Claude Osteen vs. Erich Uelmen — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Erich Uelmen
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and Erich Uelmen 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 5.79 and 1.536 for Erich Uelmen. 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 Erich Uelmen

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.36
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
0.51
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.13
50.13
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.79
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.65
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.07
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
41.79
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.11
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.18
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
34.07
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and Erich Uelmen

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.36
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.41
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.077
0.077
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and Erich Uelmen

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
289.18
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
26
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1220
600
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
122.95
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.67
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.93
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
Erich Uelmen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Erich Uelmen
Career
Per 600 PA