Claude Osteen vs. Andy Tomasic — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Andy Tomasic
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Andy Tomasic 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 18 and 2.800 for Andy Tomasic. 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 Andy Tomasic

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
18
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.85
14.85
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
16.2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
52.2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
18
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.2
52.2

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Andy Tomasic

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10386
27
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3462
9
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Andy Tomasic

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
143.11
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Andy Tomasic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Andy Tomasic
Career
Per 600 PA