Jose Sosa vs. Chris Van Cuyk — Career Comparison

Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Van Cuyk
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Van Cuyk 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 5.16 and 1.453 for Chris Van Cuyk. 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 Chris Van Cuyk

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
2.47
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.46
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
5.16
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.28
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
9.54
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.07
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.54
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.52
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.78
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.81
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
39.52
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.56
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.06
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
35.42
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Jose Sosa and Chris Van Cuyk

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.2
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.92
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.614
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Sosa and Chris Van Cuyk

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
463.16
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
536.84
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
115.79
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.89
30.43
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
126.32
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
136.84
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
52.63
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
94.74
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.42
35.96
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA