Josh Osich vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Josh Osich
MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus 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. Rufus Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.375 compared to 5.02 and 1.405 for Josh Osich. By the career numbers, Rufus Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Osich and Rufus Smith

Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.02
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9.01
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.84
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
3.51
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.12
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
39.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
5.63
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.82
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
35.12
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Josh Osich and Rufus Smith

Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.88
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.79
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Osich and Rufus Smith

Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
37650
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-2.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA