Bill Oster vs. Jason Simontacchi — Career Comparison

Bill Oster
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Simontacchi
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Simontacchi built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Oster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Simontacchi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.496 compared to 6.32 and 1.979 for Bill Oster. By the career numbers, Jason Simontacchi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Oster and Jason Simontacchi

Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.6
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.43
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.66
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.43
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.47
60.47
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.21
55.21
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.32
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
5.09
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.91
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
10.1
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.15
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.44
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.89
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.16
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.87
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.83
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
43.09
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
39.27
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.62
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
5.39
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.62
8.62
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.94
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.979
1.979
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
36.19
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
35.05
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.09
43.09
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Bill Oster and Jason Simontacchi

Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.6
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
2.45
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
27
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356.2
9
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.78
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.39
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.72
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.22
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.72
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.17
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.64
54.64
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Oster and Jason Simontacchi

Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1600
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
522.41
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
563.79
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
98.28
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.58
18.5
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
103.45
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
108.62
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.72
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
62.07
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
14.58
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
175.86
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Oster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA