George Davies vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

George Davies
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and George Davies 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 3.32 and 1.331 for George Davies. By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Davies and Claude Osteen

George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.12
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.41
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.44
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.59
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.36
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
8.88
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
4.05
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1602
39.07
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
5.27
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1466
35.76
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.07
39.07
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for George Davies and Claude Osteen

George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.12
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
1.82
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.98
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
2.3
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.63
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
2.23
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.52
88.52
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.348
2.348
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Davies and Claude Osteen

George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
46
175.8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
289.18
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
157
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
542.68
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
103.18
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
101.8
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
79.67
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
15.25
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.27
35.42
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.59
29.31
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
31
118.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
160.51
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
122.95
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.68
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
44.26
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.04
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
37.38
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
91.72
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
77.7
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.95
38.03
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53.69
26.41
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
57.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
19.67
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
99.36
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.04
6.04
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.19
4.19
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.98
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.48
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67