Claude Osteen vs. Aaron Taylor — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Aaron Taylor
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Taylor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Osteen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 8.86 and 1.828 for Aaron Taylor. By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Osteen and Aaron Taylor

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
8.44
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.37
7.37
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
12.66
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.66
12.66
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.69
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.8
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.02
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
43.88
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.22
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.828
1.828
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
39.23
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Aaron Taylor

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
8.44
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Aaron Taylor

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
289.18
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1220
600
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Aaron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Aaron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA