Jorge Sosa

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2010)

Jorge Sosa was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2010 for 6 teams, including the Tampa Bay Rays, a span of 9 seasons. Across 294 career appearances, he went 44-53 with a 4.72 ERA and 491 strikeouts.

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

W–L 44–53
ERA 4.72
WHIP 1.48
SO 491
Pitcher PIV -13752.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 220 lb
Born
4/28/1978 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut
2002-04-04
Last Game
2010-10-02

Full name: Jorge Bolivar Sosa

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jorge Sosa — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
44 53 294 90 1 1 7 772.2 791 405 112 354 491 4.72 -13752.2

Career ERA 4.72 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 8.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jorge Sosa Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2002 TBA AL 2 7 31 14 0 0 0 99.1 88 61 54 48 5.53 4.28 (-29%) -3731.9
2003 TBA AL 5 12 29 19 1 1 0 128.2 137 66 60 72 4.62 4.40 (-5%) -1349.0
2004 TBA AL 4 7 43 8 0 0 1 99.1 100 61 54 94 5.53 4.46 (-24%) -1435.1
2005 ATL NL 13 3 44 20 0 0 0 134.0 122 38 64 85 2.55 4.29 (+41%) -192.4
2006 ATL NL 3 10 26 13 0 0 3 87.1 105 53 32 58 5.46 4.53 (-21%) -3061.8
2006 SLN NL 0 1 19 0 0 0 1 30.2 33 18 8 17 5.28 4.53 (-17%) -1941.9
2007 NYN NL 9 8 42 14 0 0 0 112.2 109 56 41 69 4.47 4.47 (avg) 613.2
2008 NYN NL 4 1 20 0 0 0 0 21.2 30 17 11 12 7.06 4.32 (-63%) -879.5
2009 WAS NL 2 1 18 0 0 0 2 22.1 28 16 12 17 6.45 4.32 (-49%) -991.2
2010 FLO NL 2 3 22 2 0 0 0 36.2 39 19 18 19 4.66 4.08 (-14%) -782.6
Career · 10 seasons 44 53 294 90 1 1 7 772.2 791 405 354 491 4.72 — -13,752

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

Jorge Sosa — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
296 83 5 12 2 0 3 4 0 7 37 .145 .211 .277 .488 0

Career AVG .145 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 45.3% below league average.

Career OBP .211 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 36.5% below league average.

Career SLG .277 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 34.0% below league average.

Career OPS .488 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 35.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jorge Sosa Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2002 TBA AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 TBA AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 TBA AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 ATL NL 45 31 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .097 — — — — 0.0
2006 ATL NL 27 20 4 3 0 0 3 3 0 2 8 .150 — — — — 0.0
2006 SLN NL 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 NYN NL 42 25 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 3 9 .200 — — — — 0.0
2008 NYN NL 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 WAS NL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 FLO NL 22 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 296 83 5 12 2 0 3 4 0 7 37 .145 — — — — 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

Jorge Sosa — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Jorge Sosa — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2005 NLDS2 ATL 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500

Playoff Career Pitching

Jorge Sosa — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 6.0 7 3 2 3 4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jorge Sosa — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2005 NLDS2 ATL 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 7 3 2 3 4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jorge Sosa — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home153381300.079
Away143454934.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Jorge Sosa — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home152393.03992081752524.76
Away142379.23921971792394.67

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jorge Sosa — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2010-10-02 MIAPITW 101000000
2010-09-29 MIAATLL 000000000
2010-09-26 MIAMILL 000000000
2010-09-24 MIAMILL 000000000
2010-09-19 MIACHCL 000000000
2010-09-18 MIACHCL 000000000
2010-09-15 MIAPHIL 000000000
2010-09-13 MIAPHIL 000000000
2010-09-07 MIAPHIL 000000000
2010-09-06 MIAPHIL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jorge Sosa — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2010-10-02 MIAPIT — 4.0500210
2010-09-29 MIAATL — 2.0100100
2010-09-26 MIAMIL — 2.0411130
2010-09-24 MIAMIL — 1.2100100
2010-09-19 MIACHC — 1.0110110
2010-09-18 MIACHC — 2.0000120
2010-09-15 MIAPHI L 2.1664301
2010-09-13 MIAPHI — 2.0100010
2010-09-07 MIAPHI — 1.0222100
2010-09-06 MIAPHI — 2.0200120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jorge Sosa — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 294 90 25 49 3 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jorge Sosa — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2002 TBA P 31 14 7 4 0 0
2003 TBA P 29 19 4 9 0 0
2004 TBA P 43 8 2 7 0 1
2005 ATL P 44 20 6 5 3 0
2006 ATL P 26 13 0 4 0 0
2006 SLN P 19 0 1 6 0 0
2007 NYN P 42 14 2 8 0 0
2008 NYN P 20 0 1 2 0 0
2009 WAS P 18 0 2 2 0 0
2010 FLO P 22 2 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jorge Sosa Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 294

Salary History

Jorge Sosa's recorded salaries total $5,662,500 over 6 seasons, 2002 to 2008. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Sosa's career ran from 2002 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2007, 2009, and 2010.

Jorge Sosa — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2008 NYN NL $2,000,000
2006 ATL NL $2,200,000
2005 ATL NL $650,000
2004 TBA AL $312,500
2003 TBA AL $300,000
2002 TBA AL $200,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $5,662,500

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jorge Sosa (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Kent Bottenfield
    46-49, 4.54 ERA
  2. 90
    Albie Lopez
    47-58, 4.94 ERA
  3. 85
    Dickie Noles
    36-53, 4.56 ERA
  4. 82
    Todd Wellemeyer
    32-34, 4.83 ERA
  5. 82
    Chad Durbin
    43-47, 5.03 ERA
  6. 81
    Dick Littlefield
    33-54, 4.71 ERA

Jorge Sosa: the record in brief

The profile opens with Jorge Sosa's first major league game on April 4, 2002; the last one listed came on October 2, 2010. Club by club, the record runs the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2002 to 2004), the Atlanta Braves (2005 to 2006), the St. Louis Cardinals (2006), the New York Mets (2007 through 2008), the Washington Nationals (2009), and the Florida Marlins (2010). Sosa played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on April 28, 1978, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R., Sosa was listed at 220 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Jorge Sosa was the playing name; the full given name is Jorge Bolivar.

The pitching table credits Sosa with a 44-53 record and a 4.72 ERA in 294 games. Sosa had 491 strikeouts. Against a 4.35 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.72 mark was 8.4% worse. No season topped the 13 wins of 2005. Sosa struck out 94 batters in 2004, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jorge Sosa

What years did Jorge Sosa play?
Jorge Sosa played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2010.
Was Jorge Sosa a pitcher?
Yes. Jorge Sosa pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 491 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jorge Sosa hit?
Jorge Sosa hit 3 career home runs with 12 hits.
What teams did Jorge Sosa play for?
Jorge Sosa played for 6 teams: the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2002–2004), the Atlanta Braves (2005–2006), the St. Louis Cardinals (2006), the New York Mets (2007–2008), the Washington Nationals (2009), and the Florida Marlins (2010).
What were Jorge Sosa's career stats?
In 294 games, Jorge Sosa went 44-53 with a 4.72 ERA, 491 strikeouts, 772.2 innings pitched, and 7 saves.
How much did Jorge Sosa earn in his career?
Jorge Sosa's recorded salaries total $5,662,500 over 6 seasons, 2002 to 2008. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Sosa's career ran from 2002 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2007, 2009, and 2010.
What was Jorge Sosa's salary?
Jorge Sosa's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2008. His highest recorded salary was $2,200,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $200,000, in 2002. The Salary History table lists each season from 2002 to 2008.
What position did Jorge Sosa play?
Jorge Sosa played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jorge Sosa and how much did he weigh?
Jorge Sosa was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Jorge Sosa's career ERA?
Jorge Sosa finished with a 4.72 career ERA, going 44-53 with 491 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jorge Sosa have?
Jorge Sosa recorded 491 career strikeouts.
Is Jorge Sosa in the Hall of Fame?
No. Jorge Sosa has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.