Harry Byrd vs. Josh Sharpless — Career Comparison

Harry Byrd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the Year
Josh Sharpless
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Byrd 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. Harry Byrd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 4.41 and 1.653 for Josh Sharpless. By the career numbers, Harry Byrd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Byrd and Josh Sharpless

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.03
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.17
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.59
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
4.35
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2483
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827.2
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
9.68
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.71
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.77
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.86
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.61
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.14
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3675
39.96
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
40.78
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
4.81
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3279
35.66
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
32.51
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.96
39.96
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Harry Byrd and Josh Sharpless

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
4.78
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.1
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.18
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.22
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.63
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.4
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.99
22.99
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Byrd and Josh Sharpless

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
385.57
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
600
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
540.21
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.6
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
82.47
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
14.48
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.72
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
105.15
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.99
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.87
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
61.86
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
8.34
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.56
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
60
123.71
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.24
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.31
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA