Marty Decker vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Marty Decker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Marty Decker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marty Decker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 0.923 compared to 3.3 and 1.302 for Claude Osteen. By the career numbers, Marty Decker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Decker and Claude Osteen

Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
3.3
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.12
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
35.31
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14433
37.54
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
3.73
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
31.15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.31
35.31
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Marty Decker and Claude Osteen

Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
1.82
Marty Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
2.3
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Decker and Claude Osteen

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