What years did Elias Sosa play?

Elias Sosa played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1983.

Was Elias Sosa a pitcher?

Yes. Elias Sosa pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 538 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Elias Sosa hit?

Elias Sosa hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.

What teams did Elias Sosa play for?

Elias Sosa played for 8 teams: the San Francisco Giants (1972–1974), the St. Louis Cardinals (1975), the Atlanta Braves (1975–1976), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1976–1977), the Oakland Athletics (1978), the Montreal Expos (1979–1981), the Detroit Tigers (1982), and the San Diego Padres (1983).

What were Elias Sosa's career stats?

In 601 games, Elias Sosa went 59-51 with a 3.32 ERA, 538 strikeouts, 918.0 innings pitched, and 83 saves.

What position did Elias Sosa play?

Elias Sosa played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Elias Sosa and how much did he weigh?

Elias Sosa was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 186 pounds.

What was Elias Sosa's career ERA?

Elias Sosa finished with a 3.32 career ERA, going 59-51 with 538 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Elias Sosa have?

Elias Sosa recorded 538 career strikeouts.

Is Elias Sosa in the Hall of Fame?

No. Elias Sosa has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Elias Sosa

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1983)

Elias Sosa was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1983 for 8 teams, including the San Francisco Giants, a span of 12 seasons. Across 601 career appearances, he went 59-51 with a 3.32 ERA, 538 strikeouts, and 83 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5188.6.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 59–51

ERA 3.32

WHIP 1.31

SO 538

Pitcher PIV 5188.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 186 lb
Born: 6/10/1950 in La Vega, La Vega, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1972-09-08
Last Game: 1983-09-18

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Career Pitching Statistics

Elias Sosa — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
59	51	601	3	0	0	83	918.0	873	339	64	334	538	3.32	5188.6

Career ERA 3.32 vs. league average 3.74 across their career seasons — 11.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Elias Sosa Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1972	SFN	NL	0	1	8	0	3	15.2	10	4	12	10	2.30	3.26 (+30%)	-61.2
1973	SFN	NL	10	4	71	1	18	107.0	95	39	41	70	3.28	3.75 (+12%)	1029.6
1974	SFN	NL	9	7	68	0	6	101.0	94	39	45	48	3.48	3.63 (+4%)	-1001.0
1975	SLN	NL	0	3	14	1	0	27.1	22	12	14	15	3.95	3.71 (-6%)	-582.2
1975	ATL	NL	2	2	43	0	2	62.1	70	31	29	31	4.48	3.71 (-21%)	-74.0
1976	ATL	NL	4	4	21	0	3	35.1	41	21	13	32	5.35	3.51 (-52%)	356.3
1976	LAN	NL	2	4	24	0	1	33.2	30	13	12	20	3.48	3.51 (+1%)	847.8
1977	LAN	NL	2	2	44	0	1	63.2	42	14	12	47	1.98	4.00 (+51%)	1120.8
1978	OAK	AL	8	2	68	0	14	109.0	106	32	44	61	2.64	3.69 (+28%)	1076.9
1979	MON	NL	8	7	62	0	18	96.2	77	21	37	59	1.96	4.00 (+51%)	2492.4
1980	MON	NL	9	6	67	0	9	93.2	104	32	19	58	3.07	3.84 (+20%)	2371.0
1981	MON	NL	1	2	32	0	3	39.1	46	16	8	18	3.66	3.58 (-2%)	218.6
1982	DET	AL	3	3	38	0	4	61.0	64	30	18	24	4.43	3.86 (-15%)	-2126.8
1983	SDN	NL	1	4	41	1	1	72.1	72	35	30	45	4.35	3.87 (-12%)	-479.5
Career · 14 seasons			59	51	601	3	83	918.0	873	339	334	538	3.32	—	5,189

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Elias Sosa — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
602	92	2	12	1	0	0	6	0	3	35	.130	.158	.141	.299	0

Career AVG .130 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 49.6% below league average.

Career OBP .158 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 51.3% below league average.

Career SLG .141 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 62.8% below league average.

Career OPS .299 vs. league average .704 across their career seasons — 57.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Elias Sosa Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1972	SFN	NL	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	SFN	NL	71	14	1	1	0	1	2	2	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	SFN	NL	68	15	0	1	0	0	0	10	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	SLN	NL	14	8	0	1	0	1	0	4	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	ATL	NL	43	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	ATL	NL	21	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	LAN	NL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	LAN	NL	45	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	OAK	AL	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	MON	NL	62	13	0	2	1	1	1	6	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	MON	NL	67	11	0	1	0	1	0	6	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	MON	NL	32	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	DET	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	SDN	NL	41	7	0	1	0	1	0	2	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			602	92	2	12	1	6	3	35	.130	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Elias Sosa — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Elias Sosa — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	AVG
1981	NEDIV	MON	2	0	.000
1981	NLCS	MON	1	0	.000
1977	NLCS	LAN	2	1	.000
1977	WS	LAN	2	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Elias Sosa — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	7	0	0	8.1	13	7	2	2	7.56

Playoff Pitching by Year

Elias Sosa — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1981	NEDIV	MON	0	2	3.0	4	1	0	1	3.00
1981	NLCS	MON	0	1	0.1	1	0	1	0	0.00
1977	NLCS	LAN	1	2	2.2	5	3	0	0	10.12
1977	WS	LAN	0	2	2.1	3	3	1	1	11.57

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Elias Sosa — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	311	44	1	6	0	3	.136
Away	291	48	1	6	0	3	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Elias Sosa — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	311	480.0	429	165	151	300	3.09
Away	290	438.0	444	174	184	238	3.58

Last 10 Games — Batting

Elias Sosa — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI
1983-09-18	SDP	ATL	W	0	0	0
1983-09-07	SDP	HOU	W	0	0	0
1983-09-04	SDP	NYN	W	0	0	0
1983-09-03	SDP	NYN	L	0	0	0
1983-09-02	SDP	NYN	L	0	0	0
1983-08-31	SDP	PHI	L	0	0	0
1983-08-29	SDP	PHI	L	2	1	1
1983-08-26	SDP	WSN	L	0	0	0
1983-08-23	SDP	NYN	L	0	0	0
1983-08-18	SDP	PHI	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Elias Sosa — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1983-09-18	SDP	ATL	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1983-09-07	SDP	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1983-09-04	SDP	NYN	SV	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-03	SDP	NYN	L	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
1983-09-02	SDP	NYN	—	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0
1983-08-31	SDP	PHI	L	1.1	3	2	1	1	1	0
1983-08-29	SDP	PHI	—	5.0	4	3	3	2	2	1
1983-08-26	SDP	WSN	—	3.0	4	2	2	1	0	0
1983-08-23	SDP	NYN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1983-08-18	SDP	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Elias Sosa — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	601	3	52	123	10	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Elias Sosa — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1972	SFN	P	8	0	0	2	0	0
1973	SFN	P	71	1	7	12	0	0
1974	SFN	P	68	0	4	14	3	2
1975	SLN	P	14	1	1	4	0	0
1975	ATL	P	43	0	2	10	2	1
1976	ATL	P	21	0	0	4	1	0
1976	LAN	P	24	0	1	6	1	0
1977	LAN	P	44	0	3	9	0	0
1978	OAK	P	68	0	9	15	0	1
1979	MON	P	62	0	8	8	2	0
1980	MON	P	67	0	4	13	1	0
1981	MON	P	32	0	3	8	0	0
1982	DET	P	38	0	3	13	0	0
1983	SDN	P	41	1	7	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Elias Sosa Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	601

Award Voting History

Elias Sosa — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1973	Rookie of the Year	NL	3rd	2.0	24	2

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Elias Sosa: the record in brief

Elias Sosa's major league career runs from a debut on September 8, 1972 to a final game on September 18, 1983. Sosa played for the San Francisco Giants (1972 to 1974), the St. Louis Cardinals (1975), the Atlanta Braves (1975 to 1976), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1976 to 1977), the Oakland Athletics (1978), the Montreal Expos (1979 through 1981), the Detroit Tigers (1982), and the San Diego Padres (1983). At 6 feet, 2 inches and 186 pounds, Sosa is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Sosa threw and hit right-handed. The recorded birth is June 10, 1950, in La Vega, La Vega, D.R.

Sosa went 59-51 with a 3.32 ERA in 601 games, 3 of them starts. The totals include 538 strikeouts and 83 saves. The leagues Sosa pitched in allowed 3.74 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 11.1% better than average. 1973 brought Sosa a season-high 10 wins. Sosa saved 18 games in 1973, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Elias Sosa

What years did Elias Sosa play?: Elias Sosa played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1983.
Was Elias Sosa a pitcher?: Yes. Elias Sosa pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 538 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Elias Sosa hit?: Elias Sosa hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.
What teams did Elias Sosa play for?: Elias Sosa played for 8 teams: the San Francisco Giants (1972–1974), the St. Louis Cardinals (1975), the Atlanta Braves (1975–1976), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1976–1977), the Oakland Athletics (1978), the Montreal Expos (1979–1981), the Detroit Tigers (1982), and the San Diego Padres (1983).
What were Elias Sosa's career stats?: In 601 games, Elias Sosa went 59-51 with a 3.32 ERA, 538 strikeouts, 918.0 innings pitched, and 83 saves.
What position did Elias Sosa play?: Elias Sosa played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Elias Sosa and how much did he weigh?: Elias Sosa was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 186 pounds.
What was Elias Sosa's career ERA?: Elias Sosa finished with a 3.32 career ERA, going 59-51 with 538 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Elias Sosa have?: Elias Sosa recorded 538 career strikeouts.
Is Elias Sosa in the Hall of Fame?: No. Elias Sosa has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.