Gary Dotter vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Gary Dotter
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Dotter 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 5.11 and 1.378 for Gary Dotter. By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Dotter and Claude Osteen

Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.192
0.192
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.57
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
39.41
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.84
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Gary Dotter and Claude Osteen

Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Dotter and Claude Osteen

Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67