Joe McClain vs. Josh Osich — Career Comparison

Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Osich
MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McClain 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. Joe McClain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 5.02 and 1.405 for Josh Osich. By the career numbers, Joe McClain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McClain and Josh Osich

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.42
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.02
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9.69
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
9.01
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.84
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
3.51
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.12
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
38.52
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
39.15
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
5.63
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.82
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
35.12
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Joe McClain and Josh Osich

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.11
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.75
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.88
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.72
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.79
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McClain and Josh Osich

Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
43
326.58
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
37650
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
569.62
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
29.77
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.56
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA