What years did Darrell Osteen play?

Darrell Osteen played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1970.

Was Darrell Osteen a pitcher?

Yes. Darrell Osteen pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 34 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Darrell Osteen hit?

Darrell Osteen hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Darrell Osteen's career batting average?

Darrell Osteen batted .200 over his career, with 1 hits in 5 at bats.

What was Darrell Osteen's career ERA?

Darrell Osteen finished with a 8.05 career ERA, going 1-4 with 34 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Darrell Osteen have?

Darrell Osteen recorded 34 career strikeouts.

Darrell Osteen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1970)

Darrell Osteen was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1970 for the Cincinnati Reds and the Athletics, a span of 6 seasons. Across 29 career appearances, he went 1-4 with a 8.05 ERA and 34 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 1–4

ERA 8.05

WHIP 2.00

SO 34

Pitcher PIV -1038.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 170 lb
Born: 2/14/1943 in Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Died: 10/22/2017 in Palm Desert, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1965-09-02
Last Game: 1970-07-19

Full name: Milton Darrell Osteen

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Career Pitching Statistics

Darrell Osteen — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	4	29	1	0	0	3	38.0	47	34	4	29	34	8.05	-1038.8

Career ERA 8.05 vs. league average 3.57 across their career seasons — 125.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Darrell Osteen — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1965	CIN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	3.0	2	0	4	1	0.00	—	0.0
1966	CIN	NL	0	2	13	0	1	15.0	26	20	9	17	12.00	3.52 (-241%)	-437.8
1967	CIN	NL	0	2	10	0	2	14.1	10	10	13	13	6.28	3.30 (-90%)	-601.1
1970	OAK	AL	1	0	3	1	0	5.2	9	4	3	3	6.35	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			1	4	29	1	3	38.0	47	34	29	34	8.05	—	-1,039

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Darrell Osteen — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
36	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 19.3% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 36.3% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 46.4% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .687 across their career seasons — 41.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Darrell Osteen — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1965	CIN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	CIN	NL	16	2	1	1	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	CIN	NL	14	1	1	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	OAK	AL	3	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			36	5	2	1	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Darrell Osteen — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	16	4	1	1	0	0	.250
Away	20	1	1	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Darrell Osteen — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	13	20.0	25	11	11	17	4.95
Away	16	18.0	22	23	18	17	11.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Darrell Osteen — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1970-07-19	OAK	BOS	L	0	0
1970-07-17	OAK	NYY	L	0	0
1970-06-24	OAK	KCR	W	2	0
1967-06-13	CIN	NYN	L	0	0
1967-06-11	CIN	HOU	L	0	0
1967-05-31	CIN	CHC	L	0	0
1967-05-26	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1967-05-21	CIN	PHI	L	0	0
1967-05-18	CIN	PHI	L	1	1
1967-05-15	CIN	PIT	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Darrell Osteen — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1970-07-19	OAK	BOS	—	0.1	2	3	3	2	0	0
1970-07-17	OAK	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970-06-24	OAK	KCR	W	5.0	7	1	1	1	3	0
1967-06-13	CIN	NYN	—	3.0	2	2	2	2	3	1
1967-06-11	CIN	HOU	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1967-05-26	CIN	PIT	L	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0
1967-05-21	CIN	PHI	L	1.2	1	1	1	1	2	0
1967-05-18	CIN	PHI	—	1.2	2	4	4	3	2	0
1967-05-15	CIN	PIT	—	1.0	1	2	2	3	1	0
1967-05-10	CIN	NYN	SV	2.2	1	0	0	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Darrell Osteen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	29	1	1	5	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Darrell Osteen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A
1965	CIN	P	3	0	0	1
1966	CIN	P	13	0	0	1
1967	CIN	P	10	0	1	3
1970	OAK	P	3	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Darrell Osteen — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	29

Darrell Osteen: the record in brief

Darrell Osteen played a first major league game on September 2, 1965 and a last one on July 19, 1970. The season rows list, in order, the Cincinnati Reds (1965 through 1967) and the Oakland Athletics (1970). Born on February 14, 1943, in Oklahoma City, OK, USA, Osteen is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Osteen's listed size is 6'1" and 170 pounds. Osteen died on October 22, 2017, in Palm Desert, CA, USA. The given name on file is Milton Darrell Osteen.

Across 29 games (1 starts), Osteen recorded 1 win against 4 losses with a 8.05 ERA. The same table counts 34 strikeouts. The league ERA over Osteen's seasons was 3.57, so the 8.05 figure ran 125.7% worse than average. 1967 was Osteen's sharpest full season, a 6.28 ERA against the league's 3.30.

Every defensive appearance on record for Osteen, 29 games, came at pitcher. The fielding table credits Osteen with 1 putouts, 5 assists and 0 errors on the mound.

Osteen's game-by-game log, linked below the splits, holds 65 games from Retrosheet.

Frequently Asked Questions about Darrell Osteen

What years did Darrell Osteen play?: Darrell Osteen played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1970.
Was Darrell Osteen a pitcher?: Yes. Darrell Osteen pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 34 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Darrell Osteen hit?: Darrell Osteen hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Darrell Osteen's career batting average?: Darrell Osteen batted .200 over his career, with 1 hits in 5 at bats.
What was Darrell Osteen's career ERA?: Darrell Osteen finished with a 8.05 career ERA, going 1-4 with 34 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Darrell Osteen have?: Darrell Osteen recorded 34 career strikeouts.