Lou Manske vs. Josh Osich — Career Comparison

Lou Manske
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Osich
MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Manske 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 5.63 and 2.125 for Lou Manske. By the career numbers, Josh Osich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Manske and Josh Osich

Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.02
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
9.01
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.84
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.51
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.12
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.292
1.292
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
39.15
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
5.63
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.82
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
34.88
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
35.12
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Lou Manske and Josh Osich

Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.02
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.88
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.79
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Manske and Josh Osich

Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
37650
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-2.56
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA