Billy Norman vs. Claude Osteen — Career Comparison

Billy Norman
Lost GenerationKansasNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Billy Norman and Claude Osteen are fairly close on the surface numbers. Billy Norman posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.248 vs 1.302) and home runs allowed (0.23 per nine innings vs 0.65). Claude Osteen had the advantage in ERA (3.3 vs 3.4). By the career numbers, Billy Norman 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 Billy Norman and Claude Osteen

Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.36
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.4
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.3
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.93
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
2.44
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.65
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
39.71
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.88
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
36.53
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Billy Norman and Claude Osteen

Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.73
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.05
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.84
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Billy Norman and Claude Osteen

Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
13
243.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
289.18
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.42
-26.63
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
19.67
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
33.93
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67