Claude Osteen vs Tommy John

Claude OsteenTommy John

Claude Osteen and Tommy John compared on their MLB careers: Claude Osteen played 18 seasons, 1957 to 1975, Tommy John 26 seasons, 1963 to 1989. Claude Osteen has 196 wins to Tommy John's 288. Claude Osteen won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Claude Osteen and Tommy John career totals
541GP760
196W288
195L231
3.3ERA3.3
3460.1IP4710.1
1,612K2,245
940BB1,259
1.3WHIP1.3
1SV4

How do they compare in the postseason?

Claude Osteen and Tommy John postseason
3GP14
0R0
12H82

Where each stands all time

Claude Osteen and Tommy John all-time places
192nd (1,612)Strikeouts (pitching)62nd (2,245)
124th (196)Wins (pitching)25th (288)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Claude Osteen: 1 championship; none on file
  • Tommy John: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Claude Osteen and Tommy John season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1957002.251963022.21
2nd1959007.041964293.91
3rd1960015.0319651473.09
4th1961114.82196614112.62
5th19628133.65196710132.47
6th19639143.3519681051.98
7th196415133.3319699113.25
8th196515152.79197012173.27
9th196617142.85197113163.61
10th196717173.2219721152.89
11th196812183.0919731673.10
12th196920152.6619741332.59
13th197016143.83197610103.09
14th197114113.5119772072.78
15th197220112.64197817103.30
16th197316113.3119792192.96
17th19749113.8019802293.43
18th19757164.361981982.63
19th————198214123.69
20th————198311134.33
21st————19847134.52
22nd————19854105.53
23rd————1986532.93
24th————19871364.03
25th————1988984.49
26th————1989275.80

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA