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Elias (Martinez) Sosa

First name: Elias

Last name: Sosa

Birthdate: 1950-06-10

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 122542

Retro ID: sosae101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1972SFN0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1973SFN0.20.00.2-0.10.00.20
1974SFN0.20.00.2-0.10.00.20
1975ATL0.10.00.10.00.00.00
1975SLN0.10.00.10.00.00.00
1976LAN0.00.00.00.00.00.00
1976ATL0.10.00.10.00.00.00
1977LAN0.10.00.10.10.1-0.10
1979MON0.20.00.20.00.10.10
1980MON0.20.00.2-0.10.00.20
1981MON0.00.00.00.10.1-0.10
1983SDN0.10.00.10.00.00.00
Career1.30.01.3-0.20.20.60

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1972SFN4-1-100000000-19.2-0.10.00.0-0.10
1973SFN17-2-20-1000002-19.6-0.10.00.0-0.10
1974SFN17-3-300000002-19.1-0.10.00.0-0.10
1975ATL8-1-10000000109.00.00.00.00.00
1975SLN8-1-10000000109.10.00.00.00.00
1976LAN1000000000008.10.00.00.00.00
1976ATL7-1-10000000109.00.00.00.00.00
1977LAN5000000000119.10.10.00.00.10
1979MON15-1-10-100000208.90.00.00.00.00
1980MON12-2-200000001-19.0-0.10.00.0-0.10
1981MON2110000000018.70.10.00.00.10
1983SDN7-1-10000000108.90.00.00.00.00
Career103-12-120-20000012-2--0.20.00.0-0.20

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1972 SFN NL 8 0.7 15.7 4 7 1 1.96 8.7 -0.36 0.03 2 0.89 2 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.3 2
1973 SFN NL 71 6.6 107.0 42 53 0 1.51 9.4 -0.29 0.03 8 1.80 11 1.2 4.5 2.1 2.6 14
1974 SFN NL 68 5.8 101.0 54 50 1 1.49 9.6 -0.30 0.03 -8 1.61 -10 -1.0 1.9 3.9 0.2 6
1975 SLN NL 14 1.3 27.3 14 13 0 1.95 9.4 -0.25 0.03 -2 1.15 -2 -0.2 0.5 0.9 0.1 2
1975 ATL NL 43 2.9 62.3 35 30 -3 1.45 9.4 -0.25 0.03 -4 0.98 -4 -0.4 1.0 1.8 0.2 3
1976 LAN NL 24 1.6 33.7 16 14 0 1.40 8.5 -0.30 0.03 -2 1.21 -2 -0.2 0.6 1.0 0.1 2
1976 ATL NL 21 2.0 35.3 26 17 -2 1.68 9.6 -0.30 0.03 -8 1.46 -10 -1.0 0.0 2.0 -0.6 0
1977 LAN NL 44 2.6 63.7 15 31 4 1.45 9.2 -0.32 0.03 11 0.90 10 1.1 2.4 0.2 1.6 7
1978 OAK AL 68 6.1 109.0 37 48 -2 1.60 8.7 -0.31 -0.03 9 1.55 12 1.4 4.4 1.6 2.6 13
1979 MON NL 62 5.9 96.7 24 44 3 1.56 8.8 -0.29 0.03 15 1.86 21 2.4 5.4 0.6 3.7 16
1980 MON NL 67 5.5 93.7 33 42 -1 1.40 8.8 -0.30 -0.04 6 1.73 8 0.9 3.7 1.9 2.1 11
1981 MON NL 32 1.7 39.3 16 18 0 1.23 9.0 -0.34 -0.04 0 0.90 0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.3 2
1982 DET AL 38 2.7 61.0 31 30 1 1.61 9.6 -0.38 0.04 -5 0.98 -5 -0.5 0.8 1.8 0.0 2
1983 SDN NL 41 2.9 72.3 41 32 -1 1.76 9.0 -0.33 -0.04 -11 0.84 -10 -1.1 0.3 2.5 -0.5 1
Career 601 48.3 918 388 429 1 11 21 2.8 26.8 21.2 12.7 81

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1972 SFN 2 0.0 0
1973 SFN 16 0.0 0
1974 SFN 20 -1.0 -1
1975 ATL 14 -2.0 -2
1975 SLN 3 0.0 0
1976 LAN 7 1.0 1
1976 ATL 8 -1.0 -1
1977 LAN 11 1.0 1
1978 OAK 17 -1.0 -1
1979 MON 14 -1.0 -1
1980 MON 22 -1.0 -1
1981 MON 10 0.0 0
1982 DET 15 1.0 1
1983 SDN 7 -1.0 -1
166 -5.0 -5

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1977LAN0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career0.00.00.00.00.00.00

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1977LAN1000000000009.60.00.00.00.00
Career100000000000-0.00.00.00.00

Postseason Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1977 LAN MLB 4 0.3 5.0 7 3 -1 1.25 11.0 -0.32 0.00 -4 1.43 -5 -0.5 -0.4 0.6 -0.5 -1
1981 MON MLB 3 0.1 3.3 2 2 -1 1.10 9.6 -0.38 0.00 0 0.26 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
Career 7 0.4 8.3 9 5 -2 -4 -5 -0.5 -0.4 0.6 -0.5 -1

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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