Elias Sosa vs. Leroy Sutton — Career Comparison

Elias Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leroy Sutton
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leroy Sutton 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. Leroy Sutton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 3.32 and 1.383 for Elias Sosa. By the career numbers, Leroy Sutton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elias Sosa and Leroy Sutton

Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.89
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.66
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.86
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.64
53.64
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.81
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.32
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.77
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2754
27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918
9
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
8.56
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
8.88
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.27
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.47
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.62
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
5.27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.14
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.623
0.623
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3880
38.04
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
38.53
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
3.24
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
3.8
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.76
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.68
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.79
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3423
33.56
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
35.45
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Elias Sosa and Leroy Sutton

Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.89
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.66
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918.1
9
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.51
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.21
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.71
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.81
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.58
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.72
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.08
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.852
1.852
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elias Sosa and Leroy Sutton

Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
3506.8
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
27
279.31
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
535.92
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
548.28
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
69.9
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
64.08
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
8.94
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
20.52
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
75.73
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
87.38
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-6
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
18.85
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
35
203.88
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
2.94
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA