Jose Sosa vs. David West — Career Comparison

Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
David West
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

David West 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 4.66 and 1.486 for David West. 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 David West

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
3.22
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.23
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.49
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.6
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.93
44.93
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
4.66
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1708
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569.1
9
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.28
David West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
8.3
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.45
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
4.92
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
David West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.52
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
6.91
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.108
1.108
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
David West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
David West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.25
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.81
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2522
39.87
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.62
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
5.07
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
David West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
David West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.25
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.71
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.06
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2154
34.05
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.87
39.87

Fielding Stats for Jose Sosa and David West

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
3.22
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.23
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1708
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569.1
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.92
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.79
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Sosa and David West

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
1826.87
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
492.54
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
62.69
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.37
30.15
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
134.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.497
0.497
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
62.69
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.74
24.57
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
David West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
197.01
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
David West
Career
Per 600 PA