Buck Ross vs. Josh Sharpless — Career Comparison

Buck Ross
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Sharpless
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buck Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Sharpless as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Sharpless posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.653 compared to 4.94 and 1.551 for Buck Ross. By the career numbers, Josh Sharpless had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Ross and Josh Sharpless

Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.56
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.2
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.37
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.63
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.09
37.09
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.79
76.79
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
4.94
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4096
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365.1
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1545
10.18
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.71
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.75
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
3.78
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.61
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
2.37
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6141
40.48
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
40.78
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.22
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
5.81
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.551
1.551
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5561
36.66
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
32.51
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.48
40.48
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Buck Ross and Josh Sharpless

Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
27
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.1
9
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.084
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Ross and Josh Sharpless

Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
284.4
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
600
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
537.6
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.8
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
66
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.2
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.6
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.8
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.46
20.96
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
106.8
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
109.2
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
28.8
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.4
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
57.6
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.18
12.21
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
24
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
141
169.2
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.55
3.55
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.6
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA