Tom Drohan vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Tom Drohan
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Drohan 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 9 and 2.500 for Tom Drohan. By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Drohan and Claude Osteen

Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.5
17.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
2.44
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Tom Drohan and Claude Osteen

Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10386
27
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3462
9
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Tom Drohan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drohan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Drohan and Claude Osteen

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