Joey Devine vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Joey Devine
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey Devine as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joey Devine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 3.3 and 1.302 for Claude Osteen. By the career numbers, Joey Devine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Devine and Claude Osteen

Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9.48
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
0.51
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.13
50.13
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
3.3
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.198
0.198
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.32
6.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.89
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
9.07
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.551
1.551
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
37.8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.04
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.16
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
3.73
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
31.89
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Joey Devine and Claude Osteen

Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9.48
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.043
0.043
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Devine and Claude Osteen

Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
55800
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
143.11
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67