Josh Sharpless vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Josh Sharpless
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks 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 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. By the career numbers, Josh Sharpless had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Sharpless and Otis Starks

Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.71
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.61
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
40.78
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
32.51
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Josh Sharpless and Otis Starks

Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
11.02
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Sharpless and Otis Starks

Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
248.15
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
600
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
533.33
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.81
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Josh Sharpless
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100