Claude Osteen
P · 18 seasons · 1957 – 1975 · B/T: L/L
Few careers score higher: Claude Osteen sits 1st of 0 pitchers all-time in roto value, built over 18 seasons. The peak came in 1969, +9.4, 16th that season and 1399th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. The value came from wins (+17.2), strikeouts (+8.5) and ERA (+7.6), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
-0.92
1972 · #36,310 all-time
Career Z
-39.8
summed
Avg / Season
-2.21
longevity-neutral
Seasons
18
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CIN | 3 | -2.33 | #372 | #90,425 |
| 1959 | CIN | 2 | -2.29 | #402 | #87,040 |
| 1960 | CIN | 26 | -2.46 | #479 | #97,957 |
| 1961 | CIN | 9 | -2.26 | #365 | #84,180 |
| 1962 | WS2 | 37 | -2.33 | #514 | #90,857 |
| 1963 | WS2 | 49 | -2.29 | #399 | #86,460 |
| 1964 | WS2 | 40 | -2.24 | #454 | #81,296 |
| 1965 | LAD | 42 | -3.27 | #690 | #110,146 |
| 1966 | LAD | 39 | -1.69 | #281 | #44,683 |
| 1967 | LAD | 42 | -1.84 | #297 | #47,224 |
| 1968 | LAD | 40 | -2.52 | #588 | #100,348 |
| 1969 | LAD | 44 | -1.71 | #352 | #44,971 |
| 1970 | LAD | 39 | -1.93 | #382 | #49,297 |
| 1971 | LAD | 39 | -2.32 | #554 | #89,726 |
| 1972★ | LAD | 36 | -0.92 | #277 | #36,310 |
| 1973 | LAD | 33 | -3.07 | #796 | #109,104 |
| 1974 | HOU | 31 | -2.05 | #403 | #58,355 |
| 1975 | CWS | 37 | -2.32 | #470 | #89,527 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
9.45
1969 · #1,399 all-time
Career Z
28.1
summed
Avg / Season
1.56
longevity-neutral
Seasons
18
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CIN | 3 | -2.47 | #164 | #38,754 |
| 1959 | CIN | 2 | -3.16 | #207 | #46,464 |
| 1960 | CIN | 20 | -3.89 | #227 | #49,662 |
| 1961 | WS2 | 4 | -2.22 | #157 | #34,971 |
| 1962 | WS2 | 28 | 1.58 | #88 | #12,837 |
| 1963 | WS2 | 40 | 0.48 | #97 | #16,486 |
| 1964 | WS2 | 37 | 3.57 | #46 | #7,946 |
| 1965 | LAD | 40 | 6.38 | #21 | #3,710 |
| 1966 | LAD | 39 | 4.61 | #37 | #6,055 |
| 1967 | LAD | 39 | 4.00 | #53 | #7,117 |
| 1968 | LAD | 39 | 0.20 | #107 | #17,553 |
| 1969★ | LAD | 41 | 9.45 | #16 | #1,399 |
| 1970 | LAD | 37 | 3.52 | #60 | #8,051 |
| 1971 | LAD | 38 | 2.19 | #78 | #11,057 |
| 1972 | LAD | 33 | 5.02 | #34 | #5,441 |
| 1973 | LAD | 33 | 3.96 | #59 | #7,194 |
| 1974 | HOU | 31 | -1.46 | #181 | #26,339 |
| 1975 | CWS | 37 | -3.66 | #323 | #49,035 |
★ Best season by Z