Joe Decker vs. Josh Sharpless — Career Comparison

Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Sharpless
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Decker 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. Joe Decker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 4.41 and 1.653 for Josh Sharpless. By the career numbers, Joe Decker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Decker and Josh Sharpless

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.46
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.17
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
8.9
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.71
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.78
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.61
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
5.81
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.47
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3125
39.61
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
40.78
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
4.6
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.66
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2679
33.96
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
32.51
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Decker and Josh Sharpless

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.92
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.73
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.94
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.84
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
94.77
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Decker and Josh Sharpless

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
1669.09
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
600
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
501.82
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
36.71
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
141.82
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
31.38
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA