First name: Sammy
Last name: Sosa
Birthdate: 1968-11-12
Bats: R Throws: R
RetroID: sosas001
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | CHA | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 1989 | TEX | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 1990 | CHA | 7.5 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 13 |
| 1991 | CHA | 4.2 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 7 |
| 1992 | CHN | 3.7 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 5 |
| 1993 | CHN | 8.1 | 1.6 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 12 |
| 1994 | CHN | 5.7 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 15 |
| 1995 | CHN | 7.9 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 22 |
| 1996 | CHN | 6.8 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 19 |
| 1997 | CHN | 8.9 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 15 |
| 1998 | CHN | 8.9 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 6.6 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 29 |
| 1999 | CHN | 9.0 | 1.4 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 27 |
| 2000 | CHN | 8.6 | 1.2 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 25 |
| 2001 | CHN | 9.0 | 1.2 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 13.4 | -3.2 | 40 |
| 2002 | CHN | 8.4 | 1.2 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 26 |
| 2003 | CHN | 7.4 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 14 |
| 2004 | CHN | 6.7 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 11 |
| 2005 | BAL | 5.4 | 0.5 | 5.9 | -1.4 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2007 | TEX | 5.7 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 7 |
| Career | 124.5 | 18.2 | 142.6 | 55.7 | 97.5 | 45.1 | 290 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | CHA | 115 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9.6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0 |
| 1989 | TEX | 88 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 9.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 1 |
| 1990 | CHA | 579 | -10 | -9 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 17 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 25 |
| 1991 | CHA | 338 | -20 | -19 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 25 |
| 1992 | CHN | 291 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 8.5 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 3 |
| 1993 | CHN | 641 | 4 | 6 | -5 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 9.7 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 12 |
| 1994 | CHN | 458 | 14 | 15 | -1 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9.9 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 16 |
| 1995 | CHN | 629 | 12 | 13 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10.0 | 3.3 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 23 |
| 1996 | CHN | 541 | 17 | 16 | -2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 13 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 3.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 20 |
| 1997 | CHN | 694 | -4 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.6 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 18 |
| 1998 | CHN | 722 | 54 | 51 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | -1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 10.4 | 5.1 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 8 |
| 1999 | CHN | 712 | 41 | 42 | 1 | -6 | -1 | 0 | 12 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10.6 | 4.5 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 22 |
| 2000 | CHN | 705 | 50 | 52 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | -7 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10.6 | 4.1 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2001 | CHN | 711 | 81 | 85 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 9.7 | 8.9 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 2002 | CHN | 666 | 45 | 47 | -1 | 4 | -1 | 4 | -9 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9.7 | 4.5 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 3.9 | -1 |
| 2003 | CHN | 589 | 23 | 23 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -10 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9.4 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -2 |
| 2004 | CHN | 539 | 9 | 8 | -2 | -5 | -1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 10 |
| 2005 | BAL | 424 | -13 | -12 | 0 | -3 | -2 | 2 | -7 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -22 | 10.0 | -2.2 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -2.6 | -3 |
| 2007 | TEX | 454 | 0 | -2 | 6 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 10.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 1 |
| Career | 9,896 | 300 | 306 | 4 | -22 | -10 | 14 | 59 | -80 | -8 | 0 | 351 | - | 34.8 | -8.8 | 0.2 | 26.2 | 190 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | CHA | LF | 23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | TEX | LF | 253 | 26 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 1989 | TEX | CF | 177 | 24 | -3.0 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 9 | 0 | -3 |
| 1989 | CHA | CF | 557 | 66 | -3.0 | -3 | -3 | -8 | 16 | 1 | -2 |
| 1989 | TEX | RF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHA | RF | 140 | 22 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 | -1 | -1 |
| 1990 | CHA | CF | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | CHA | RF | 2523 | 444 | 13.0 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 160 | 4 | 17 |
| 1991 | CHA | LF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | CHA | CF | 228 | 25 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | CHA | RF | 1429 | 261 | 19.0 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 62 | 2 | 19 |
| 1992 | CHN | CF | 1689 | 211 | -6.0 | -5 | -4 | -26 | 46 | 0 | -4 |
| 1993 | CHN | CF | 1626 | 214 | -6.0 | -5 | -5 | -13 | 87 | 2 | -3 |
| 1993 | CHN | RF | 1699 | 302 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 124 | 3 | 3 |
| 1994 | CHN | CF | 268 | 39 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | CHN | RF | 1640 | 317 | 8.0 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 104 | 0 | 8 |
| 1995 | CHN | RF | 2485 | 462 | 13.0 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 178 | 2 | 15 |
| 1996 | CHN | RF | 2143 | 373 | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 152 | 8 | 13 |
| 1997 | CHN | RF | 2673 | 492 | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 196 | 4 | 9 |
| 1998 | CHN | CF | 121 | 20 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | CHN | RF | 2598 | 491 | -2.0 | -1 | -1 | 31 | 180 | -2 | -3 |
| 1999 | CHN | CF | 637 | 107 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 58 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 | CHN | RF | 2422 | 468 | 10.0 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 209 | -2 | 8 |
| 2000 | CHN | CF | 35 | 4 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| 2000 | CHN | RF | 2586 | 474 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 212 | -10 | -6 |
| 2001 | CHN | RF | 2484 | 478 | 7.0 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 211 | -6 | 1 |
| 2002 | CHN | RF | 2283 | 428 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 198 | -11 | -9 |
| 2003 | CHN | RF | 2052 | 332 | -9.0 | -9 | -8 | -29 | 156 | -2 | -10 |
| 2004 | CHN | RF | 1920 | 352 | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 130 | -3 | 3 |
| 2005 | BAL | RF | 1125 | 190 | -5.0 | -6 | -6 | -6 | 71 | -1 | -7 |
| 2007 | TEX | RF | 252 | 49 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | -1 | 0 |
| LF | 277 | 27 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | ||
| CF | 5340 | 711 | -11.0 | -9 | -8 | -30 | 246 | 4 | -4 | ||
| RF | 32456 | 5935 | 74.0 | 83 | 76 | 223 | 2369 | -16 | 60 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | CHN | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1 |
| 2003 | CHN | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2 |
| Career | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | CHN | 12 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7.5 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0 |
| 2003 | CHN | 55 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Career | 67 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - 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. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher 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 Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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