How Claude Osteen's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Claude Osteen totaled 488 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1969, posting 41, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1957 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 14.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 33 in 1973 to 23 in 1974 and 37 in 1975, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 41 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Claude Osteen Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Claude Osteen
| Claude Osteen
Starts | Claude Osteen
Games Started % |
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| Career | 488 | 90.2 |
| Season Avg. | 27.11 | 90.2 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 146.13 | 90.2 |
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Claude Osteen Starts Per Season
Claude Osteen's Starts 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 Starts by Team
Claude Osteen's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Claude Osteen Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Claude Osteen's career Starts, 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 Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Claude Osteen's seasonal Starts 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 Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Claude Osteen's MLB career with Starts 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.
