Normie Roy vs. Josh Sharpless — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Normie Roy 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 5.13 and 1.860 for Normie Roy. By the career numbers, Josh Sharpless had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Normie Roy and Josh Sharpless

Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.87
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.91
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.13
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
10.86
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.71
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.06
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.88
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.61
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.77
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
42.08
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
40.78
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
5.73
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.592
1.592
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
35.9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
32.51
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.08
42.08
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Normie Roy and Josh Sharpless

Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
27
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.1
9
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.737
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Normie Roy and Josh Sharpless

Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
14.95
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
16.43
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
5.25
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA