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.21
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
6.74
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.52
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.25
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8031
38.24
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.81
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
4.51
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.6
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.38
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.26
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.57
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7250
34.52
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.06
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Denny Neagle and Jose Sosa

Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.87
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.36
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5671
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890.1
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.32
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.09
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.45
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.38
97.38
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.758
0.758
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.96
72.96
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Neagle and Jose Sosa

Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
380.25
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
507.32
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
83.12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
62.1
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
16.24
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.78
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.02
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.2
23.13
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
113.69
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
102.23
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
29.62
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
42.04
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
66.88
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
16.98
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.15
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
148.09
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
4.05
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
71.66
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.91
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.73
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA