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Bennett Sousa

Position: Relief 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)

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

2019 Player Pitching Game Log

2019 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2019-04-05	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators		Rome Braves	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	32	22	6	2	3	0	0	0
2	2019-04-07	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators		Rome Braves	8-9	S	1.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	14	2	4	2	0	0	0
3	2019-04-10	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators		Delmarva Shorebirds	8-9		2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	24	17	2	3	2	2	1	0
4	2019-04-13	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators	@	Hickory Crawdads	9-11	L	2.0	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	34	22	2	7	5	2	0	1
5	2019-04-16	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators	@	Delmarva Shorebirds	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	3	1	0	2	0	0	0
6	2019-04-17	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators	@	Delmarva Shorebirds	11-11	L	0.2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	5	0	1	0	1	1	0
7	2019-04-19	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators		Hagerstown Suns	8-9		1.1	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	40	24	4	8	1	2	1	0
8	2019-04-23	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators	@	Charleston RiverDogs	8-9	S	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	18	16	5	1	5	1	1	0
9	2019-04-27	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators	@	Rome Braves	9-9		1.0	4	2	1	0	3	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	27	21	4	8	2	3	3	0
10	2019-05-02	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators		Charleston RiverDogs	8-9		2.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	9	41	29	3	2	4	4	2	0
11	2019-05-08	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators	@	Lexington Legends	9-10	L	1.1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	15	13	3	2	0	3	1	0
12	2019-05-11	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators	@	West Virginia Power	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	9	3	1	3	0	0	0
13	2019-05-16	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators		Lexington Legends	9-9		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	17	13	1	4	1	2	0	1
14	2019-05-18 (2)	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators		Delmarva Shorebirds	6-7		2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	33	23	3	3	1	7	3	1
15	2019-05-21	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators	@	Hagerstown Suns	6-8		2.2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	39	26	7	7	3	3	0	0
16	2019-05-26	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators	@	Lakewood BlueClaws	7-8		2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	22	17	5	3	2	4	2	1
17	2019-05-30 (2)	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators		Hickory Crawdads	5-6	W	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	25	19	3	7	2	4	1	1
18	2019-06-01	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators		Hickory Crawdads	9-9	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	15	4	1	1	1	0	0
19	2019-06-06	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators	@	Augusta GreenJackets	7-8		2.0	3	1	1	0	4	0	0	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	37	26	7	6	0	5	4	0
20	2019-06-11	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators	@	Greenville Drive	7-8		1.1	4	2	2	0	3	1	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	31	23	7	6	2	3	2	0
21	2019-06-16	A-SALL	Kannapolis Intimidators		Greensboro Grasshoppers	8-9		2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	29	23	5	5	1	5	1	2
		Player Moved from A-SALL to A+-CARL
22	2019-06-20	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash		Lynchburg Hillcats	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	10	1	3	0	2	1	0
23	2019-06-22	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash		Lynchburg Hillcats	9-10	L	1.2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	25	15	3	1	2	5	0	0
24	2019-06-24	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash		Myrtle Beach Pelicans	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	12	3	0	0	3	0	1
25	2019-06-28	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash	@	Salem Red Sox	8-9		2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	28	21	3	1	4	2	2	0
26	2019-07-03	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash	@	Down East Wood Ducks	10-10	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	8	1	3	0	3	0	1
27	2019-07-06	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash		Fayetteville Woodpeckers	7-8		2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	24	17	6	4	1	2	0	1
28	2019-07-09	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash		Frederick Keys	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	13	4	1	1	1	0	0
29	2019-07-14	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash	@	Down East Wood Ducks	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	9	2	4	0	0	0	0
30	2019-07-18	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash		Wilmington Blue Rocks	7-8		2.0	4	2	2	0	1	2	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	21	15	1	5	1	6	0	0
31	2019-07-23	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash	@	Salem Red Sox	7-8		1.1	1	3	2	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	21	12	3	3	2	2	1	0
32	2019-07-26	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash	@	Lynchburg Hillcats	7-8		2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	21	15	4	7	2	2	0	1
33	2019-07-30	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash		Lynchburg Hillcats	6-8	W	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	36	26	5	4	2	4	1	0
34	2019-08-01	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash		Lynchburg Hillcats	9-9	S	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
35	2019-08-03	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash		Carolina Mudcats	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	10	3	3	0	1	0	0
36	2019-08-07	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash	@	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	6-8		2.1	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	10	30	24	5	5	5	3	0	0
37	2019-08-10	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash		Fayetteville Woodpeckers	4-6	L	2.0	3	2	2	1	3	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	39	26	10	5	2	4	1	0
38	2019-08-14	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash	@	Carolina Mudcats	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	8	4	2	0	1	0	0
39	2019-08-17	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash		Potomac Nationals	8-9	L	2.0	4	1	1	1	3	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	38	24	5	8	2	3	0	0
40	2019-08-21	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash	@	Lynchburg Hillcats	6-7		2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	26	18	4	6	1	2	0	1
41	2019-08-25	A+-CARL	Winston-Salem Dash	@	Potomac Nationals	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	3	3	0	1	0	1
		Player Moved from A+-CARL to AA-SOUL
42	2019-08-29	AA-SOUL	Birmingham Barons		Biloxi Shuckers	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25	15	2	2	1	1	0	0
43	2019-09-01	AA-SOUL	Birmingham Barons		Biloxi Shuckers	7-8		1.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	22	14	4	3	3	2	2	0

2019 Player Pitching Splits

2019 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	43	266	249	25	62	12	2	7	10	3	13	74	.249	.288	.398	.686	.325	99	1	1	2	1	1

Home	23	143	133	12	37	6	0	5	6	2	8	39	.278	.324	.436	.760	.360	58	0	1	1	0	0
Away	20	123	116	13	25	6	2	2	4	1	5	35	.216	.246	.353	.599	.288	41	1	0	1	1	1

April	9	56	50	6	12	3	0	0	2	0	5	17	.240	.309	.300	.609	.364	15	0	0	1	0	0
May	8	58	56	4	16	1	1	1	4	1	2	11	.286	.310	.393	.703	.341	22	0	0	0	0	1
June	8	50	48	6	13	2	1	3	1	0	2	13	.271	.300	.542	.842	.313	26	0	0	0	0	0
July	8	46	44	5	8	1	0	3	1	1	1	12	.182	.217	.409	.627	.172	18	0	1	0	0	0
August	9	50	45	4	11	5	0	0	1	1	3	19	.244	.286	.356	.641	.407	16	1	0	1	1	0
September	1	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	.500	2	0	0	0	0	0

As Reliever	43	266	249	25	62	12	2	7	10	3	13	74	.249	.288	.398	.686	.325	99	1	1	2	1	1

vs RHB as LHP	42	184	171		46	8	1	7			11	49	.269	.315	.450	.766	.336	77	0	1	0	1	1
vs LHB as LHP	38	82	78		16	4	1	0			2	25	.205	.225	.282	.507	.302	22	1	0	2	0	0

Bases Empty	39	136	127		36	8	1	4			8	35	.284	.331	.457	.788	.364	58	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	39	130	122		26	4	1	3			5	39	.213	.242	.336	.578	.284	41	1	0	2	1	1

vs. Younger Batters	43	229	213		52	10	2	5			13	62	.244	.290	.380	.670	.320	81	1	1	1	1	1
vs. Older Batters	21	37	36		10	2	0	2			0	12	.278	.278	.500	.778	.364	18	0	0	1	0	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	3	6	.333	2.49	43	0	8	65.0	62	25	18	7	13	1	74	1	1	0	266	1.154	10.2	5.69

Home	3	3	.500	2.86	23	0	4	34.2	37	12	11	5	8	0	39	1	0	0	143	1.298	10.1	4.88
Away	0	3	.000	2.08	20	0	4	30.1	25	13	7	2	5	1	35	0	1	0	123	0.989	10.4	7.00

April	0	2	.000	1.50	9	0	2	12.0	12	6	2	0	5	0	17	0	1	0	56	1.417	12.8	3.40
May	1	1	.500	1.93	8	0	1	14.0	16	4	3	1	2	1	11	0	0	0	58	1.286	7.1	5.50
June	1	1	.500	3.75	8	0	0	12.0	13	6	5	3	2	0	13	0	0	0	50	1.250	9.8	6.50
July	1	0	1.000	2.84	8	0	2	12.2	8	5	4	3	1	0	12	1	0	0	46	0.711	8.5	12.00
August	0	2	.000	2.84	9	0	3	12.2	11	4	4	0	3	0	19	0	0	0	50	1.105	13.5	6.33
September	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	1.200	10.8

As Reliever	3	6	.333	2.49	43	0	8	65.0	62	25	18	7	13	1	74	1	1	0	266	1.154	10.2	5.69

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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