Claude Osteen

Positions: Starting Pitcher and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

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

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

High School: Reading HS (Reading, OH)

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

196

195

ERA

3.30

541

488

3460.2

1612

WHIP

1.275

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1957	17	-8.6	Nashville	SOUA	AA	CIN	1	1	.500			2															0
1957	17	-10.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	0		2.25	2.25	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	2	19	1.750	9.0	0.0	6.8	6.8	1.00
1958	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AAA	CIN	19	8	.704	3.05	3.87	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
1958	18	-10.1	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CIN	5	4	.556	3.08	4.33	12	10		4	2		79.0	69	38	27	2	42		40	0	1	2		1.405	7.9	0.2	4.8	4.6	0.95
1958	18	-5.5	Wenatchee	NORW	B	CIN	14	4	.778	3.04	3.64	22	17		15	1		151.0	145	61	51	6	67		174	1	0	5		1.404	8.6	0.4	4.0	10.4	2.60
1959	19	-8.2	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CIN	8	12	.400	2.98	3.82	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
1959	19	-8.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	0		7.04	11.74	2	0	0	0	0	0	7.2	11	10	6	2	9	1	3	0	0	0	44	2.609	12.9	2.3	10.6	3.5	0.33
1960	20	-7.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	1	.000	5.03	5.40	20	3	8	0	0	0	48.1	53	29	27	4	30	4	15	1	0	4	217	1.717	9.9	0.7	5.6	2.8	0.50
1961	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CIN	1	1	.500	4.82	5.30	4	3	1	0	0	0	18.2	14	11	10	3	9	0	14	1	1	2	77	1.232	6.8	1.4	4.3	6.8	1.56
1961	21	-4.9	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CIN	15	11	.577	3.53	4.34	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
1961	21	-6.8	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	1	1	.500	4.91	5.40	3	3	0	0	0	0	18.1	14	11	10	3	9	0	14	1	1	2	76	1.255	6.9	1.5	4.4	6.9	1.56
1961	21	-6.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1962	22	-5.7	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	8	13	.381	3.65	3.71	28	22	4	7	2	1	150.1	140	62	61	12	47	6	59	4	0	3	626	1.244	8.4	0.7	2.8	3.5	1.26
1963	23	-4.7	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	9	14	.391	3.35	4.28	40	29	5	8	2	0	212.1	222	101	79	23	60	4	109	1	0	6	900	1.328	9.4	1.0	2.5	4.6	1.82
1964	24	-3.2	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	15	13	.536	3.33	3.75	37	36	0	13	0	0	257.0	256	107	95	20	64	8	133	3	0	3	1070	1.245	9.0	0.7	2.2	4.7	2.08
1965	25	-3.3	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	15	15	.500	2.79	2.98	40	40	0	9	1	0	287.0	253	95	89	19	78	10	162	3	1	4	1169	1.153	7.9	0.6	2.4	5.1	2.08
1966	26	-1.8	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	17	14	.548	2.85	3.45	39	38	1	8	3	0	240.1	238	92	76	6	65	13	137	2	0	5	1005	1.261	8.9	0.2	2.4	5.1	2.11
1967	27	-0.4	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	17	17	.500	3.22	3.62	39	39	0	14	5	0	288.1	298	116	103	19	52	10	152	2	0	4	1187	1.214	9.3	0.6	1.6	4.7	2.92
1968	28	0.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	12	18	.400	3.08	3.86	39	36	1	5	3	0	254.0	267	109	87	14	54	10	119	5	0	4	1053	1.264	9.5	0.5	1.9	4.2	2.20
1969	29	2.0	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	20	15	.571	2.66	2.89	41	41	0	16	7	0	321.0	293	103	95	17	74	8	183	6	0	8	1291	1.143	8.2	0.5	2.1	5.1	2.47
1970	30	2.9	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	16	14	.533	3.83	4.21	37	37	0	11	4	0	258.2	280	121	110	24	52	3	114	4	0	1	1085	1.284	9.7	0.8	1.8	4.0	2.19
1971	31	3.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	14	11	.560	3.51	3.75	38	38	0	11	4	0	259.0	262	108	101	25	63	2	109	3	1	4	1071	1.255	9.1	0.9	2.2	3.8	1.73
1972	32	4.9	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	20	11	.645	2.64	2.93	33	33	0	14	4	0	252.0	232	82	74	16	69	4	100	4	0	5	1033	1.194	8.3	0.6	2.5	3.6	1.45
1973	33	5.7	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	16	11	.593	3.31	3.69	33	33	0	12	3	0	236.2	227	97	87	20	61	2	86	2	0	7	961	1.217	8.6	0.8	2.3	3.3	1.41
1974	34		2 Teams	NL	Maj	HOU-STL	9	11	.450	3.80	4.53	31	23	3	7	2	0	161.0	184	81	68	9	58	6	51	2	3	3	706	1.503	10.3	0.5	3.2	2.9	0.88
1974	34	6.8	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	9	9	.500	3.71	4.36	23	21	1	7	2	0	138.1	158	67	57	8	47	1	45	2	3	3	602	1.482	10.3	0.5	3.1	2.9	0.96
1974	34	6.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	2	.000	4.37	5.56	8	2	2	0	0	0	22.2	26	14	11	1	11	5	6	0	0	0	104	1.632	10.3	0.4	4.4	2.4	0.55
1975	35	6.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	7	16	.304	4.36	4.85	37	37	0	5	0	0	204.1	237	110	99	16	92	2	63	2	0	2	919	1.610	10.4	0.7	4.1	2.8	0.68
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (18 seasons)					Majors		196	195	.501	3.30	3.73	541	488	24	140	40	1	3460.2	3471	1435	1268	249	940	93	1612	45	6	67	14433	1.275	9.0	0.6	2.4	4.2	1.71
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		43	32	.573			92	79		42	6		614.0	505	273	217	25	264	6	501	5	1	22
All Levels (19 Seasons)							239	227	.513			633	567	24	182	46	1	4074.2	3976	1708	1485	274	1204	99	2113	50	7	89	14433

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		28	27	.509	3.23	4.12	68	62		27	5		463.0	360	212	166	19	197	6	327	4	1	17		1.203	7.0	0.4	3.8	6.4	1.66
AA (1 season)					Minors		1	1	.500			2															0
B (1 season)					Minors		14	4	.778	3.04	3.64	22	17		15	1		151.0	145	61	51	6	67		174	1	0	5		1.404	8.6	0.4	4.0	10.4	2.60