Jim Bagby Jr. vs. Josh Sharpless — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby Jr.
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Josh Sharpless
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Sharpless as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Bagby Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.41 and 1.653 for Josh Sharpless. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Josh Sharpless

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.64
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.07
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.52
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.26
50.26
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.35
65.35
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.45
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
3.96
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4999
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666.1
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1815
9.8
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.71
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.53
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.28
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.61
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.33
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7266
39.24
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
40.78
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.35
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
4.59
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6630
35.81
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
32.51
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Josh Sharpless

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.1
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.58
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Josh Sharpless

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
291.4
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
600
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
561.09
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
126.7
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
107.69
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.48
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.82
33.32
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
152.94
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
136.65
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
53.39
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.68
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
101.36
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.11
36.3
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.24
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
68
61.54
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
28.96
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.67
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA