Jim Austin vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Jim Austin
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Austin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Austin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.380 compared to 3.3 and 1.302 for Claude Osteen. By the career numbers, Jim Austin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Austin and Claude Osteen

Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
7.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.54
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
0.51
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.13
50.13
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.06
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
3.3
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.66
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.54
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.04
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
37.62
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.89
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.24
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
3.73
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.99
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
31.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Jim Austin and Claude Osteen

Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
7.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.145
0.145
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Austin and Claude Osteen

Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
83
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
289.18
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1220
600
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Jim Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Jim Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67