Claude Osteen vs. Steve Toole — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Toole
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Toole 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 4.79 and 1.616 for Steve Toole. 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 Steve Toole

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.41
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.12
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
0.51
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.13
50.13
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.94
50.94
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.36
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.79
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
9.28
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
5.26
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.83
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.59
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
41.24
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
7.23
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.616
1.616
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1742
35.39
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Steve Toole

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1512
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.63
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
2.3
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.16
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
2.23
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.77
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.57
87.57
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Steve Toole

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
289.18
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
59
151.28
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
234
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
540.49
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
584.62
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
101.8
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
153.85
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
79.67
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
107.69
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
15.25
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.46
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.95
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.56
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
22.13
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.15
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.59
29.31
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.15
61.93
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
134.75
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
210.26
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
122.95
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
169.23
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
44.26
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
87.18
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
37.38
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
77.7
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
164.1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53.69
26.41
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.31
67.46
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.48
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
51.28
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.19
4.19
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.7
11.7
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.98
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.48
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100