Claude Osteen vs. John Urrea — Career Comparison

Claude Osteen
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Urrea
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Osteen built a career as a starting pitcher and John Urrea as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Urrea led in home run suppression (HR9+ 191 vs 108), strikeout rate (K%+ 88 vs 63), and run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 97). Claude Osteen held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 93). Role difference aside, John Urrea holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Claude Osteen and John Urrea

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.41
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.44
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.67
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.51
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.51
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.13
50.13
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.42
19.42
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.36
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
3.3
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
3.74
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10381
27
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1090
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460.1
9
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
363.1
9
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
9.03
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
8.6
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.65
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
2.44
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.96
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.24
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
4.19
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
5
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.12
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14433
37.54
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
38.59
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.04
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
3.73
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
4.46
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.18
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.21
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.99
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13352
34.73
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
33.61
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.59
38.59

Fielding Stats for Claude Osteen and John Urrea

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.41
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.44
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.27
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.67
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10386
27
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1090
27
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3462
9
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
363.1
9
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.41
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.82
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.36
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
2.3
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.88
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.23
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.71
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.79
90.79
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.496
0.496
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.04
90.04
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.42
19.42
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Urrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Osteen and John Urrea

Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
289.18
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
916.48
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
91
600
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
540.49
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
74
487.91
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
101.8
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
12
79.12
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
79.67
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
12
79.12
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.25
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
22.13
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.59
29.31
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
3.19
21.01
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
134.75
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
12
79.12
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
122.95
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
145.05
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
44.26
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.19
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.38
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.37
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
77.7
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
39.56
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
26.41
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
25.75
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
19.67
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
65.93
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
291
143.11
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
131.87
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.19
4.19
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
33.93
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
46.15
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.43
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.85
John Urrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.98
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
John Urrea
Career
Per 600 PA