Lynn Nelson vs. Jose Sosa — Career Comparison

Lynn Nelson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lynn Nelson 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 5.25 and 1.535 for Lynn Nelson. By the career numbers, Jose Sosa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lynn Nelson and Jose Sosa

Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
2.21
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.44
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.56
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.14
36.14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.25
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
10.33
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
10.28
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.28
10.28
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.14
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.48
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
3.39
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.52
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3046
40.51
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.81
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.01
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.93
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.536
1.536
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
36.82
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.06
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.51
40.51
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Lynn Nelson and Jose Sosa

Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.2
9
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.92
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.04
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.954
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lynn Nelson and Jose Sosa

Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
415.5
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
568.99
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
159.69
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
130.23
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.5
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.75
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
29.46
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.93
65.01
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
210.85
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
186.05
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
65.12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
85.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
142.64
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
74.42
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
24.81
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.65
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.1
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA