Henry Sosa vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Henry Sosa
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Henry Sosa built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 5.23 and 1.463 for Henry Sosa. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Henry Sosa and Tom Thomas

Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
5.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
9.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
6.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
38.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
33.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Henry Sosa and Tom Thomas

Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Henry Sosa and Tom Thomas

Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
333.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
15.87
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-3.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
266.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA