Scott Downs vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Downs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Downs led in strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 63), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 94), and home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 108). Claude Osteen held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 105). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Scott Downs.

Pitching Stats for Scott Downs and Claude Osteen

Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.48
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.56
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
8.73
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.8
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
3.34
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
6.89
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3213
38.49
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.35
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
3.99
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.96
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2870
34.38
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Scott Downs and Claude Osteen

Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.57
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
2.3
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.34
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
2.23
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
96.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Downs and Claude Osteen

Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-13.82
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
19.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
175.86
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
143.11
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
33.93
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67