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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 (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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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1972	19	PIT-min	A-	7	3	.700	3.08	11	11					79.0	78	34	27	3	20								1.241	8.9	0.3	2.3			NFL · NYPL
1973	20	PIT-min	A	7	7	.500	3.21	21	18					129.0	106	62	46	9	67								1.341	7.4	0.6	4.7			SAL,CHS · CARL,WCRS
1974	21	PIT-min	AA	11	8	.579	3.24	24	24		11	2	0	161.0	103	63	58	16	120	2	153	8	3	7			1.385	5.8	0.9	6.7	8.6	1.28	TMI · EL
1975	22	PIT-min	AAA	14	9	.609	2.68	26	26		8	3	0	188.0	133	67	56	10	88	1	157	4	1	9			1.176	6.4	0.5	4.2	7.5	1.78	CHL · IL
1975	22	PIT	NL	0	0		0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10		0.333	3.0	0.0	0.0	6.0

1977	24	PIT	NL	3	7	.300	5.08	34	15	9	1	0	0	108.0	118	63	61	14	31	2	66	3	2	4	466	78	1.380	9.8	1.2	2.6	5.5	2.13
1978	25	PIT-min	AAA	12	9	.571	4.57	28	26		10	2	1	181.0	174	100	92	20	69	1	169	7	2	11			1.343	8.7	1.0	3.4	8.4	2.45	CLB · IL
1978	25	PIT	NL	2	0	1.000	2.00	3	1	1	0	0	0	9.0	7	3	2	0	4	0	10	0	0	0	38	195	1.222	7.0	0.0	4.0	10.0	2.50
1979	26	SEA	AL	3	11	.214	6.07	25	19	2	3	0	0	118.2	151	90	80	16	58	8	72	3	0	6	553	73	1.761	11.5	1.2	4.4	5.5	1.24

1981	28	PIT-min	AAA	12	6	.667	3.53	23	23	0	9	1	0	153.0	138	73	60	6	68	3	135	6	0	13			1.346	8.1	0.4	4.0	7.9	1.99	POR · PCL
1981	28	PIT	NL	4	5	.444	3.31	13	8	1	0	0	0	54.1	51	23	20	3	23	6	30	0	1	1	232	110	1.362	8.4	0.5	3.8	5.0	1.30

1983	30	TEX	AL	3	6	.333	3.09	42	0	33	0	0	10	67.0	56	28	23	4	22	1	50	2	0	1	281	130	1.164	7.5	0.5	3.0	6.7	2.27
1984	31	TEX	AL	2	4	.333	3.64	33	0	24	0	0	2	59.1	62	28	24	7	23	3	28	2	0	3	254	115	1.433	9.4	1.1	3.5	4.2	1.22

1986	33	BAL-min	AAA	7	3	.700	3.66	17	11	1	4	1	0	83.2	73	38	34	7	42	2	69	1	0	2			1.375	7.9	0.8	4.5	7.4	1.64	ROC · IL
1986	33	BAL	AL	2	2	.500	3.83	21	0	12	0	0	0	49.1	58	22	21	4	23	6	32	0	0	2	219	109	1.642	10.6	0.7	4.2	5.8	1.39

1988	35	MIL	AL	5	0	1.000	4.35	28	2	8	0	0	1	80.2	75	47	39	8	29	6	48	1	3	7	339	92	1.289	8.4	0.9	3.2	5.4	1.66
1989	36	MIL-min	AAA	6	6	.500	4.11	28	14	11	0	0	4	100.2	102	50	46	9	59	5	77	3	1	4			1.599	9.1	0.8	5.3	6.9	1.31	DEN · AA
1992	39	ANA-min	AAA	0	1	.000	5.79	5	2	3	0	0	0	9.1	10	8	6	0	6	0	8	0	0	0	47		1.714	9.6	0.0	5.8	7.7	1.33	EDM · PCL
9 Seasons				24	35	.407	4.42	201	45	91	4	0	13	549.1	579	304	270	56	213	32	338	11	6	24	2392	92	1.442	9.5	0.9	3.5	5.5	1.59
162 Game Avg.				7	10	.407	4.42	56	12	25	1	0	4	152	160	84	75	15	59	9	93	3	2	7	661	92	1.442	9.5	0.9	3.5	5.5	1.59

PIT (4 yrs)				9	12	.429	4.28	52	24	12	1	0	0	174.1	177	89	83	17	58	8	108	3	3	5	746	90	1.348	9.1	0.9	3.0	5.6	1.86
TEX (2 yrs)				5	10	.333	3.35	75	0	57	0	0	12	126.1	118	56	47	11	45	4	78	4	0	4	535	122	1.290	8.4	0.8	3.2	5.6	1.73
SEA (1 yr)				3	11	.214	6.07	25	19	2	3	0	0	118.2	151	90	80	16	58	8	72	3	0	6	553	73	1.761	11.5	1.2	4.4	5.5	1.24
BAL (1 yr)				2	2	.500	3.83	21	0	12	0	0	0	49.1	58	22	21	4	23	6	32	0	0	2	219	109	1.642	10.6	0.7	4.2	5.8	1.39
MIL (1 yr)				5	0	1.000	4.35	28	2	8	0	0	1	80.2	75	47	39	8	29	6	48	1	3	7	339	92	1.289	8.4	0.9	3.2	5.4	1.66

AL (5 yrs)			AL	15	23	.395	4.49	149	21	79	3	0	13	375.0	402	215	187	39	155	24	230	8	3	19	1646	93	1.485	9.6	0.9	3.7	5.5	1.48
NL (4 yrs)			NL	9	12	.429	4.28	52	24	12	1	0	0	174.1	177	89	83	17	58	8	108	3	3	5	746	90	1.348	9.1	0.9	3.0	5.6	1.86

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1975	22	PIT	NL	3.0	0	0	2	0	.0	2	0.1	$

1977	24	PIT	NL	108.0	15	63	59	4	.9	-4	-0.5	$
1978	25	PIT	NL	9.0	1	3	5	0	1.6	2	0.3	$
1979	26	SEA	AL	118.2	19	90	76	0	1.1	-14	-1.5	$

1981	28	PIT	NL	54.1	8	23	32	-2	1.1	9	0.9	$

1983	30	TEX	AL	67.0	0	28	38	2	1.6	10	0.7	$
1984	31	TEX	AL	59.1	0	28	39	-1	1.2	11	0.7	$

1986	33	BAL	AL	49.1	0	22	31	0	.8	9	0.4	$107,500

1988	35	MIL	AL	80.2	2	47	46	1	.5	-1	-0.4	$
9 Seasons				549.1	45	304	328	4	1.0	24	0.7	$107,500

PIT (4 yrs)				174.1	24	89	98	2	1.0	9	0.8	$
TEX (2 yrs)				126.1	0	56	77	1	1.4	21	1.4	$
SEA (1 yr)				118.2	19	90	76	0	1.1	-14	-1.5	$
BAL (1 yr)				49.1	0	22	31	0	.8	9	0.4	$107,500
MIL (1 yr)				80.2	2	47	46	1	.5	-1	-0.4	$

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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
1972	19	PIT-min	A-	11	16	16		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0						NFL · NYPL
1973	20	PIT-min	A	21	39	39		6	0	0	0						.154	.154	.154	.308		6						SAL,CHS · CARL,WCRS
1974	21	PIT-min	AA	27	60	48	6	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	33	.104	.232	.104	.336		5		0	4	0		TMI · EL
1975	22	PIT-min	AAA	28	74	67	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	38	.060	.125	.060	.185		4		1	2	0		CHL · IL
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-min	AAA	31	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		CLB · IL
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-min	AAA	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	POR · PCL
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-min	AAA	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	ROC · IL
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
1989	36	MIL-min	AAA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	DEN · AA
1992	39	ANA-min	AAA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	EDM · PCL
9 Seasons				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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1977	24	PIT	NL	29	-5	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1978	25	PIT	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1

1981	28	PIT	NL	13	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
3 Seasons				43	-6	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

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More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1975	PIT	NL	22	P	2	0	0	3.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	3.00	0.50	.950	1.80	1.85	0	0
1977	PIT	NL	24	P	34	15	1	108.0	10	2	8	0	0	1.000	0.83	0.29	.950	1.85	1.85	11	3	21%
1978	PIT	NL	25	P	3	1	0	9.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00	0.33	.950	1.90	1.90	2	1	33%
1979	SEA	AL	26	P	25	19	3	118.2	21	8	9	4	0	.810	1.29	0.68	.949	1.92	1.89	16	7	30%
1981	PIT	NL	28	P	13	8	0	54.1	13	3	10	0	0	1.000	2.15	1.00	.959	1.97	1.98	4	3	43%
1983	TEX	AL	30	P	42	0	0	67.0	8	3	5	0	0	1.000	1.07	0.19	.958	1.80	1.78	2	2	50%
1984	TEX	AL	31	P	33	0	0	59.1	15	5	10	0	1	1.000	2.28	0.45	.958	1.79	1.78	9	4	31%
1986	BAL	AL	33	P	21	0	0	49.1	7	2	5	0	0	1.000	1.28	0.33	.957	1.82	1.81	8	2	20%
1988	MIL	AL	35	P	28	2	0	80.2	12	3	8	1	0	.917	1.23	0.39	.961	1.79	1.77	8	2	20%
	9 Seasons			P	201	45	4	549.1	88	26	57	5	1	.943	1.36	0.41	.955	1.85	1.82	60	24	29%
	9 Seasons			TOT	201	45	4	549.1	88	26	57	5	1	.943	1.36	0.41	.955	1.85	1.82	60	24	29%

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Fielding % as P s c a p y 1977 NL 1.000 (1st)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1977 NL 1.000 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame Standards

Pitching - 2 (1856), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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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 Rick Jones, Tom McMillan and Enrique Romo.
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.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources	Notes
1986	33	Baltimore Orioles	$107,500	1986 USA Today survey	Includes $7,500 earned bonus

1988	35	Milwaukee Brewers	$90,000	USA Today, 4/1/88

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$197,500

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