How Claude Osteen's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Claude Osteen totaled 1,268 career Earned Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1957, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 46.7 that year. The highest point came in 1970 at 110, well above the starting pitcher average of 55.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 87 in 1973 to 68 in 1974 and 99 in 1975, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 1 to 110 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Claude Osteen Lifetime Earned Runs

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Claude Osteen Earned Runs Per Season

Claude Osteen's Earned Runs 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 Earned Runs per season line chart

Claude Osteen Earned Runs by Team

Claude Osteen's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Claude Osteen career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Claude Osteen Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Claude Osteen's career Earned Runs, 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 Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Claude Osteen Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Claude Osteen's seasonal Earned Runs 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 Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Claude Osteen Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Claude Osteen's MLB career with Earned Runs 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.
Claude Osteen Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table