Claude Osteen vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Tomanek as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Osteen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Claude Osteen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Osteen and Dick Tomanek

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Dick Tomanek

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.54
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.03
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.95
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Dick Tomanek

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
101.8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
15.25
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
22.13
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.59
29.31
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
134.75
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
122.95
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
44.26
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53.69
26.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.19
4.19
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.85
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA