Elias Sosa vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Elias Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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. Luis Tiant led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 82), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90). Elias Sosa held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 74). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Luis Tiant.

Pitching Stats for Elias Sosa and Luis Tiant

Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.64
53.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
3.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2754
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
8.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
5.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3880
38.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
3.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
3.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3423
33.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.04
38.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Elias Sosa and Luis Tiant

Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2755
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
918.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elias Sosa and Luis Tiant

Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
3506.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
103
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
92
535.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
12
69.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
11
64.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
8.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
13
75.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
15
87.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
46.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
203.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2.94
2.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50