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José Sosa

Jose Ynocencio Sosa
born Jose Ynocencio Sosa

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 158 lb.

Born: December 28, 1952 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1970. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 22, 1975
Team: Astros 1975-1976

Final Game: September 26, 1976
Relatives: Cousin of Felipe Alou, Cousin of Jesus Alou, Cousin of Matty Alou and Cousin of Moises Alou
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1975 22 HOU NL 1 3 .250 4.02 25 2 9 0 0 1 47.0 51 21 21 5 23 4 31 1 0 5 206 85 1.574 9.8 1.0 4.4 5.9 1.35
1976 23 HOU NL 0 0 6.94 9 0 2 0 0 0 11.2 16 9 9 0 6 2 5 3 0 1 60 48 1.886 12.3 0.0 4.6 3.9 0.83
2 Yrs 1 3 .250 4.60 34 2 11 0 0 1 58.2 67 30 30 5 29 6 36 4 0 6 266 74 1.636 10.3 0.8 4.4 5.5 1.24
162 Game Avg. 2 6 .250 4.60 64 4 21 0 0 2 111 127 57 57 9 55 11 68 8 0 11 502 74 1.636 10.3 0.8 4.4 5.5 1.24

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1975 22 HOU NL 47.0 25 2 21 4.02 4.03 -0.12 -0.21 97.9 3.86 -1 -0.1 1.1 -0.0 0.2 3 .495 .499 $
1976 23 HOU NL 11.2 9 0 9 6.94 3.97 -0.05 -0.32 93.9 3.47 -5 -0.5 .5 0.1 -0.3 -3 .445 .497 $
2 Seasons 58.2 34 2 30 4.60 4.02 -0.11 -0.23 97.1 3.79 -6 -0.6 1.0 0.1 -0.1 0 .481 .498 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1975 22 HOU NL 25 206 175 21 51 8 1 5 2 4 23 31 .291 .371 .434 .806 .324 76 1 1 4 3 4 1
1976 23 HOU NL 9 60 47 9 16 5 0 0 2 0 6 5 .340 .439 .447 .885 .372 21 0 3 3 1 2 0
2 Yrs 34 266 222 30 67 13 1 5 4 4 29 36 .302 .386 .437 .823 .335 97 1 4 7 4 6 1
162 Game Avg. 64 502 419 57 127 25 2 9 8 8 55 68 .302 .386 .437 .823 .335 183 2 8 13 8 11 2
MLB Averages .257 .324 .368 .691 .281

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1975 22 HOU NL -2.1 -0.2 217 -0.8 3.5 -4.4 1.13 -0.4 -0.3 -4.3 -0.5 1.13 -4.1 7 2 14
1976 23 HOU NL -4.6 -0.5 63 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 .35 -0.4 -0.5 -5.7 -0.6 0.35 -4.1 0 3 6
2 Yrs -6.6 -0.7 280 -1.2 3.7 -4.9 .95 -0.8 -0.4 -10.0 -1.1 0.95 -8.3 7 5 20

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1975 22 HOU NL 25 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 1 0 0 2 100% 48.5 53 44 7 1 2 0 2.9 2.5 6.0
1 Yr 25 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 1 0 0 2 100% 48 53 44 7 1 2 0 2.9 2.5 6.0
MLB Averages .500 55% 52 105 -5 4.1 4.1 6.5

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1975 22 HOU NL 25 23 9 1 3 2 1 1 50% 3 1 22 8 36% 8 1.129 7 2 14 5 4 14 12 11 14 5 16 8 4.6
1976 23 HOU NL 9 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 100% 5 .347 0 3 6 1 0 8 3 6 4 2 6 0 3.9
2 Yrs 34 32 11 1 3 2 1 1 50% 4 2 27 13 48% .953 7 5 20 6 4 22 15 17 18 7 22 8 4.4

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1975 22 HOU NL 206 53% 2.4% 15.1% 11.2% 6.8% 28% 0.85 69% 46 1 2%
1976 23 HOU NL 60 63% 0.0% 8.3% 10.0% 8.3% 31% 1.00 72% 14 0 0%
2 Yrs 266 55% 1.9% 13.5% 10.9% 7.1% 28% 0.89 70% 60 1 2%
MLB Averages 45% 1.7% 12.8% 8.7% 5.9% 26% 1.08 75% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1975 22 HOU NL 206 51 5 0 5 3 2 2 3 12 7 1 58% 1 5 0 87 2 4 33% 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
1976 23 HOU NL 60 16 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 9 5 2 56% 0 1 0 27 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 Yrs 266 67 5 0 9 3 2 2 3 21 12 3 57% 1 6 0 114 4 4 50% 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
MLB Averages 52% 66%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1975 22 1 3 .250 4.02 25 2 9 0 0 1 47.0 51 21 21 5 23 4 31 1 0 5 206 85 1.574 9.8 1.0 4.4 5.9 1.35 85
1976 23 1 3 .250 4.60 34 2 11 0 0 1 58.2 67 30 30 5 29 6 36 4 0 6 266 74 1.636 10.3 0.8 4.4 5.5 1.24 74

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1975 22 1 3 .250 5.36 42.0 55 28 25 5 25 27 1 1.905 11.8 5.4 5.8 1.08 1.1 25
1976 23 0 1 .000 9.00 11.0 18 12 11 0 7 5 3 2.273 14.7 5.7 4.1 0.71 0.0 9
2 Yrs 1 4 .200 6.11 53.0 73 40 36 5 32 32 4 1.981 12.4 5.4 1.00 0.8 34

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