Jose Sosa vs. Matt Young — Career Comparison

Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Young
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Young 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. Matt Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 4.6 and 1.739 for Jose Sosa. By the career numbers, Matt Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Sosa and Matt Young

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
2.52
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.23
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.42
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.72
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.95
48.95
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.19
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.6
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
4.4
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3569
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.2
9
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.28
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
9.13
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.75
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.27
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.52
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
6.48
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.108
1.108
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.28
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.81
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5236
39.61
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
5
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.28
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.26
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.93
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.06
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4563
34.52
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Jose Sosa and Matt Young

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
2.52
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.23
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3569
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.2
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.38
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.2
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.58
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.82
87.82
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.95
48.95
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Sosa and Matt Young

Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2333.33
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
66600
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA