Will Calihan vs. Tiny Osborne — Career Comparison

Will Calihan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaRochester BroncosAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Tiny Osborne
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tiny Osborne built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Calihan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Calihan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 4.72 and 1.560 for Tiny Osborne. By the career numbers, Will Calihan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Will Calihan and Tiny Osborne

Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.1
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.98
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.03
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.43
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.56
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.66
43.66
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.11
52.11
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.93
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.43
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.14
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
4.72
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1938
27
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
9
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
9.41
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
9.65
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.43
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.79
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
4.39
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
3.42
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
3.66
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
40.51
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2894
40.32
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.61
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
6.02
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
5.71
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
36.1
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2557
35.62
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Will Calihan and Tiny Osborne

Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.09
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
27
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
9
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.9
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.84
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.62
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.22
92.22
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.406
2.406
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Will Calihan and Tiny Osborne

Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
165.07
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
370.43
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
229
600
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
215
563.32
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
573.91
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
89.08
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
114.78
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
26
68.12
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
96.52
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.1
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.26
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
10.95
28.69
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.26
29.37
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
46
120.52
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
133.04
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
48
125.76
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
130.43
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.64
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
14
36.52
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.16
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
16
41.74
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
102.18
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
30
78.26
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
9.18
24.04
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.09
28.94
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.61
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.06
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.04
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
59
153.91
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.63
28.63
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.43
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.61
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.61
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100