Josh Billings vs. Jerry Koosman — Career Comparison

Josh Billings
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jerry Koosman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Josh Billings and Jerry Koosman are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jerry Koosman posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.36 vs 5.03) and WHIP (1.290 vs 1.604). Josh Billings had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.32 per nine innings vs 0.68). By the career numbers, Jerry Koosman had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Josh Billings and Jerry Koosman

Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.78
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
1.43
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.14
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.52
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.49
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.51
51.51
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
64.1
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.33
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.08
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
5.03
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
3.36
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11518
27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.1
9
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
9.55
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3635
8.52
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.68
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.89
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
2.81
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.28
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
3.06
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2556
5.99
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.21
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.17
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
41.48
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15996
37.5
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.41
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
6.08
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
3.77
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.41
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.23
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.54
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.604
1.604
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
36.05
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14456
33.89
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.48
41.48
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Josh Billings and Jerry Koosman

Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
1.43
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11519
27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3839.2
9
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
1.36
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.73
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
1.64
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.32
94.32
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.08
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Billings and Jerry Koosman

Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
39
303.9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
349.05
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1052
600
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
529.87
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
915
521.86
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
62.17
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
53.61
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
6.84
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
8.56
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
53.62
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.19
10.37
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
73.57
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
82.13
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
20.53
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
26.24
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
45.63
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.74
60.29
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.7
-5.53
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
18.82
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
116.88
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
418
238.4
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
57.03
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
10.84
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100