Jim Dickson vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Jim Dickson
Silent GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City 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 Jim Dickson 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 4.36 and 1.560 for Jim Dickson. By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Dickson and Claude Osteen

Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
6.89
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.13
50.13
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.36
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
8.54
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.63
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.87
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.63
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.44
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
39.84
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.59
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.37
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
34.84
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Jim Dickson and Claude Osteen

Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
6.89
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.39
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.64
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.52
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Dickson and Claude Osteen

Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
9342.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
79.67
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.19
4.19
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67