Matt Cain vs. Josh Sharpless — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Josh Sharpless
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain 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. Matt Cain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 4.41 and 1.653 for Josh Sharpless. By the career numbers, Matt Cain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Josh Sharpless

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.51
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
7.98
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.71
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.07
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.61
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
40.78
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.38
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.29
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7771
33.53
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
32.51
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Josh Sharpless

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.48
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.57
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.99
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Josh Sharpless

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
295.76
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
708
600
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
517.8
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.71
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.02
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.82
17.64
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
93.22
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
81.36
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.23
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
308
261.02
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA