Claude Osteen vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Claude Osteen and Luis Tiant are fairly close on the surface numbers. Claude Osteen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.3 vs 3.57) and WHIP (1.302 vs 1.407). Luis Tiant had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.24 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Claude Osteen and Luis Tiant

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.68
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
0.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.45
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.13
50.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.22
68.22
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.36
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
3.57
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
9.2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.38
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
6.82
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2481
38.88
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.22
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2208
34.6
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Luis Tiant

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.69
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
1.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
2.3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.49
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
2.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.43
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.59
67.59
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Luis Tiant

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
293.27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
223
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
190
511.21
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
9.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
37
99.55
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.76
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
15
40.36
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.06
-0.17
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
19.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.19
4.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
33.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.98
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA