Matt Dunbar vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Matt Dunbar
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Dunbar 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 11.57 and 3.714 for Matt Dunbar. By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Dunbar and Claude Osteen

Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.09
12.09
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
15.43
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
14.14
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.14
14.14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.286
2.286
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
57.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.286
3.286
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
39.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.86
57.86
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Matt Dunbar and Claude Osteen

Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
1.82
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
2.3
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
2.23
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Dunbar and Claude Osteen

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