Don Drysdale vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Don Drysdale a clear advantage over Claude Osteen across the core pitching metrics. Don Drysdale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 63), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 94). Don Drysdale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Claude Osteen

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.41
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.55
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
0.51
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.44
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.73
55.73
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.13
50.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.77
89.77
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.36
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
3.3
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
2.44
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14433
37.54
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.09
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
3.73
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13088
34.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Claude Osteen

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.49
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
1.8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
2.3
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
2.23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.77
89.77
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Claude Osteen

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
289.18
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
99.92
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
156
71.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
26
11.92
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.95
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.93
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
22.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
59.59
29.31
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
274
134.75
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
250
122.95
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
44
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
76
37.38
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
158
77.7
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
53.69
26.41
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.48
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
40
19.67
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
143.11
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
69
31.63
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.85
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.49
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67