How Claude Osteen's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Claude Osteen totaled 14,433 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1969, posting 1,291, well above the starting pitcher average of 571.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1957 at 19, well below the starting pitcher average of 479.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 961 in 1973 to 706 in 1974 and 919 in 1975, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 19 to 1,291 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Claude Osteen Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Claude Osteen
| Claude Osteen
Batters Faced | Claude Osteen
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 14433 | 37.54 |
| Season Avg. | 801.83 | 37.54 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4321.9 | 37.54 |
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Claude Osteen Batters Faced Per Season
Claude Osteen's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Claude Osteen Batters Faced by Team
Claude Osteen's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Claude Osteen Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Claude Osteen's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Claude Osteen Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Claude Osteen's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Claude Osteen Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Claude Osteen's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
