Don August vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Don August
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Claude Osteen a clear advantage over Don August across the core pitching metrics. Claude Osteen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 88), walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 89). Don August held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 69 vs 63). Claude Osteen was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Don August and Claude Osteen

Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.27
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.7
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
0.51
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.61
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.13
50.13
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.55
79.55
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.64
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
10.04
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.96
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
3.23
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.7
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926
39.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.01
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.98
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1733
35.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Don August and Claude Osteen

Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.27
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
2.3
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
2.23
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.55
79.55
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don August and Claude Osteen

Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
88
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
289.18
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1220
600
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Don August
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67