Bennett Sousa

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Team: Houston Astros (majors, 60-day IL)

Born: April 6, 1995 in North Palm Beach, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 34th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) and the Chicago White Sox in the 10th round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA).

High School: The Benjamin School (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)

School: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)

Debut: April 8, 2022 (Age 27-002d, 22,559th in major league history)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2022 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 0.156 • Arb Eligible: 2026 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: John Bennett Sousa

Pronunciation: \SUE-zuh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

7.06

29.1

WHIP

1.466

Summary of 4 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead

2 Tms
CHW	3
MIL	1

Platoon
vs RHB	3
vs LHB	1

Home/Road
Home	3
Away	1

Outs
1	2
2	2

3 Opps
LAD	2
SEA	1
TOR	1

4 Batters
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1
Max Muncy	1
Cal Raleigh	1
Chris Taylor	1

3 Parks
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1

Where Hit
8	2
7	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	1
3	1
2	1
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
1--	2
12-	1
---	1

8 Runs
RISP	1
0 on	1
1 on	2
2 on	1
Any on	3

Inning
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1

4-6	1
7-end	3

RelScore
+2	2
+1	1
-4..	1

Ahead	3
Behind	1

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	1
1-0	1
2-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
PH	1
1B	1
C	1
2B	1

OrderPos
7th	1
4th	1
9th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
Medium Lev	2
Low Lev	2

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2022-04-14	Cal Raleigh	SEA	@	CHW	ahead 2-1	t 7	1	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	9	2	13%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2	2	2	1	2022-06-01	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR		CHW	ahead 5-3	b 8	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	3	5%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Bichette Scores
3	3	3	1	2022-06-09	Max Muncy	LAD	@	CHW	ahead 7-5	t 6	2	12-	5,(2-2) CBBFX	3	4	4	17%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Freeman Scores; T. Turner Scores
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2023-05-08	Chris Taylor	LAD	@	MIL	behind 1-9	t 9	1	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	7	PH	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Outman Scores