Lum Davenport vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Lum Davenport
Lost GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Lum 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 7.71 and 1.954 for Lum 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 Lum Davenport and Claude Osteen

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
7.71
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.72
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.87
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.09
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
42.27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.7
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.41
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.954
1.954
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.27
42.27
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Lum Davenport and Claude Osteen

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10386
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3462
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lum Davenport and Claude Osteen

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
782.61
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
101.8
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
79.67
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
15.25
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
22.13
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
94.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.59
29.31
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
134.75
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
122.95
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
44.26
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
37.38
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
77.7
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
105.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53.69
26.41
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
19.67
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
143.11
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67