Jerry Akers vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Akers 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 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Claude Osteen

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Claude Osteen

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10386
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3462
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Claude Osteen

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
101.8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
79.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.59
29.31
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
134.75
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
122.95
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53.69
26.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
143.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67