Claude Osteen vs. Chin-hui Tsao — Career Comparison
Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Chin-hui Tsao 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 5.75 and 1.526 for Chin-hui Tsao. 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 Chin-hui Tsao
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
5.29
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
1.27
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.13
50.13
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
3.3
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
5.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
27
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
9.74
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.04
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
2.44
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.71
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
6.22
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.103
1.103
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
40.08
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.13
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
3.73
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.94
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13352
34.73
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
35.26
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.08
40.08
Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Chin-hui Tsao
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
5.29
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
1.27
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
27
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
1.82
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.58
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
2.3
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.13
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
2.23
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.95
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.04
90.04
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Chin-hui Tsao
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
57
2137.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
22.13
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
59.59
29.31
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
38.49
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
274
134.75
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
250
122.95
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
158
77.7
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
53.69
26.41
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.59
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.19
4.19
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
69
33.93
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Chin-hui Tsao
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0