Josh Osich vs. Vince Shields — Career Comparison

Josh Osich
MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vince Shields
Lost GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vince Shields 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. Vince Shields posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.083 compared to 5.02 and 1.405 for Josh Osich. By the career numbers, Vince Shields had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Osich and Vince Shields

Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.02
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9.01
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.84
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
3.51
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.12
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
39.15
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
38.25
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
5.63
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.82
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
35.12
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
33.75
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Josh Osich and Vince Shields

Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
27
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220.2
9
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.02
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.88
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.79
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Osich and Vince Shields

Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
37650
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.56
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
113.33
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Vince Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Vince Shields
Career
Per 600 PA