Wayne Osborne vs. Will Sawyer — Career Comparison

Wayne Osborne
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Will Sawyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wayne Osborne built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Sawyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 5.91 and 1.922 for Wayne Osborne. By the career numbers, Will Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wayne Osborne and Will Sawyer

Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.95
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.36
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
13.5
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.6
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.8
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.8
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.85
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
43.45
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
596
38.04
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.04
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.922
1.922
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
39.66
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
35.04
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.45
43.45
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Wayne Osborne and Will Sawyer

Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.09
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
27
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.7
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.34
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.09
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wayne Osborne and Will Sawyer

Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
204
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
564
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.23
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
42.56
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-39.5
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
228
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA