Josh Sharpless vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Josh Sharpless
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma 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. Joe Sparma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 4.41 and 1.653 for Josh Sharpless. By the career numbers, Joe Sparma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Sharpless and Joe Sparma

Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.71
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
8.06
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.8
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.61
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.54
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
40.78
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
32.51
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
34.22
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Josh Sharpless and Joe Sparma

Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.91
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.59
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.02
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Sharpless and Joe Sparma

Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
359.22
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
600
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
522.33
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
11.49
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
75.73
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.55
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-1.66
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA