Claude Osteen vs. Josh Taylor — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Josh Taylor
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Taylor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Taylor led in home run suppression (HR9+ 226 vs 108), strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 63), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 150 vs 94). Claude Osteen held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 104). Role difference aside, Josh Taylor holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Claude Osteen and Josh Taylor

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
10.35
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.35
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.55
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.97
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
11.63
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.63
11.63
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
39.15
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.88
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
34.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Josh Taylor

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
10.35
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.044
0.044
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Josh Taylor

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
289.18
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
138
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1220
600
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA