Bill Evans vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Evans 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 4.98 and 1.708 for Bill Evans. By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Claude Osteen

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.98
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
8.72
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
40.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.82
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
33.65
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Claude Osteen

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10386
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3462
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Claude Osteen

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1560
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-60
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67