Denny Driscoll vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Denny Driscoll
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Driscoll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Driscoll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 3.3 and 1.302 for Claude Osteen. By the career numbers, Denny Driscoll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Driscoll and Claude Osteen

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.41
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.35
49.35
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.95
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.36
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.08
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
3.3
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2043
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
9.87
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.89
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
2.44
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.26
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2942
38.88
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.47
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
37.97
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Denny Driscoll and Claude Osteen

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.22
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2301
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
1.82
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.16
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
2.3
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.76
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
2.23
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.36
87.36
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Driscoll and Claude Osteen

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
95
162.39
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
289.18
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
351
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
341
582.91
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
57
97.44
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
83.76
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
79.67
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.26
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.68
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
13.28
22.7
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
68
116.24
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
67
114.53
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
63.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
44.26
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.55
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
41
70.09
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
10.48
17.92
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
10
17.09
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.97
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.14
50.14
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.19
4.19
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67