Claude Osteen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 160lb (180cm, 72kg)

Born: August 9, 1939 in Caney Springs, TN us

High School: Reading HS (Reading, OH)

Debut: July 6, 1957 (Age 17-331d, 9,076th in MLB history)
vs. STL 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1975 (Age 36-049d)
vs. MIN 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Claude Wilson Osteen

Nicknames: Gomer

Pronunciation: \oh-STEEN\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.2

W

196

L

195

ERA

3.30

G

541

GS

488

SV

IP

3460.2

SO

1612

WHIP

1.275

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1957	17	CIN-min	AA	1	1	.500		2															0											NVL SOUA
1957	17	CIN	NL	0	0		2.25	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	2	19	198	3.21	1.750	9.0	0.0	6.8	6.8	1.00

1958	18	CIN-min	B,AAA	19	8	.704	3.05	34	27		19	3		230.0	214	99	78	8	109		214	1	1	7				1.404	8.4	0.3	4.3	8.4	1.96	WEN,SLE NORW,PCL
1959	19	CIN-min	AAA	8	12	.400	2.98	28	26		12	2		193.0	107	82	64	8	78		155	3	0	8				0.959	5.0	0.4	3.6	7.2	1.99	SLE PCL
1959	19	CIN	NL	0	0		7.04	2	0	0	0	0	0	7.2	11	10	6	2	9	1	3	0	0	0	44	61	8.67	2.609	12.9	2.3	10.6	3.5	0.33
1960	20	CIN	NL	0	1	.000	5.03	20	3	8	0	0	0	48.1	53	29	27	4	30	4	15	1	0	4	217	76	4.91	1.717	9.9	0.7	5.6	2.8	0.50
1961	21	CIN-min	AAA	15	11	.577	3.53	28	26		11	1		191.0	184	92	75	9	77	6	132	1	0	7				1.366	8.7	0.4	3.6	6.2	1.71	INA AA
1961	21	TOT	MLB	1	1	.500	4.82	4	3	1	0	0	0	18.2	14	11	10	3	9	0	14	1	1	2	77	84	4.77	1.232	6.8	1.4	4.3	6.8	1.56
1961	21	CIN	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2.57	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1961	21	WSA	AL	1	1	.500	4.91	3	3	0	0	0	0	18.1	14	11	10	3	9	0	14	1	1	2	76	81	4.81	1.255	6.9	1.5	4.4	6.9	1.56
1962	22	WSA	AL	8	13	.381	3.65	28	22	4	7	2	1	150.1	140	62	61	12	47	6	59	4	0	3	626	111	3.89	1.244	8.4	0.7	2.8	3.5	1.26
1963	23	WSA	AL	9	14	.391	3.35	40	29	5	8	2	0	212.1	222	101	79	23	60	4	109	1	0	6	900	112	3.72	1.328	9.4	1.0	2.5	4.6	1.82
1964	24	WSA	AL	15	13	.536	3.33	37	36	0	13	0	0	257.0	256	107	95	20	64	8	133	3	0	3	1070	112	3.36	1.245	9.0	0.7	2.2	4.7	2.08	MVP-30
1965	25	LAD	NL	15	15	.500	2.79	40	40	0	9	1	0	287.0	253	95	89	19	78	10	162	3	1	4	1169	117	3.10	1.153	7.9	0.6	2.4	5.1	2.08
1966	26	LAD	NL	17	14	.548	2.85	39	38	1	8	3	0	240.1	238	92	76	6	65	13	137	2	0	5	1005	116	2.57	1.261	8.9	*0.2*	2.4	5.1	2.11
1967	27	LAD	NL	17	17	.500	3.22	39	39	0	14	5	0	288.1	*298*	116	103	19	52	10	152	2	0	4	1187	96	2.90	1.214	9.3	0.6	1.6	4.7	2.92	AS
1968	28	LAD	NL	12	18	.400	3.08	39	36	1	5	3	0	254.0	267	109	87	14	54	10	119	5	0	4	1053	89	2.86	1.264	9.5	0.5	1.9	4.2	2.20
1969	29	LAD	NL	20	15	.571	2.66	41	41	0	16	7	0	321.0	*293*	103	95	17	74	8	183	6	0	8	1291	124	2.80	1.143	8.2	0.5	2.1	5.1	2.47
1970	30	LAD	NL	16	14	.533	3.83	37	37	0	11	4	0	258.2	280	121	110	24	52	3	114	4	0	1	1085	100	3.61	1.284	9.7	0.8	1.8	4.0	2.19	AS
1971	31	LAD	NL	14	11	.560	3.51	38	38	0	11	4	0	259.0	262	108	101	25	63	2	109	3	1	4	1071	92	3.63	1.255	9.1	0.9	2.2	3.8	1.73
1972	32	LAD	NL	20	11	.645	2.64	33	33	0	14	4	0	252.0	232	82	74	16	69	4	100	4	0	5	1033	127	3.30	1.194	8.3	0.6	2.5	3.6	1.45
1973	33	LAD	NL	16	11	.593	3.31	33	33	0	12	3	0	236.2	227	97	87	20	61	2	86	2	0	7	961	106	3.74	1.217	8.6	0.8	2.3	3.3	1.41	AS
1974	34	TOT	NL	9	11	.450	3.80	31	23	3	7	2	0	161.0	184	81	68	9	58	6	51	2	3	3	706	92	3.79	1.503	10.3	0.5	3.2	2.9	0.88
1974	34	HOU	NL	9	9	.500	3.71	23	21	1	7	2	0	138.1	158	67	57	8	47	1	45	2	3	3	602	93	3.74	1.482	10.3	0.5	3.1	2.9	0.96
1974	34	STL	NL	0	2	.000	4.37	8	2	2	0	0	0	22.2	26	14	11	1	11	5	6	0	0	0	104	84	4.08	1.632	10.3	0.4	4.4	2.4	0.55
1975	35	CHW	AL	7	16	.304	4.36	37	37	0	5	0	0	204.1	237	110	99	16	92	2	63	2	0	2	919	90	4.37	1.610	10.4	0.7	4.1	2.8	0.68
18 Yrs				196	195	.501	3.30	541	488	24	140	40	1	3460.2	3471	1435	1268	249	940	93	1612	45	6	67	14433	104	3.38	1.275	9.0	0.6	2.4	4.2	1.71
162 Game Avg.				13	13	.501	3.30	36	32	2	9	3	0	229	229	95	84	16	62	6	107	3	0	4	954	104	3.38	1.275	9.0	0.6	2.4	4.2	1.71
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
LAD (9 yrs)				147	126	.538	3.09	339	335	2	100	34	0	2397.0	2350	923	822	160	568	62	1162	31	2	42	9855	106	3.15	1.217	8.8	0.6	2.1	4.4	2.05
WSA (4 yrs)				33	41	.446	3.46	108	90	9	28	4	1	638.0	632	281	245	58	180	18	315	9	1	14	2672	111	3.65	1.273	8.9	0.8	2.5	4.4	1.75
CIN (4 yrs)				0	1	.000	5.07	26	3	10	0	0	0	60.1	68	40	34	6	42	5	21	1	0	6	281	78	5.26	1.823	10.1	0.9	6.3	3.1	0.50
STL (1 yr)				0	2	.000	4.37	8	2	2	0	0	0	22.2	26	14	11	1	11	5	6	0	0	0	104	84	4.08	1.632	10.3	0.4	4.4	2.4	0.55
HOU (1 yr)				9	9	.500	3.71	23	21	1	7	2	0	138.1	158	67	57	8	47	1	45	2	3	3	602	93	3.74	1.482	10.3	0.5	3.1	2.9	0.96
CHW (1 yr)				7	16	.304	4.36	37	37	0	5	0	0	204.1	237	110	99	16	92	2	63	2	0	2	919	90	4.37	1.610	10.4	0.7	4.1	2.8	0.68

NL (14 yrs)				156	138	.531	3.18	396	361	15	107	36	0	2618.1	2602	1044	924	175	668	73	1234	34	5	51	10842	104	3.24	1.249	8.9	0.6	2.3	4.2	1.85
AL (5 yrs)				40	57	.412	3.68	145	127	9	33	4	1	842.1	869	391	344	74	272	20	378	11	1	16	3591	105	3.82	1.355	9.3	0.8	2.9	4.0	1.39