Josh Osich vs. Virgil Trucks — Career Comparison

Josh Osich
MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Virgil Trucks
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Virgil Trucks 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. Virgil Trucks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 5.02 and 1.405 for Josh Osich. By the career numbers, Virgil Trucks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Osich and Virgil Trucks

Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
1.73
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.1
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.59
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.45
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.73
56.73
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.44
63.44
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.42
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.02
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
3.39
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8047
27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2682.1
9
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
9.01
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
8.11
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.84
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.63
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.51
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
3.65
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.12
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1534
5.15
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.16
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
39.15
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11378
38.18
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
5.63
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
3.77
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.82
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
35.12
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10243
34.37
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Josh Osich and Virgil Trucks

Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.24
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
6.31
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
5.13
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.88
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
7.36
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.79
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
7.03
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.86
15.86
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Osich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Osich and Virgil Trucks

Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
37650
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
517
307.43
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
600
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949
564.32
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
101.68
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
86.22
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
13.68
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
15.46
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.02
19.04
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
120.12
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
108.23
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.46
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
41.63
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
77.9
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.56
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.54
12.21
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.35
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
90.98
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
6.59
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
27.35
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.78
Josh Osich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
31
18.43
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Josh Osich
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50