Claude Osteen vs. Frank Tanana — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Tanana
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Claude Osteen a clear advantage over Frank Tanana across the core pitching metrics. Claude Osteen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 71), walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 87). Frank Tanana held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 63). Claude Osteen was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Claude Osteen and Frank Tanana

Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.41
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
1.27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
0.51
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.52
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.51
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.13
50.13
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.31
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.07
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.66
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4063
8.73
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1255
2.7
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2773
5.96
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.26
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.28
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17641
37.91
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1910
4.1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.35
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
0.66
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15975
34.33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Frank Tanana

Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
1.27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12565
27
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188.1
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.49
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
1.37
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
883
1.9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.86
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.04
90.04
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.09
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Frank Tanana

Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
5990.63
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.95
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
19.34
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
37.38
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
11.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.19
4.19
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Frank Tanana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.49
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.48
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Frank Tanana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0