Patrick Sandoval vs. Elias Sosa — Career Comparison

Patrick Sandoval
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Elias Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Patrick Sandoval built a career as a starting pitcher and Elias Sosa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Patrick Sandoval led in home run suppression (HR9+ 206 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 118 vs 90). Elias Sosa held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 74). Role difference aside, Patrick Sandoval holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Patrick Sandoval and Elias Sosa

Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.8
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.89
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.68
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.76
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.69
29.69
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.64
53.64
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.81
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.01
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.32
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
1608
27
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2754
27
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
9
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918
9
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
8.56
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
8.56
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.92
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
3.96
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.27
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.62
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
8.88
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
5.27
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.3
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
39.19
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3880
38.04
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
3.24
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
4.7
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
3.8
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.68
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.92
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.79
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2060
34.59
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3423
33.56
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Patrick Sandoval and Elias Sosa

Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.8
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.89
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.68
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
1608
27
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
27
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
9
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918.1
9
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.51
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.99
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.21
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.43
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.81
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.34
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.72
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Patrick Sandoval and Elias Sosa

Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
10700
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
3506.8
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
535.92
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
69.9
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
64.08
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.53
8.94
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
75.73
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
87.38
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.65
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
46.6
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
4.42
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-6
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
203.88
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
2.94
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Sandoval
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Patrick Sandoval
Career
Per 600 PA
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0