Jim Abbott vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jim Abbott and Claude Osteen are fairly close on the surface numbers. Claude Osteen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.3 vs 20.25) and WHIP (1.302 vs 3.750). Jim Abbott had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Claude Osteen

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
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
3
20.25
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.53
14.53
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
67.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
47.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.5
67.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Claude Osteen

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.04
90.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
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
2
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
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
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
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
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
0.249
0.249
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
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
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
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 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
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 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
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