Claude Davenport vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Claude Davenport
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Claude Davenport 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 4.5 and 1.500 for Claude Davenport. By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Davenport and Claude Osteen

Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
36
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Claude Davenport and Claude Osteen

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

Hitting Stats for Claude Davenport and Claude Osteen

Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
143.11
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Claude Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Claude Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67