Craig Dingman vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Craig Dingman
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Dingman 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 6.1 and 1.682 for Craig Dingman. By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Dingman and Claude Osteen

Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
10.39
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.47
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.18
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.65
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
6.21
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.619
1.619
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
34.68
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Craig Dingman and Claude Osteen

Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.79
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.093
0.093
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Dingman and Claude Osteen

Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
289.18
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1220
600
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Craig Dingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Craig Dingman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67