Red Adams vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Red Adams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Osteen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 8.25 and 2.083 for Red Adams. By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Adams and Claude Osteen

Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.25
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
44.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.083
2.083
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
39
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.395
0.395
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.25
44.25
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Red Adams and Claude Osteen

Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10386
27
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3462
9
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Adams and Claude Osteen

Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Red Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Red Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67