Charley Lightner vs. Josh Osich — Career Comparison

Charley Lightner
Lost GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Osich
MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charley Lightner built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Osich as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Osich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 8.03 and 2.595 for Charley Lightner. By the career numbers, Josh Osich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charley Lightner and Josh Osich

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.02
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.95
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
9.01
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.84
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.41
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.51
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.12
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.292
1.292
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
48.89
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
39.15
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
5.63
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.82
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.595
2.595
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
35.12
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Charley Lightner and Josh Osich

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.88
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.79
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charley Lightner and Josh Osich

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
37650
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
123.47
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
151.29
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.56
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA