Claude Osteen vs. Dave Tobik — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Tobik
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Tobik as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Osteen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 79), walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 94). Dave Tobik held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 63). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Claude Osteen.

Pitching Stats for Claude Osteen and Dave Tobik

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
3.7
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
8.07
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
3.48
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
5.82
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
37.61
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.64
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.68
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1469
33.39
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Dave Tobik

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.8
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.48
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.45
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.46
98.46
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Dave Tobik

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
289.18
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
196
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1220
600
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA