James McDonald vs. Josh Osich — Career Comparison

James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Osich
MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James McDonald 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. James McDonald led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 84), home run suppression (HR9+ 82 vs 69), and run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 83). Josh Osich held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 109 vs 75). Role difference aside, James McDonald holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for James McDonald and Josh Osich

James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.02
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
9.01
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.84
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.292
1.292
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
39.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
5.63
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.82
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
35.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for James McDonald and Josh Osich

James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.02
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.88
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.79
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDonald and Josh Osich

James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
37650
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-2.56
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA