Jose Sosa vs. Frank Stevens — Career Comparison

Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Stevens
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Stevens 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 5.84 and 1.587 for Frank Stevens. By the career numbers, Jose Sosa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Sosa and Frank Stevens

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.69
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.03
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.65
32.65
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
5.84
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1308
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
9
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
10.28
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
10.49
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.28
10.28
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.52
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
3.45
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.81
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1604
33.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
6.94
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.01
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.54
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.06
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1351
27.89
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.343
0.343
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.11
33.11

Fielding Stats for Jose Sosa and Frank Stevens

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.89
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671.2
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.53
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.58
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.11
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.08
95.08
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.645
1.645
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.28
60.28
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Sosa and Frank Stevens

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
238.24
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
535.29
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
152.94
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
101.47
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
35.29
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.35
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.82
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
51.47
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54.98
80.86
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
229.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
198.53
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
85.29
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
67.65
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
144.12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.3
87.21
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.82
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.76
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
408
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.88
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.88
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100