Claude Osteen vs. Merle Settlemire — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Merle Settlemire
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Claude Osteen and Merle Settlemire are fairly close on the surface numbers. Claude Osteen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.3 vs 5.47) and WHIP (1.302 vs 1.822). Merle Settlemire had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.22 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 Claude Osteen and Merle Settlemire

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.28
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
12.68
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.72
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
43.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.78
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.822
1.822
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
38.91
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.29
43.29

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Merle Settlemire

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10386
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3462
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Merle Settlemire

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
990
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
15.25
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
22.13
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
20.69
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
44.26
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
37.38
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
77.7
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
15.78
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
143.11
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
33.93
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA