Danny Duffy vs. Josh Sharpless — Career Comparison

Danny Duffy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Sharpless
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Duffy 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. Danny Duffy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 4.41 and 1.653 for Josh Sharpless. By the career numbers, Danny Duffy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Duffy and Josh Sharpless

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.8
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.95
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3517
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172.1
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
8.53
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.71
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.11
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.32
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.61
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
8.05
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.4
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4974
38.19
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
40.78
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.18
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.75
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4448
34.15
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
32.51
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Danny Duffy and Josh Sharpless

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.8
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3517
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172.1
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.91
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.17
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.07
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.598
0.598
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Duffy and Josh Sharpless

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
5850
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.15
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.2
-4.88
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
275
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
2.18
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA