Champ Osteen

James Champlin Osteen

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: February 24, 1877 in Brevard, NC
School: Erskine College (Due West, SC)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1903
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Highlanders/Senators 1903-1909

Final Game: May 3, 1909
Died: December 14, 1962 in Greenville, SC
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Piedmont, SC
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1902	25	SHV,BIR	A	40	140	140		37	4	4	1					.264	.264	.371	.636		52				SHV,BIR · SOUA
1903	26	DAV	B	112	476	476		145								.305	.305								DAV · IIIL
1903	26	WSH	AL	10	43	40	4	8	0	2	0	4	0	2	8	.200	.256	.300	.556	66	12	1	0	6
1904	27	NCH,ATA	D,A	39	148	148		54								.365	.365								NCH,ATA · CTST,SOUA
1904	27	NYY	AL	28	111	107	15	21	1	4	2	9	0	1	11	.196	.218	.336	.555	70	36	2	1	5/63

1905	28	INA,SGD	A,B	130	234	234		128	7	4	0					.547	.547	.299	.846		70				INA,SGD · AA,CENL
1906	29	SGD	B	134	508	508		140	26	11	3					.276	.276	.388	.663		197				SGD · CENL
1907	30	SGD	B	128	510	510		170								.333	.333								SGD · CENL
1908	31	FWA	B	137	499	499		121								.242	.242								FWA · CENL
1908	31	STL	NL	29	115	112	2	22	4	0	0	11	0	0	11	.196	.204	.232	.436	42	26	1	2	65
1909	32	MTG	A	111	386	386		95								.246	.246								MTG · SOUA
1909	32	STL	NL	16	54	45	6	9	1	0	0	7	1	7	1	.200	.308	.222	.530	70	10	0	2	6
1910	33	MTG	A	143	49	49		14								.286	.286								MTG · SOUA
1911	34	DAL,AUS,MTG,MOB	B,A	135	500	500		139	4	1	0					.278	.278	.174	.452		87				DAL,AUS,MTG,MOB · TL,SOUA
1912	35	CHR	D	105	403	403		114								.283	.283								CHR · CARA
1913	36	DHM,AVL	D	94	341	341		92	12	3	1					.270	.270	.331	.601		113				DHM,AVL · NCSL
1914	37	CLM	C	125	467	467		118								.253	.253								CLM · SALL
4 Yrs				83	323	304	27	60	6	6	2	31	1	10	31	.197	.233	.276	.509	60	84	4	5
162 Game Avg.				162	630	593	53	117	12	12	4	61	2	20	61	.197	.233	.276	.509	60	164	8	10

STL (2 yrs)				45	169	157	8	31	5	0	0	18	1	7	12	.197	.236	.229	.466	51	36	1	4
WSH (1 yr)				10	43	40	4	8	0	2	0	4	0	2	8	.200	.256	.300	.556	66	12	1	0
NYY (1 yr)				28	111	107	15	21	1	4	2	9	0	1	11	.196	.218	.336	.555	70	36	2	1

NL (2 yrs)				45	169	157	8	31	5	0	0	18	1	7	12	.197	.236	.229	.466	51	36	1	4
AL (2 yrs)				38	154	147	19	29	1	6	2	13	0	3	19	.197	.229	.327	.555	69	48	3	1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1903	26	WSH	AL	10	43	-2	0	0	-1	1	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.1	.478	.499	0.0	-0.0	0	$	6
1904	27	NYY	AL	28	111	-3	0	0	2	1	-0	-0.0	4	4	0.3	.500	.500	0.1	0.3	2	$	5/63

1908	31	STL	NL	29	115	-6	0	0	-3	2	-8	-1.0	4	-4	-0.7	.465	.494	-0.3	-0.2	-1	$	65
1909	32	STL	NL	16	54	-1	-0	0	-1	1	-1	-0.1	2	0	0.0	.492	.499	0.1	0.0	2	$	6
4 Seasons				83	323	-12	0	0	-3	4	-11	-1.4	10	-1	-0.5	.484	.498	-0.1	0.1	2	$

STL (2 yrs)				45	169	-7	0	0	-4	2	-9	-1.1	5	-4	-0.7	.475	.497	-0.2	-0.2	0	$
WSH (1 yr)				10	43	-2	0	0	-1	1	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.1	.478	.499	0.0	-0.0	0	$
NYY (1 yr)				28	111	-3	0	0	2	1	-0	-0.0	4	4	0.3	.500	.500	0.1	0.3	2	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
1903	26	WSH	AL	43	32	3	2.5	83	.250	.200	.264	.256	.314	.300	.357	.556	.671	66	.338	-1.9	-0.2	.469	.150	.100
1904	27	NYY	AL	111	87	7	2.1	77	.202	.196	.257	.218	.309	.336	.337	.555	.647	70	.328	-4.6	-0.5	.453	.150	.140	.0

1908	31	STL	NL	115	92	5	1.5	68	.218	.196	.241	.204	.302	.232	.311	.436	.613	42	.212	-7.5	-0.9	.300	.036	.036
1909	32	STL	NL	54	38	3	2.1	71	.205	.200	.244	.308	.311	.222	.315	.530	.625	70	.317	-1.2	-0.1	.500	.200	.022	.0
4 Yrs				323	249	18	1.9	73	.214	.197	.250	.233	.308	.276	.327	.509	.634	60	.287	-15.1	-1.8	.406	.115	.079	1.3
162 Game Avg.				630	486	35	1.9	73	.214	.197	.250	.233	.308	.276	.327	.509	.634	60	.287	-15.1	-1.8	.406	.115	.079	3

STL (2 yrs)				169	130	8	1.7	69	.214	.197	.242	.236	.305	.229	.312	.466	.617	51	.245	-8.6	-1.1	.357	.083	.032	.0
WSH (1 yr)				43	32	3	2.5	83	.250	.200	.264	.256	.314	.300	.357	.556	.671	66	.339	-1.9	-0.2	.469	.150	.100
NYY (1 yr)				111	87	7	2.1	77	.202	.196	.257	.218	.309	.336	.337	.555	.647	70	.327	-4.6	-0.5	.453	.150	.140	.0

NL (2 yrs)				169	130	8	1.7	69	.214	.197	.242	.236	.305	.229	.312	.466	.617	51	.245	-8.6	-1.1	.357	.083	.032	.0
AL (2 yrs)				154	119	10	2.2	78	.214	.197	.259	.229	.311	.327	.343	.555	.653	69	.330	-6.5	-0.8	.458	.150	.129	.0

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH
1903	26	10	43	40	4	8	0	2	0	4	0	2	8	.200	.256	.300	.556	66	12	1	0
1904	27	38	154	147	19	29	1	6	2	13	0	3	19	.197	.229	.327	.555	69	48	3	1
1905	28	38	154	147	19	29	1	6	2	13	0	3	19	.197	.229	.327	.555	69	48	3	1
1906	29	38	154	147	19	29	1	6	2	13	0	3	19	.197	.229	.327	.555	69	48	3	1
1907	30	38	154	147	19	29	1	6	2	13	0	3	19	.197	.229	.327	.555	69	48	3	1
1908	31	67	269	259	21	51	5	6	2	24	0	3	30	.197	.218	.286	.504	58	74	4	3
1909	32	83	323	304	27	60	6	6	2	31	1	10	31	.197	.233	.276	.509	60	84	4	5

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1903	26	12	50	47	5	10	0	2	0	5	0	2	9	.213	.260	.298	.558	3	10
1904	27	29	117	113	19	24	1	5	2	11	0	1	11	.212	.233	.363	.596	9	28

1908	31	30	123	120	3	27	5	0	0	16	0	0	11	.225	.231	.267	.498	7	29
1909	32	17	60	49	8	11	1	0	0	10	1	9	1	.224	.345	.245	.590	4	16
4 Yrs		88	350	329	35	72	7	7	2	42	1	12	32	.219	.255	.301	.556	23	83
162 Game Avg.		162	644	606	64	133	13	13	4	77	2	22	59	.219	.255	.301	.556	42	83

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