Willie Jensen vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Willie Jensen and Claude Osteen are fairly close on the surface numbers. Claude Osteen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.3 vs 3.64) and WHIP (1.302 vs 1.667). Willie Jensen had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.43 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Willie Jensen and Claude Osteen

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.41
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.07
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.64
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14433
37.54
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Claude Osteen

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10386
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3462
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Claude Osteen

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
289.18
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.36
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-47.01
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
19.67
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
143.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67