How Claude Osteen's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Claude Osteen totaled 3,471 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1957, posting 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 109.3 that year. The highest point came in 1967 at 298, well above the starting pitcher average of 109.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 227 in 1973 to 184 in 1974 and 237 in 1975, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 4 to 298 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Claude Osteen Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Claude Osteen
| Claude Osteen
Hits | Claude Osteen
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 3471 | 9.03 |
| Season Avg. | 192.83 | 9.03 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1039.38 | 9.03 |
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Claude Osteen Hits Per Season
Claude Osteen's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Claude Osteen's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Claude Osteen Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Claude Osteen's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Claude Osteen's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Claude Osteen's MLB career with Hits 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.
