Claude Osteen
1957–1975 · bats L / throws L · Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1961-71)
551G
.188AVG
.217OBP
.249SLG
More career statistics
207H
8HR
76RBI
2SB
196–195W–L
3,460.1IP
1,612K
3.30ERA
488GS
1SV
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 551 | 588 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 14,433 | 14,434 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,268 | 1,269 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 10,381 | 10,382 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,435 | 1,436 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | 1,220 | 1,099 | 90 | 207 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 40 | 291 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 274 | .188 | .217 | .249 | .466 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,460.3 | 541 | 488 | 140 | 196 | 195 | 1 | 3,471 | 1,435 | 1,268 | 249 | 940 | 1,612 | 0 | 0 | 3.30 | 1.275 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1967-06-01 to 1967-06-18
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Six Runs, No Outs | 1971-08-28 | 1 in 1,164 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1968-05-02 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1965-06-17 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 290 | 593 | 95 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 142 | .182 | .199 | .231 |
| Away | 298 | 627 | 112 | 6 | 37 | 17 | 149 | .194 | .206 | .266 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 74 | 145 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 36 | .177 | .200 | .200 |
| May | 103 | 221 | 41 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 51 | .204 | .199 | .269 |
| June | 103 | 220 | 41 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 58 | .201 | .209 | .275 |
| July | 103 | 212 | 34 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 49 | .185 | .203 | .245 |
| August | 105 | 209 | 38 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 45 | .201 | .225 | .265 |
| September | 96 | 202 | 30 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 47 | .167 | .188 | .239 |
| October | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 47 | 104 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 19 | .242 | .250 | .305 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 46 | 86 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .190 | .209 | .215 |
| san-francisco-giants | 46 | 103 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 23 | .167 | .165 | .244 |
| houston-astros | 43 | 106 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 25 | .147 | .189 | .232 |
| cincinnati-reds | 40 | 100 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 18 | .253 | .270 | .286 |
| chicago-cubs | 38 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | .181 | .215 | .236 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 38 | 77 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .137 | .130 | .151 |
| atlanta-braves | 37 | 102 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | .222 | .235 | .278 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 4 | 3 |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 7 | 3 |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds | 26 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | .083 | 48 | 15 |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators (1961-71) | 9 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .143 | 18 | 14 |
| 1962 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 37 | 48 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .208 | 150 | 59 |
| 1963 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 49 | 70 | 12 | 1 | 4 | – | .171 | 212 | 109 |
| 1964 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 40 | 90 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .156 | 257 | 133 |
| 1965 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 42 | 99 | 12 | – | 2 | – | .121 | 287 | 162 |
| 1966 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 39 | 76 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .211 | 240 | 137 |
| 1967 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 42 | 101 | 18 | 2 | 9 | – | .178 | 288 | 152 |
| 1968 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | 84 | 15 | – | 2 | – | .179 | 254 | 119 |
| 1969 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 44 | 111 | 24 | 1 | 12 | – | .216 | 321 | 183 |
| 1970 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 39 | 93 | 19 | 1 | 9 | – | .204 | 258 | 114 |
| 1971 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 39 | 86 | 16 | – | 7 | – | .186 | 259 | 109 |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 36 | 88 | 24 | 1 | 11 | – | .273 | 252 | 100 |
| 1973 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 33 | 78 | 12 | – | 1 | – | .154 | 236 | 86 |
| 1974 | Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 53 | 13 | – | 3 | – | .245 | 161 | 51 |
| 1975 |  Chicago White Sox | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 204 | 63 |