Derek Lowe vs. Josh Osich — Career Comparison

Derek Lowe
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Josh Osich
MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Derek Lowe 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. Derek Lowe led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 69), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 78), and run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 83). Josh Osich held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Derek Lowe.

Pitching Stats for Derek Lowe and Josh Osich

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.59
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.53
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
4.03
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.02
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2759
9.3
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
9.01
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.73
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.84
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
3.51
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
5.8
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.12
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.26
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11358
38.27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
39.15
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
4.49
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
5.63
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.19
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.06
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.82
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10330
34.8
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
35.12
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Derek Lowe and Josh Osich

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.74
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.53
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.33
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.88
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.79
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Derek Lowe and Josh Osich

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
766.29
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
37650
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
600
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
489.89
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
73.03
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
57.3
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.61
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.73
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.53
18.58
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
91.01
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
105.62
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.71
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
28.09
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
60.67
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.81
13.26
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.56
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.58
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
144.94
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
75.28
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.25
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.87
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA