Claude Osteen vs. Ted Turner — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Turner
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Turner 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 13.5 and 2.250 for Ted Turner. 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 Ted Turner

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
9.03
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.24
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
4.19
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
33.75
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Ted Turner

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

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Ted Turner

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