Jose Sosa vs. Lawrence Terrell — Career Comparison

Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lawrence Terrell
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lawrence Terrell 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 5.81 and 1.534 for Lawrence Terrell. 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 Lawrence Terrell

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.42
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
5.81
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.491
0.491
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148.2
9
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.28
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
10.23
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.23
10.23
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.57
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.52
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
4.36
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.81
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
25.61
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
6.9
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.48
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.06
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
20.83
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.343
0.343
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.611
0.611
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.61
25.61

Fielding Stats for Jose Sosa and Lawrence Terrell

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
3.76
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.6
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.69
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.98
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.475
0.475
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Sosa and Lawrence Terrell

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
428.57
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
18.19
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.69
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA