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Odell Jones

Odell Jones

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

Born: January 13, 1953 in Tulare, CA
High School: Compton HS (Compton, CA)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1971. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1975
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Pirates/Brewers/Mariners/Orioles 1975-1988

Final Game: September 23, 1988
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Standard Batting

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
1975 22 PIT NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1977 24 PIT NL 34 29 28 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .143 .172 .143 .315 -15 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 25 PIT NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1979 26 SEA AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 28 PIT NL 13 13 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 1
1983 30 TEX AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 31 TEX AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 33 BAL AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 35 MIL AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Yrs 201 43 39 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .175 .154 .329 -10 6 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 35 31 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .154 .175 .154 .329 -10 5 0 0 2 0 0
PIT (4 yrs) 52 43 39 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .175 .154 .329 -10 6 0 0 3 0 0
TEX (2 yrs) 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 52 43 39 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .175 .154 .329 -10 6 0 0 3 0 0

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 Awards
1975 22 PIT NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1977 24 PIT NL 34 29 -3 -0 0 0 3 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1978 25 PIT NL 3 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .492 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1979 26 SEA AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1981 28 PIT NL 13 13 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1983 30 TEX AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1984 31 TEX AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1986 33 BAL AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $107,500 1
1988 35 MIL AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $90,000 1
9 Seasons 201 43 -5 -0 0 0 5 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 1 $197,500
PIT (4 yrs) 52 43 -5 -0 0 0 5 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $
TEX (2 yrs) 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $
SEA (1 yr) 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
BAL (1 yr) 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $107,500
MIL (1 yr) 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $90,000

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
1977 24 PIT NL 29 24 1 1.1 105 .235 .143 .272 .172 .340 .143 .414 .315 .754 -15 .070 -4.7 -0.5 .208 .036 .000
1978 25 PIT NL 1 1 0 0.0 99 .000 .268 .000 .336 .000 .394 .000 .730 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1981 28 PIT NL 13 11 1 2.5 95 .286 .200 .267 .200 .333 .200 .383 .400 .716 12 .280 -1.2 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
9 Yrs 43 36 2 1.5 102 .250 .154 .270 .175 .338 .154 .405 .329 .743 -10 .119 -6.2 -0.6 .212 .026 .000
162 Game Avg. 35 29 2 1.5 102 .250 .154 .270 .175 .338 .154 .405 .329 .743 -10 .119 -6.2 -0.6 .212 .026 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1977 24 PIT NL 29 0.0% 37.9% 3.5% 0.0% 0% 11.00 2.5 28.0 1.75 59%
1978 25 PIT NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1981 28 PIT NL 13 0.0% 23.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.3 7.00 54%
9 Yrs 43 0.0% 34.9% 2.3% 0.0% 0% 15.00 2.6 39.0 2.80 56%
MLB Averages 2.1% 13.6% 8.5% 6.6% 29% 1.60 6.6 43.2 8.5 0.80 1.08 74% 20% 8.2% 41%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1975 22 PIT NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1977 24 PIT NL -4.7 -0.5 29 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 .95 -0.3 0.0 -2.8 -0.3 0.99 -2.9 0
1978 25 PIT NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .99 -0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.86 -0.3 0
1979 26 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
1981 28 PIT NL -1.2 -0.1 13 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .88 -0.2 -0.0 -2.0 -0.2 0.89 -1.8 0
1983 30 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1984 31 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1986 33 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1988 35 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
9 Yrs -6.2 -0.6 43 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 .93 -0.5 0.0 -5.0 -0.5 0.96 -4.9 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1977 24 PIT NL 2 0 40% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1978 25 PIT NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 28 PIT NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 2 0 29% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1977 24 PIT NL 29 28% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0% 6 0 0% 18 2 11% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1978 25 PIT NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 28 PIT NL 13 38% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 4 0 0% 4 0 0% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 43 30% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 11 0 0% 10 0 0% 25 2 8% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 57% 79% 11% 35% 15% 51% 55%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1977 24 36 29 28 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .143 .172 .143 .315 -15 4 0 0 0 0 0
1978 25 39 30 29 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .138 .167 .138 .305 -18 4 0 0 0 0 0
1979 26 64 30 29 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .138 .167 .138 .305 -18 4 0 0 0 0 0
1980 27 64 30 29 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .138 .167 .138 .305 -18 4 0 0 0 0 0
1981 28 77 43 39 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .175 .154 .329 -10 6 0 0 3 0 0
1982 29 77 43 39 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .175 .154 .329 -10 6 0 0 3 0 0
1983 30 119 43 39 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .175 .154 .329 -10 6 0 0 3 0 0
1984 31 152 43 39 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .175 .154 .329 -10 6 0 0 3 0 0
1985 32 152 43 39 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .175 .154 .329 -10 6 0 0 3 0 0
1986 33 173 43 39 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .175 .154 .329 -10 6 0 0 3 0 0
1987 34 173 43 39 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .175 .154 .329 -10 6 0 0 3 0 0
1988 35 201 43 39 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .175 .154 .329 -10 6 0 0 3 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1977 24 34 30 29 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 .172 .200 .172 .372 1 34
1978 25 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1981 28 20 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 13
3 Yrs 57 51 45 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 17 .111 .130 .111 .242 1 50
162 Game Avg. 162 145 128 9 14 0 0 0 3 0 3 48 .111 .130 .111 .242 3 50

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