Josh Billings vs. Tiny Osborne — Career Comparison

Josh Billings
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tiny Osborne
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Josh Billings and Tiny Osborne are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tiny Osborne had the edge in ERA (4.72 vs 5.03). By the career numbers, Tiny Osborne 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 Tiny Osborne

Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.78
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.98
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.14
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.03
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.43
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.56
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.66
43.66
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.11
52.11
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.43
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
5.03
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.72
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
27
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1938
27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
9
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
9
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
9.55
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
9.65
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.43
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.89
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.39
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
3.06
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
3.66
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
41.48
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2894
40.32
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.61
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
6.08
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
5.71
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.604
1.604
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
36.05
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2557
35.62
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.48
41.48
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Josh Billings and Tiny Osborne

Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Billings and Tiny Osborne

Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
39
303.9
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
370.43
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
68
529.87
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
573.91
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
114.78
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
96.52
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.26
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.26
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
53.62
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.26
29.37
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
133.04
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
130.43
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
36.52
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
41.74
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
78.26
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.74
60.29
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.09
28.94
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.04
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
116.88
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
59
153.91
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.43
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100