Claude Osteen vs. Ken Trinkle — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Trinkle
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Trinkle 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 3.74 and 1.493 for Ken Trinkle. 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 Ken Trinkle

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.47
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.51
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.6
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.74
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1306
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
435.1
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9.14
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.3
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.69
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
39.42
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.13
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
4.38
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
34.92
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Ken Trinkle

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.41
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10386
27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3462
9
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.86
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Ken Trinkle

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
1440
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
80
533.33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
8.93
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
122.95
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
126.67
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
1.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
19.67
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
126.67
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.19
4.19
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.85
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
33.33
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA