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Odell Jones
Odell Jones

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 175 lb.

Debut September 11, 1975
  vs. NYM 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 23, 1988
Born January 13, 1953 in Tulare, CA

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1971. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1975 22 PIT NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    3.0    1    0    0   0    0    2   0   0    10   0   0  0.00  3.53  inf 0.333
 1977 24 PIT NL   3   7  34  15   1   0   9  0  108.0  118   63   61  14   31   66   3   4   466   2   2  5.08  3.95   78 1.380
 1978 25 PIT NL   2   0   3   1   0   0   1  0    9.0    7    3    2   0    4   10   0   0    38   0   0  2.00  3.72  186 1.222
 1979 26 SEA AL   3  11  25  19   3   0   2  0  118.7  151   90   80  16   58   72   3   6   553   8   0  6.07  4.40   73 1.761
 1981 28 PIT NL   4   5  13   8   0   0   1  0   54.3   51   23   20   3   23   30   0   1   232   6   1  3.31  3.63  110 1.362
 1983 30 TEX AL   3   6  42   0   0   0  33 10   67.0   56   28   23   4   22   50   2   1   281   1   0  3.09  3.99  129 1.164
 1984 31 TEX AL   2   4  33   0   0   0  24  2   59.3   62   28   24   7   23   28   2   3   254   3   0  3.64  4.16  114 1.433
 1986 33 BAL AL   2   2  21   0   0   0  12  0   49.3   58   22   21   4   23   32   0   2   219   6   0  3.83  4.14  108 1.642
 1988 35 MIL AL   5   0  28   2   0   0   8  1   80.7   75   47   39   8   29   48   1   7   339   6   3  4.35  3.98   91 1.289
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .407  24  35 201  45   4   0  91 13  549.3  579  304  270  56  213  338  11  24  2392  32   6  4.42  4.06   92 1.442
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   9  55  12   1   0  25  3  151.7  160   84   74  15   58   93   3   6   661   8   1  4.42  4.06   92 1.442
 Career High      5  11  42  19   3   0  33 10  118.7  151   90   80  16   58   72   3   7   553   8   3  3.09  4.40  129 1.164

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1977 24 PIT NL  34   28    2    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  11  .143  .172  .143  -15    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1978 25 PIT NL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1981 28 PIT NL  13   10    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .200  .200  .200   12    2   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      201   39    2    6   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  15  .154  .175  .154  -10    6   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         31    2    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  12  .154  .175  .154  -10    5   2   0   0   0   0
 Career High     42   28    2    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  11                           4   3   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1977 24 PIT NL   29   24    1   1.1   105| .143  .272| .172  .340| .143  .414| .315  .753| -15  .070  -4.7  -0.5   0%
 1978 25 PIT NL    1    1    0   0.0    99| .000  .268| .000  .336| .000  .394| .000  .730|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1981 28 PIT NL   13   11    1   2.5    95| .200  .267| .200  .333| .200  .383| .400  .716|  12  .280  -1.2  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons        43   36    2   1.5   102| .154  .270| .175  .338| .154  .405| .329  .743| -10  .119  -6.2  -0.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1975 22 PIT NL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.70 3.00 1.80 0 3.0 1977 24 PIT NL P 34 2 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.67 0.83 1.85 15 108.0 1978 25 PIT NL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 0.73 1.00 1.90 1 9.0 1979 26 SEA AL P 25 8 9 4 0 .810 .950 0.68 0.81 1.29 1.92 19 118.7 1981 28 PIT NL P 13 3 10 0 0 1.000 .956 1.00 0.68 2.15 1.97 8 54.3 1983 30 TEX AL P 42 3 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.19 0.73 1.07 1.80 0 67.0 1984 31 TEX AL P 33 5 10 0 1 1.000 .955 0.45 0.70 2.28 1.79 0 59.3 1986 33 BAL AL P 21 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.33 0.68 1.28 1.83 0 49.3 1988 35 MIL AL P 28 3 8 1 0 .917 .965 0.39 0.67 1.23 1.78 2 80.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1975 22 PIT NL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.70 3.00 1.80 0 3.0 1977 24 PIT NL P 34 2 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.67 0.83 1.85 15 108.0 1978 25 PIT NL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 0.73 1.00 1.90 1 9.0 1979 26 SEA AL P 25 8 9 4 0 .810 .950 0.68 0.81 1.29 1.92 19 118.7 1981 28 PIT NL P 13 3 10 0 0 1.000 .956 1.00 0.68 2.15 1.97 8 54.3 1983 30 TEX AL P 42 3 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.19 0.73 1.07 1.80 0 67.0 1984 31 TEX AL P 33 5 10 0 1 1.000 .955 0.45 0.70 2.28 1.79 0 59.3 1986 33 BAL AL P 21 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.33 0.68 1.28 1.83 0 49.3 1988 35 MIL AL P 28 3 8 1 0 .917 .965 0.39 0.67 1.23 1.78 2 80.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 201 26 57 5 1 .943 .954 0.41 0.71 1.36 1.85 45 549.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 201 26 57 5 1 .943 .954 0.41 0.71 1.36 1.85 45 549
An Important note about our fielding stats


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Transactions 

November 25, 1971: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

December 5, 1978: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Mario Mendoza and Rafael Vasquez to the Seattle Mariners for Enrique Romo, Rick Jones, and Tom McMillan.

April 1, 1980: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later and cash. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Larry Andersen (October 29, 1980) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

December 6, 1982: Drafted by the Texas Rangers from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1982 rule 5 draft.

December 20, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

February 1, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

March 27, 1987: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

April 4, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

November 10, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Baltimore Orioles$107,500
Career (may be incomplete)$107,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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