Jim Abbott vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Abbott and Claude Osteen are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 92 for Jim Abbott and 97 for Claude Osteen, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 94 and 94 respectively. If forced to pick, Claude Osteen gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Claude Osteen

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.77
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6442
34.63
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Claude Osteen

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
1.61
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
2.05
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.04
90.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Claude Osteen

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
37.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
143.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
33.93
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67