Claude Osteen vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Salisbury as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Salisbury posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.55 and WHIP 1.099 compared to 3.3 and 1.302 for Claude Osteen. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Osteen and Harry Salisbury

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
0.51
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
3.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
2.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Harry Salisbury

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
1.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
2.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
2.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Harry Salisbury

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
289.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
44.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.19
4.19
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA