Jack Kraus vs. Josh Sharpless — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Kraus 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. Jack Kraus posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.472 compared to 4.41 and 1.653 for Josh Sharpless. By the career numbers, Jack Kraus had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Kraus and Josh Sharpless

Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.06
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.15
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.44
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.73
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.71
55.71
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
4
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
919
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306.1
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
9.34
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.71
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.91
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.61
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
2.44
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1354
39.78
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
40.78
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
4.55
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.472
1.472
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1216
35.73
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
32.51
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Jack Kraus and Josh Sharpless

Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
27
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.1
9
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Kraus and Josh Sharpless

Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
413.59
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
600
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
512.62
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.78
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.13
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
6.14
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.08
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.13
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.78
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.82
-16.4
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.3
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
31
180.58
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kraus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.08
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kraus
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA