Claude Osteen stats

Last played for the Chicago White Sox, 1975

Pitcher

Age 87

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Claude Osteen played 18 MLB seasons, 1957 to 1975.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
541
W
196
L
195
ERA
3.30
IP
3,460.1
K
1,612
BB
940
WHIP
1.27

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1957CIN3002.254.0331.75
1959CIN2007.047.2392.61
1960CIN20015.0348.115301.72
1961CIN/TEX4114.8218.21491.23
1962TEX288133.65150.159471.24
1963TEX409143.35212.1109601.33
1964TEX3715133.33257.0133641.25
1965LAD4015152.79287.0162781.15
1966LAD3917142.85240.1137651.26
1967LAD3917173.22288.1152521.21
1968LAD3912183.09253.2119541.27
1969LAD4120152.66321.0183741.14
1970LAD3716143.83258.2114521.28
1971LAD3814113.51259.0109631.25
1972LAD3320112.64252.0100691.19
1973LAD3316113.31236.286611.22
1974HOU/STL319113.80161.051581.50
1975CHW377164.36204.163921.61

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
3
W
1
L
2
ERA
0.86
IP
21.0
K
7
BB
6
WHIP
0.86

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
140
SHO
40
K/9
4.2
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1957CIN0006.80000
1959CIN0003.50000
1960CIN0002.80000
1961TEX0006.90000
1962TEX0723.50000
1963TEX0824.60000
1964TEX01304.70000
1965LAD0915.10000
1966LAD0835.10000
1967LAD01454.70000
1968LAD0534.20000
1969LAD01675.10000
1970LAD01144.00000
1971LAD01143.80000
1972LAD01443.60000
1973LAD01233.30000
1974HOU/STL0722.90000
1975CHW0502.80000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
87 yearsAug 9, 1939
Debut
1957

What were Claude Osteen's career stats?

Claude Osteen played 18 seasons for the Reds, the Rangers, the Dodgers and the White Sox. He had 196 wins and 1,612 strikeouts with a 3.30 ERA over 3,460.1 innings. His best season was 1969: 20 wins, a 2.66 ERA and 183 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1957 to 1975

Claude Osteen finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 192nd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,612)
  • 124th in wins (pitching) (196)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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