Claude Osteen vs. Justin Thompson — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Justin Thompson
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Justin Thompson a clear advantage over Claude Osteen across the core pitching metrics. Justin Thompson led in strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 63), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 94). Claude Osteen held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 103). Justin Thompson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Claude Osteen and Justin Thompson

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.27
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.57
45.57
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
4.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
8.78
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
3.26
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
5.94
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2739
38
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.44
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.85
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2453
34.03
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Justin Thompson

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.27
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.25
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.58
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.107
1.107
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.04
90.04
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Justin Thompson

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
4414.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.72
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.79
-33.83
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
143.11
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA