Josh Osich vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Josh Osich
MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith 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. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 5.02 and 1.405 for Josh Osich. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Osich and Ford Smith

Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9.01
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.84
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
3.51
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.12
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.39
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
39.15
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
5.63
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
35.12
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Josh Osich and Ford Smith

Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.88
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.79
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Osich and Ford Smith

Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
37650
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.56
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.47
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA