Claude Osteen vs. Mike Thomas — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Thomas
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.250 compared to 3.3 and 1.302 for Claude Osteen. By the career numbers, Mike Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Osteen and Mike Thomas

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
3.3
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
47.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
3.73
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Mike Thomas

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Mike Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Mike Thomas

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