Claude Osteen vs. Will Thompson — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Will Thompson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Thompson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 2.667 compared to 3.3 and 1.302 for Claude Osteen. By the career numbers, Will Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Osteen and Will Thompson

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.27
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
3.3
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
54
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Will Thompson

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
1.82
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
2.3
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
2.23
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Will Thompson

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.59
29.31
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
122.95
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53.69
26.41
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
19.67
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA