Lou Koupal vs. Josh Sharpless — Career Comparison

Lou Koupal
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Sharpless
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Koupal 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. Josh Sharpless posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.653 compared to 5.58 and 1.765 for Lou Koupal. By the career numbers, Josh Sharpless had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Koupal and Josh Sharpless

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
2.71
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.94
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.56
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.26
32.26
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.65
34.65
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
5.58
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335.1
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
11.7
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.71
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.62
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.19
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.61
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.33
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
41.87
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
40.78
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.07
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
6.84
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.592
1.592
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
37.55
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
32.51
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Lou Koupal and Josh Sharpless

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
27
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.1
9
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.753
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Koupal and Josh Sharpless

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
556.36
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
600
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
567.27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
8.68
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.84
-10.01
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
109.09
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA