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Elias
Sosa		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: June 10, 1950 in D.R., , LA VEGA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1980   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1972 22 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 7
1973 23 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
1974 24 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
1975 25 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 6 7 7 7 8 8
1976 26 WAS NL $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 8 8
1977 27 WAS NL $ 1,502,857 6 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 8 7
1978 28 WAS NL $ 1,502,857 6 4 4 4 6 7 7 8 8 8
1979 29 WAS NL $ 690,000 6 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 8 8
1980 30 WAS NL $ 690,000 6 4 5 4 6 7 6 7 7 7
1981 31 WAS NL $ 690,000 6 4 4 4 6 7 6 7 7 7
1982 32 WAS NL $ 690,000 6 4 5 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1983 33 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 7 6
1984 34 LAD NL $ 760,000 6 4 5 4 5 6 6 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,502,857 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1972 22 SDP NL 1 4 .200 6 6 1 0 0 43.7 56 26 5 10 15 5.36 .311 .347 .494 .842 1.7
    AAA   12 8 .600 26 26 4 1 0 184.3 185 50 14 41 147 2.44 .263 .304 .378 .682  
1973 23 SDP NL 11 14 .440 32 32 3 2 0 230.3 229 107 26 75 122 4.18 .259 .316 .386 .702 15.1
1974 24 SDP NL 10 14 .417 32 32 2 1 0 207.7 228 108 20 71 97 4.68 .276 .333 .397 .730 10.3
1975 25 WAS NL 8 11 .421 24 24 2 1 0 167.0 181 77 13 58 70 4.15 .280 .340 .406 .745 9.8
    AAA   3 6 .333 12 12 0 0 0 79.0 89 42 10 24 43 4.78 .285 .336 .433 .769  
1976 26 WAS NL 12 13 .480 36 28 2 0 1 198.3 218 91 20 67 75 4.13 .281 .337 .404 .741 13.2
1977 27 WAS NL 8 12 .400 51 12 0 0 3 150.0 175 68 14 68 48 4.08 .295 .366 .424 .790 7.1
1978 28 WAS NL 4 4 .500 41 0 0 0 3 64.7 85 44 5 22 23 6.12 .320 .373 .432 .806 0.8
1979 29 WAS NL 14 9 .609 27 27 4 2 0 188.0 202 77 9 49 61 3.69 .274 .320 .369 .689 10.6
1980 30 WAS NL 12 5 .706 25 25 1 1 0 170.7 160 52 11 60 72 2.74 .248 .314 .329 .643 15.2
1981 31 WAS NL 10 9 .526 28 28 2 1 0 185.0 200 91 11 61 69 4.43 .276 .335 .363 .698 6.3
1982 32 WAS NL 2 1 .667 16 0 0 0 2 27.3 32 11 1 11 11 3.62 .294 .355 .339 .695 1.7
1983 33 WAS NL 2 0 1.000 25 0 0 0 3 37.7 46 23 6 11 16 5.50 .301 .345 .464 .810 0.4
1984 34 AAA   5 2 .714 24 0 0 0 2 45.0 41 17 2 19 24 3.40 .256 .335 .350 .685  
    AA   1 1 .500 9 0 0 0 2 7.0 4 1 0 4 11 1.29 .167 .286 .167 .452  
12 Years Sim 94 96 .495 343 214 17 8 12 1670.3 1812 775 141 563 679 4.18 .277 .335 .391 .725 92.2
3 Years AAA 20 16 .556 62 38 4 1 2 308.3 315 109 26 84 214 3.18 .268 .317 .389 .706  
1 Years AA 1 1 .500 9 0 0 0 2 7.0 4 1 0 4 11 1.29 .167 .286 .167 .452  
4 Years Minors 21 17 .553 71 38 4 1 4 315.3 319 110 26 88 225 3.14 .266 .316 .384 .701  
Season Average 7 8 .467 28 17 1 0 1 139.2 151 64 11 46 56 4.18 .277 .335 .391 .725  
Career Highs 14 14 1.000 51 32 4 2 3 230.3 229 108 26 75 122 6.12 .320 .373 .494 .842  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   950 425 82 287 440   .261 .315 .378 .694
vs LH   862 350 59 276 239   .296 .357 .406 .764
Home 41 48 .461 163 102 7 4 4 812.3 882 390 63 296 322 4.32 .279 .341 .389 .730
Away 53 48 .525 180 112 10 4 8 858.0 930 385 78 267 357 4.04 .275 .328 .392 .720
Mar/Apr 12 15 .444 55 29 0 0 3 242.6 275 120 18 109 93 4.45 .285 .357 .392 .750
May 10 16 .385 59 29 3 0 1 232.6 255 136 24 84 108 5.26 .280 .340 .402 .743
June 21 13 .618 68 35 2 1 4 282.3 318 126 26 85 92 4.02 .287 .338 .410 .748
July 13 18 .419 44 37 1 1 2 259.0 285 124 22 82 117 4.31 .276 .330 .388 .718
August 18 15 .545 53 41 5 3 0 313.0 314 120 27 98 132 3.45 .262 .318 .371 .689
Sep/Oct 20 19 .513 64 43 6 3 2 340.6 365 149 24 105 137 3.94 .275 .328 .386 .714
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1972 22 SDP NL P 6 6 43.7 0 7 0 1 1.000 1.44    
1973 23 SDP NL P 32 32 230.3 21 31 1 1 .981 2.03    
1974 24 SDP NL P 32 32 207.7 17 32 0 2 1.000 2.12    
1975 25 WAS NL P 24 24 167.0 9 36 0 6 1.000 2.43    
1976 26 WAS NL P 36 28 198.3 13 39 0 2 1.000 2.36    
1977 27 WAS NL P 51 12 150.0 10 31 0 2 1.000 2.46    
1978 28 WAS NL P 41 0 64.7 3 16 0 0 1.000 2.64    
1979 29 WAS NL P 27 27 188.0 14 31 1 1 .978 2.15    
1980 30 WAS NL P 25 25 170.7 14 38 0 3 1.000 2.74    
1981 31 WAS NL P 28 28 185.0 13 39 0 5 1.000 2.53    
1982 32 WAS NL P 16 0 27.3 3 7 1 1 .909 3.29    
1983 33 WAS NL P 25 0 37.7 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.43    
Career Totals   343 214 1670.3 118 312 3 24 .993 2.32    
Career Highs   51 32 230.3 21 39 1 6 1.000 3.29    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1979 29 WAS NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.7 7 3 0 2 2 4.77 .292 .346 .417 .763
1982 32 WAS NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.7 1 0 0 1 2 0.00 .091 .167 .091 .258
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 2 1 0 0 0 9.3 8 3 0 3 4 2.90 .229 .289 .314 .604
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1980-5-2.74
 Winning Pct
1980-5-.706
 Games Pitched
1977-9-51
 Shutouts
1973-8-2
1979-8-2
 OSLG
1980-9-.329
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Rick Rhoden (961)
  5. John Butcher (960)
  6. John Verhoeven (957)
  7. Terry Leach (955)
  8. Frank Lary (954)
  9. Doug Jones (950)
  10. Kent Greenfield (950)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by San Diego in 1972
Injured on 6/16/1972 with a Strained Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Earned first career win on 9/1/1972
Traded from San Diego to Washington on 2/1/1975 (Going to WAS: C Ron Hodges, P Elias Sosa. Going to SDP: 3B Jim ray Hart, P Steve Hargan, SS Marty Martinez, P Ray Lamb)
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,502,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,502,857 through salary arbitration
7/1/1978: Signed a contract extension with Washington , $690,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 5/13/1980 with a Fractured Hand, out for 4-5 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1980, winning 2 games with a 1.08 ERA
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1980
 
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