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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 (Age 26)
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Highlanders/Senators 1903-1909

Final Game: May 3, 1909 (Age 32)
Died: December 14, 1962 in Greenville, SC
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Piedmont, SC
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
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 NYY AL 28 111 107 15 21 1 4 2 9 0 1 11 .196 .218 .336 .555 70 36 2 1 5/63
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 STL NL 16 54 45 6 9 1 0 0 7 1 7 1 .200 .308 .222 .530 70 10 0 2 6
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 (v2.2): 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 Awards
1903 26 WSH AL 10 43 -2 0 0 -1 1 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.1 .477 .499 0.1 -0.1 0 6
1904 27 NYY AL 28 111 -3 0 0 2 1 -0 -0.1 4 4 0.4 .499 .500 0.2 0.3 2 5/63
1908 31 STL NL 29 115 -6 0 0 -3 2 -8 -1.0 4 -4 -0.6 .466 .494 -0.2 -0.2 -1 65
1909 32 STL NL 16 54 -1 -0 0 -1 1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .491 .499 0.2 0.0 2 6
4 Seasons 83 323 -12 0 0 -3 4 -11 -1.4 11 0 -0.2 .483 .498 0.2 0.1 3
STL (2 yrs) 45 169 -7 0 0 -4 2 -9 -1.1 6 -3 -0.6 .475 .497 -0.0 -0.2 1
WSH (1 yr) 10 43 -2 0 0 -1 1 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.1 .477 .499 0.1 -0.1 0
NYY (1 yr) 28 111 -3 0 0 2 1 -0 -0.1 4 4 0.4 .499 .500 0.2 0.3 2

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1903 WSH AL 26 SS 10 64 28 32 4 4 .938 6.00 .913 5.28
1904 NYY AL 27 3B 17 57 16 37 4 1 .930 3.12 .931 3.13
1904 NYY AL 27 SS 8 30 11 17 2 1 .933 3.50 .934 5.30
1904 NYY AL 27 1B 4 43 39 2 2 1 .953 10.25 .982 11.02
1908 STL NL 31 SS 17 85 30 42 13 6 .847 4.24 .930 5.30
1908 STL NL 31 3B 12 36 14 21 1 0 .972 2.92 .932 3.31
1909 STL NL 32 SS 16 66 17 41 8 0 .879 3.63 .926 5.33
4 Seasons SS 51 245 86 132 27 11 .890 4.27 .925 5.31
2 Seasons 3B 29 93 30 58 5 1 .946 3.03 .931 3.20
1 Season 1B 4 43 39 2 2 1 .953 10.25 .982 11.02
4 Seasons TOT 84 381 155 192 34 13 .911 4.13 .933 4.85
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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