Oddibe McDowell
Oddibe McDowell
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: August 25, 1962 in Hollywood, FL
School: Arizona State University
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 19, 1985
Final Game: August 10, 1994
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Standard Batting

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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
1985 22 TEX AL 111 452 406 63 97 14 5 18 42 25 7 36 85 .239 .304 .431 .735 98 175 6 3 5 2 2 8/D RoY-4
1986 23 TEX AL 154 643 572 105 152 24 7 18 49 33 15 65 112 .266 .341 .427 .767 106 244 12 1 3 2 5 *8/D
1987 24 TEX AL 128 463 407 65 98 26 4 14 52 24 2 51 99 .241 .324 .428 .751 98 174 8 0 3 2 0 *8
1988 25 TEX AL 120 487 437 55 108 19 5 6 37 33 10 41 89 .247 .311 .355 .666 85 155 3 2 2 5 2 *8/D
1989 26 TOT MLB 145 578 519 89 138 23 6 10 46 27 15 52 73 .266 .333 .391 .724 104 203 3 1 4 2 3 *87/D
1989 26 CLE AL 69 270 239 33 53 5 2 3 22 12 5 25 36 .222 .296 .297 .593 68 71 3 1 3 2 0 7/D8
1989 26 ATL NL 76 308 280 56 85 18 4 7 24 15 10 27 37 .304 .365 .471 .836 136 132 0 0 1 0 3 8
1990 27 ATL NL 113 329 305 47 74 14 0 7 25 13 2 21 53 .243 .295 .357 .652 76 109 3 2 0 1 0 87/9
1994 31 TEX AL 59 220 183 34 48 5 1 1 15 14 2 28 39 .262 .355 .317 .672 76 58 3 0 6 3 0 89/D
7 Seasons 830 3172 2829 458 715 125 28 74 266 169 53 294 550 .253 .323 .395 .718 95 1118 38 9 23 17 12
162 Game Avg. 162 619 552 89 140 24 5 14 52 33 10 57 107 .253 .323 .395 .718 95 218 7 2 4 3 2
TEX (5 yrs) 572 2265 2005 322 503 88 22 57 195 129 36 221 424 .251 .325 .402 .727 96 806 32 6 19 14 9
ATL (2 yrs) 189 637 585 103 159 32 4 14 49 28 12 48 90 .272 .329 .412 .741 104 241 3 2 1 1 3
CLE (1 yr) 69 270 239 33 53 5 2 3 22 12 5 25 36 .222 .296 .297 .593 68 71 3 1 3 2 0
AL (6 yrs) 641 2535 2244 355 556 93 24 60 217 141 41 246 460 .248 .322 .391 .713 93 877 35 7 22 16 9
NL (2 yrs) 189 637 585 103 159 32 4 14 49 28 12 48 90 .272 .329 .412 .741 104 241 3 2 1 1 3

Advanced Batting

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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
1985 22 TEX AL 452 329 55 4.5 100 .259 .239 .262 .304 .328 .431 .407 .735 .736 98 .488 -2.6 -0.3 .720 .325 .192 20.9
1986 23 TEX AL 643 452 83 4.9 102 .302 .266 .264 .341 .332 .427 .412 .767 .744 106 .523 4.3 0.4 .734 .306 .161 23.3
1987 24 TEX AL 463 324 61 5.0 106 .284 .241 .265 .324 .333 .428 .425 .751 .759 98 .505 -1.3 -0.1 .774 .366 .187 17.7
1988 25 TEX AL 487 349 53 4.1 96 .294 .247 .262 .311 .327 .355 .394 .666 .721 85 .463 -8.8 -0.9 .646 .254 .108 10.2
1989 26 TOT MLB 578 405 72 4.8 93 .292 .266 .259 .333 .325 .391 .383 .724 .709 104 .560 2.4 0.2 .672 .249 .125 14.6
1989 26 CLE AL 270 199 23 3.1 94 .248 .222 .262 .296 .327 .297 .385 .593 .712 68 .350 -10.5 -1.1 .536 .209 .075 4.8
1989 26 ATL NL 308 206 49 6.4 92 .331 .304 .256 .365 .324 .471 .382 .836 .705 136 .699 12.9 1.3 .800 .282 .168 9.5
1990 27 ATL NL 329 237 34 3.8 102 .272 .243 .270 .295 .337 .357 .406 .652 .743 76 .439 -11.2 -1.1 .606 .220 .115 9.1
1994 31 TEX AL 220 149 25 4.5 111 .322 .262 .273 .355 .345 .317 .434 .672 .779 76 .421 -5.6 -0.5 .700 .273 .055 1.9
7 Seasons 3172 2245 383 4.6 100 .288 .253 .264 .323 .331 .395 .406 .718 .737 95 .498 -22.9 -2.3 .697 .287 .142 102.9
162 Game Avg. 619 438 75 4.6 100 .288 .253 .264 .323 .331 .395 .406 .718 .737 95 .498 -22.9 -2.3 .697 .287 .142 20
TEX (5 yrs) 2265 1603 277 4.6 102 .290 .251 .264 .325 .332 .402 .412 .727 .743 96 .490 -14.0 -1.4 .717 .308 .151 79.1
ATL (2 yrs) 637 443 83 5.0 97 .301 .272 .263 .329 .331 .412 .394 .741 .725 104 .579 1.7 0.2 .696 .250 .140 18.7
CLE (1 yr) 270 199 23 3.1 94 .248 .222 .262 .296 .327 .297 .385 .593 .712 68 .350 -10.5 -1.1 .536 .209 .075 4.8
AL (6 yrs) 2535 1802 300 4.5 101 .285 .248 .264 .322 .331 .391 .409 .713 .740 93 .477 -24.5 -2.5 .697 .297 .143 84.2
NL (2 yrs) 637 443 83 5.0 97 .301 .272 .263 .329 .331 .412 .394 .741 .725 104 .579 1.7 0.2 .696 .250 .140 18.7

Ratio Batting*

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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
1985 22 TEX AL 452 4.0% 18.8% 8.0% 8.2% 38% 2.36 4.8 22.6 9.7 1.02 67%
1986 23 TEX AL 643 2.8% 17.4% 10.1% 7.6% 32% 1.72 5.1 31.8 11.7 1.13 69%
1987 24 TEX AL 463 3.0% 21.4% 11.0% 9.5% 45% 1.94 4.1 29.1 7.8 1.06 64%
1988 25 TEX AL 487 1.2% 18.3% 8.4% 6.2% 28% 2.17 4.9 72.8 11.8 0.73 0.89 71% 21% 5.0% 37%
1989 26 TOT MLB 578 1.7% 12.6% 9.0% 6.8% 28% 1.40 7.1 51.9 11.3 0.67 0.86 76% 21% 5.2% 20%
1989 26 CLE AL 270 1.1% 13.3% 9.3% 3.7% 19% 1.44 6.6 79.7 10.9 0.80 1.04 75% 17% 3.8% 21%
1989 26 ATL NL 308 2.3% 12.0% 8.8% 9.4% 34% 1.37 7.6 40.0 11.7 0.58 0.71 77% 23% 6.3% 20%
1990 27 ATL NL 329 2.1% 16.1% 6.4% 6.4% 28% 2.52 5.8 43.6 12.2 0.75 1.01 75% 19% 7.1% 24%
1994 31 TEX AL 220 0.5% 17.7% 12.7% 3.2% 15% 1.39 4.7 183.0 12.2 0.79 1.04 66% 15% 1.8% 25%
7 Seasons 3172 2.3% 17.3% 9.3% 7.2% 32% 1.87 5.1 38.2 10.6 0.72 0.99 70% 19% 5.2% 27%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1985 22 TEX AL 7 0 38% 159 25 7 78% 22 5 3 2 0 0 4 1 8 10 31% 24 17 6 1 1 0 10 3 5
1986 23 TEX AL 4 0 44% 227 33 15 69% 30 12 3 1 0 2 5 0 4 18 50% 30 16 14 11 5 5 27 12 15
1987 24 TEX AL 4 0 38% 153 24 2 92% 22 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 5 15 52% 20 12 8 6 3 3 18 5 12
1988 25 TEX AL 2 0 34% 177 33 10 77% 28 6 5 3 0 1 5 2 3 16 55% 20 11 9 3 1 2 15 5 10
1989 26 TOT MLB 7 0 44% 211 27 15 64% 26 14 1 1 0 0 5 3 9 37 53% 22 12 10 7 4 3 31 11 19
1989 26 CLE AL 4 0 40% 85 12 5 71% 11 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 17 41% 10 7 3 5 2 3 12 6 5
1989 26 ATL NL 3 0 47% 126 15 10 60% 15 9 0 1 0 0 3 2 4 20 64% 12 5 7 2 2 0 19 5 14
1990 27 ATL NL 4 0 44% 135 13 2 87% 13 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 9 38% 21 16 5 3 2 1 10 2 7
1994 31 TEX AL 3 0 44% 94 14 2 88% 13 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 7 8 52% 21 10 9 1 1 0 9 2 7
7 Seasons 31 0 41% 1156 169 53 76% 154 42 15 8 0 3 29 8 39 113 48% 158 94 61 32 17 14 120 40 75
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1985 22 TEX AL 452 69% 97 7 1 1 1 2.08 18 0 7 15 3 10 8 0 9 5 56% 67 6 9% 40 14 35% 224 26 12% 18 6 33% 27 12 44% 0
1986 23 TEX AL 643 78% 152 9 2 1 2 1.93 18 0 3 15 3 8 10 0 4 3 75% 93 12 13% 42 10 24% 270 31 11% 25 8 32% 24 10 42% 0
1987 24 TEX AL 463 81% 98 11 1 0 0 0.98 14 1 11 12 2 5 9 0 6 3 50% 90 8 9% 46 15 33% 279 40 14% 26 12 46% 21 11 52% 0
1988 25 TEX AL 487 78% 108 20 6 7 2 0 1 1.15 6 0 8 4 2 4 2 0 3 2 67% 76 3 4% 36 9 25% 253 34 13% 20 9 45% 28 7 25% 0
1989 26 TOT MLB 578 68% 138 25 17 9 3 2 2 1.59 10 0 11 10 0 3 7 0 9 4 44% 95 3 3% 37 15 41% 292 39 13% 20 12 60% 25 14 56% 0
1989 26 CLE AL 270 71% 53 15 11 3 1 1 1 1.86 3 0 7 3 0 1 2 0 7 3 43% 61 3 5% 27 14 52% 160 20 13% 13 10 77% 13 8 62% 0
1989 26 ATL NL 308 65% 85 10 6 6 2 1 1 1.45 7 0 4 7 0 2 5 0 2 1 50% 34 0 0% 10 1 10% 132 19 14% 7 2 29% 12 6 50% 0
1990 27 ATL NL 329 87% 74 19 14 34 7 0 0 1.17 7 0 5 7 0 4 3 0 2 0 0% 31 3 10% 15 4 27% 133 18 14% 10 5 50% 17 8 47% 0
1994 31 TEX AL 220 84% 48 19 9 5 0 0 0 1.60 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 8 6 75% 49 3 6% 27 14 52% 129 14 11% 11 4 36% 14 6 43% 0
7 Seasons 3172 77% 715 83 46 82 16 4 6 1.38 74 1 48 64 10 35 39 0 41 23 56% 501 38 8% 243 81 33% 1580 202 13% 130 56 43% 156 68 44% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 25 TEX AL 479 1721 3.59 1042 61% 24% 17% 25% 34% 76% 1% 46% 78% 33% 4% 17 2 13% 61 30 8% 38 21 34% 8 4 0
1989 26 TOT MLB 543 1964 3.62 1175 60% 26% 14% 24% 36% 74% 1% 44% 81% 27% 6% 33 0 17% 90 39 10% 56 33 34% 35 1 1
1989 26 CLE AL 265 992 3.74 587 59% 29% 12% 24% 35% 71% 0% 42% 83% 23% 7% 18 0 17% 46 19 11% 28 15 33% 5 1 1
1989 26 ATL NL 278 972 3.50 588 60% 23% 15% 24% 37% 77% 2% 47% 80% 32% 5% 15 0 16% 44 20 10% 28 18 34% 30 0 0
1990 27 ATL NL 245 817 3.33 505 62% 26% 13% 23% 37% 74% 0% 46% 82% 32% 4% 10 0 15% 37 18 6% 15 7 42% 84 1 1
1994 31 TEX AL 215 880 4.09 508 58% 33% 12% 25% 30% 67% 0% 39% 82% 14% 7% 14 1 19% 41 14 15% 33 10 39% 5 0 2
4 Seasons 1482 5382 3.63 3230 60% 27% 14% 25% 34% 73% 1% 44% 80% 28% 5% 74 3 15% 229 101 10% 142 71 36% 132 6 4
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1985 22 111 452 406 63 97 14 5 18 42 25 7 36 85 .239 .304 .431 .735 98 175 6 3 5 2 2
1986 23 265 1095 978 168 249 38 12 36 91 58 22 101 197 .255 .326 .428 .754 103 419 18 4 8 4 7
1987 24 393 1558 1385 233 347 64 16 50 143 82 24 152 296 .251 .325 .428 .753 101 593 26 4 11 6 7
1988 25 513 2045 1822 288 455 83 21 56 180 115 34 193 385 .250 .322 .411 .732 98 748 29 6 13 11 9
1989 26 658 2623 2341 377 593 106 27 66 226 142 49 245 458 .253 .324 .406 .730 99 951 32 7 17 13 12
1990 27 771 2952 2646 424 667 120 27 73 251 155 51 266 511 .252 .321 .401 .722 96 1060 35 9 17 14 12
1991 28 771 2952 2646 424 667 120 27 73 251 155 51 266 511 .252 .321 .401 .722 96 1060 35 9 17 14 12
1992 29 771 2952 2646 424 667 120 27 73 251 155 51 266 511 .252 .321 .401 .722 96 1060 35 9 17 14 12
1993 30 771 2952 2646 424 667 120 27 73 251 155 51 266 511 .252 .321 .401 .722 96 1060 35 9 17 14 12
1994 31 830 3172 2829 458 715 125 28 74 266 169 53 294 550 .253 .323 .395 .718 95 1118 38 9 23 17 12

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1985 22 111 452 410 64 101 15 5 19 43 26 37 85 .246 .312 .446 .758 56 111
1986 23 154 640 572 105 152 24 7 18 49 33 65 112 .266 .341 .427 .767 83 154
1987 24 128 462 408 62 99 26 4 14 50 24 52 99 .243 .327 .429 .756 58 128
1988 25 120 499 447 58 118 21 5 7 39 36 45 89 .264 .331 .380 .711 56 120
1989 26 145 592 532 97 151 25 7 11 50 30 57 73 .284 .353 .419 .772 78 145
1990 27 113 333 308 47 77 15 0 7 25 14 22 53 .250 .303 .367 .670 34 113
1994 31 84 307 262 43 70 7 1 1 19 20 41 55 .267 .362 .313 .675 31 59
7 Seasons 855 3285 2939 476 768 133 29 77 275 183 319 566 .261 .334 .405 .739 396 830
162 Game Avg. 162 622 557 90 146 25 5 15 52 35 60 107 .261 .334 .405 .739 75 830

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Runs Scored s c a p y
1986 AL--105--8th

Triples s c a p y
1986 AL--7--5th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1986 AL--33--6th
1988 AL--33--7th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1986 AL--15--5th
1988 AL--10--6th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1985 AL--20.9--10th
1986 AL--23.3--6th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 8 (1395), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1712), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1980), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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