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Billy O'Dell
William Oliver O'Dell
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 10, 1932 in Whitmire, SC
School: Clemson University
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 20, 1954
Final Game: September 12, 1967
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Standard Pitching

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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
1954 22 BAL AL 1 1 .500 2.76 7 2 4 1 0 0 16.1 15 7 5 0 5 6 0 0 0 67 130 1.224 8.3 0.0 2.8 3.3 1.20
1956 24 BAL AL 0 0 1.12 4 1 2 0 0 0 8.0 6 1 1 0 6 1 6 0 0 0 34 348 1.500 6.8 0.0 6.8 6.8 1.00
1957 25 BAL AL 4 10 .286 2.69 35 15 6 2 1 4 140.1 107 48 42 12 39 2 97 5 0 0 560 132 1.040 6.9 0.8 2.5 6.2 2.49
1958 26 BAL AL 14 11 .560 2.97 41 25 12 12 3 8 221.1 201 83 73 13 51 6 137 4 1 2 913 121 1.139 8.2 0.5 2.1 5.6 2.69 AS
1959 27 BAL AL 10 12 .455 2.93 38 24 9 6 2 1 199.1 163 74 65 18 67 7 88 1 0 2 826 129 1.154 7.4 0.8 3.0 4.0 1.31 AS
1960 28 SFG NL 8 13 .381 3.20 43 24 6 6 1 2 202.2 198 80 72 16 72 8 145 2 2 4 873 109 1.332 8.8 0.7 3.2 6.4 2.01
1961 29 SFG NL 7 5 .583 3.59 46 14 9 4 1 2 130.1 132 63 52 10 33 6 110 1 0 2 554 107 1.266 9.1 0.7 2.3 7.6 3.33
1962 30 SFG NL 19 14 .576 3.53 43 39 1 20 2 0 280.2 282 126 110 18 66 1 195 7 0 4 1178 107 1.240 9.0 0.6 2.1 6.3 2.95
1963 31 SFG NL 14 10 .583 3.16 36 33 1 10 3 1 222.1 218 90 78 14 70 12 116 7 0 6 951 101 1.295 8.8 0.6 2.8 4.7 1.66
1964 32 SFG NL 8 7 .533 5.40 36 8 13 1 0 2 85.0 82 55 51 10 35 6 54 4 0 1 371 66 1.376 8.7 1.1 3.7 5.7 1.54
1965 33 MLN NL 10 6 .625 2.18 62 1 42 0 0 18 111.1 87 35 27 10 30 8 78 2 0 6 448 161 1.051 7.0 0.8 2.4 6.3 2.60
1966 34 TOT NL 5 5 .500 2.64 61 2 26 0 0 10 112.2 118 38 33 6 41 2 67 6 1 2 487 137 1.411 9.4 0.5 3.3 5.4 1.63
1966 34 ATL NL 2 3 .400 2.40 24 0 15 0 0 6 41.1 44 14 11 3 18 1 20 2 0 0 183 154 1.500 9.6 0.7 3.9 4.4 1.11
1966 34 PIT NL 3 2 .600 2.78 37 2 11 0 0 4 71.1 74 24 22 3 23 1 47 4 1 2 304 129 1.360 9.3 0.4 2.9 5.9 2.04
1967 35 PIT NL 5 6 .455 5.82 27 11 6 1 0 0 86.2 88 58 56 10 41 7 34 3 1 1 381 57 1.488 9.1 1.0 4.3 3.5 0.83
13 Seasons 105 100 .512 3.29 479 199 137 63 13 48 1817.0 1697 758 665 137 556 66 1133 42 5 30 7643 109 1.240 8.4 0.7 2.8 5.6 2.04
162 Game Avg. 11 10 .512 3.29 48 20 14 6 1 5 182 170 76 67 14 56 114 4 1 3 767 109 1.240 8.4 0.7 2.8 5.6 2.04
SFG (5 yrs) 56 49 .533 3.55 204 118 30 41 7 7 921.0 912 414 363 68 276 33 620 21 2 17 3927 100 1.290 8.9 0.7 2.7 6.1 2.25
BAL (5 yrs) 29 34 .460 2.86 125 67 33 21 6 13 585.1 492 213 186 43 168 16 334 10 1 4 2400 128 1.128 7.6 0.7 2.6 5.1 1.99
PIT (2 yrs) 8 8 .500 4.44 64 13 17 1 0 4 158.0 162 82 78 13 64 8 81 7 2 3 685 78 1.430 9.2 0.7 3.6 4.6 1.27
ATL (2 yrs) 12 9 .571 2.24 86 1 57 0 0 24 152.2 131 49 38 13 48 9 98 4 0 6 631 159 1.172 7.7 0.8 2.8 5.8 2.04
NL (8 yrs) 76 66 .535 3.50 354 132 104 42 7 35 1231.2 1205 545 479 94 388 50 799 32 4 26 5243 101 1.293 8.8 0.7 2.8 5.8 2.06
AL (5 yrs) 29 34 .460 2.86 125 67 33 21 6 13 585.1 492 213 186 43 168 16 334 10 1 4 2400 128 1.128 7.6 0.7 2.6 5.1 1.99

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1962 30 SFG NL WS L NYY 0 1 .000 4.38 3 1 2 0 0 1 12.1 12 6 6 1 3 0 9 1 0 0 51 1.216 8.8 0.7 2.2 6.6 3.00
1 WS 0 1 .000 4.38 3 1 2 0 0 1 12.1 12 6 6 1 3 0 9 1 0 0 51 1.216 8.8 0.7 2.2 6.6 3.00

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
1954 22 BAL AL 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 24 BAL AL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1957 25 BAL AL 37 40 34 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .147 .171 .147 .318 -9 5 0 0 5 0 0 1
1958 26 BAL AL 42 82 72 5 8 2 0 1 1 2 0 6 27 .111 .179 .181 .360 2 13 2 0 4 0 0 1 AS
1959 27 BAL AL 43 66 60 5 5 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 18 .083 .141 .133 .274 -23 8 1 0 2 0 0 1 AS
1960 28 SFG NL 49 70 56 8 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 19 .107 .254 .107 .361 6 6 0 0 3 0 0 1
1961 29 SFG NL 49 45 39 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .103 .122 .103 .225 -39 4 0 0 4 1 0 1
1962 30 SFG NL 49 106 90 7 12 0 0 0 6 1 1 6 29 .133 .188 .133 .321 -11 12 1 0 10 0 0 1
1963 31 SFG NL 47 87 78 6 16 3 0 0 3 0 2 4 23 .205 .244 .244 .487 42 19 1 0 5 0 0 1
1964 32 SFG NL 50 23 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .043 .000 .043 -87 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 33 MLN NL 62 26 23 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .174 .208 .217 .426 20 5 0 0 2 0 0 1/3
1966 34 TOT NL 63 25 24 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .125 .160 .125 .285 -19 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 34 ATL NL 26 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 34 PIT NL 37 17 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .063 .118 .063 .180 -48 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1967 35 PIT NL 28 29 26 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .115 .179 .115 .294 -14 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
13 Seasons 530 603 528 43 66 6 0 2 19 5 5 38 171 .125 .183 .148 .331 -6 78 5 0 36 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 184 161 13 20 2 0 1 6 2 2 12 52 .125 .183 .148 .331 -6 24 2 0 11 0
SFG (5 yrs) 244 331 285 26 38 3 0 0 11 2 4 23 88 .133 .197 .144 .341 -3 41 2 0 22 1 0
BAL (5 yrs) 133 192 170 13 18 2 0 2 4 3 1 11 56 .106 .160 .153 .313 -11 26 3 0 11 0 0
PIT (2 yrs) 65 46 42 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 .095 .156 .095 .251 -27 4 0 0 1 0 0
ATL (2 yrs) 88 34 31 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 .194 .219 .226 .445 25 7 0 0 2 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 397 411 358 30 48 4 0 0 15 2 4 27 115 .134 .194 .145 .340 -4 52 2 0 25 1 0
AL (5 yrs) 133 192 170 13 18 2 0 2 4 3 1 11 56 .106 .160 .153 .313 -11 26 3 0 11 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1962 30 SFG NL WS NYY L 3 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 3 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1954 BAL AL 22 P 7 2 16.1 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.76 0.71 .960 1.98 0.93
1956 BAL AL 24 P 4 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.91 0.82
1957 BAL AL 25 P 35 15 140.1 21 5 14 2 1 .905 1.22 0.54 .967 1.99 0.86
1958 BAL AL 26 P 41 25 221.1 44 12 32 0 2 1.000 1.79 1.07 .961 1.95 0.82 AS
1959 BAL AL 27 P 38 24 199.1 54 7 44 3 3 .944 2.30 1.34 .956 2.05 0.85 AS
1960 SFG NL 28 P 43 24 202.2 39 9 29 1 0 .974 1.69 0.88 .962 2.09 0.87
1961 SFG NL 29 P 46 14 130.1 25 8 17 0 1 1.000 1.73 0.54 .956 2.18 0.88
1962 SFG NL 30 P 43 39 280.2 59 15 39 5 0 .915 1.73 1.26 .949 2.07 0.82
1963 SFG NL 31 P 36 33 222.1 33 5 27 1 0 .970 1.30 0.89 .952 2.06 0.84
1964 SFG NL 32 P 36 8 85.0 16 5 10 1 0 .938 1.59 0.42 .956 2.14 0.84
1965 MLN NL 33 P 62 1 111.1 25 12 13 0 1 1.000 2.02 0.40 .952 2.08 0.81
1965 MLN NL 33 1B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 8.60
1966 TOT NL 34 P 61 2 112.2 17 7 10 0 2 1.000 1.36 0.28 .947 1.96 0.74
1966 ATL NL 34 P 24 0 41.1 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 1.31 0.25 .950 1.96 0.74
1966 PIT NL 34 P 37 2 71.1 11 6 5 0 1 1.000 1.39 0.30 .945 1.96 0.74
1967 PIT NL 35 P 27 11 86.2 15 3 12 0 1 1.000 1.56 0.56 .960 2.00 0.78
13 Seasons P 479 199 1817.0 353 88 252 13 11 .963 1.68 0.71 .956 2.05 0.83
1 Season 1B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 8.60
13 Seasons TOT 480 199 1817.0 353 88 252 13 11 .963 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.68 0.71 .919 2.05 0.84

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1958 *
1959-2 *

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1958 AL  2.968 (5th)
1959 AL  2.935 (6th)

Wins s c a p y
1958 AL  14 (8th)
1962 NL  19 (5th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1958 AL  1.139 (4th)
1959 AL  1.154 (5th)
Career  1.240 (231st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1959 AL  7.360 (5th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1958 AL  2.074 (2nd)
1962 NL  2.116 (8th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1958 AL  5.571 (7th)
1960 NL  6.439 (7th)
1962 NL  6.253 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1965 NL  62 (5th)
1966 NL  61 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1958 AL  8 (5th)
1965 NL  18 (4th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1962 NL  280.7 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1958 AL  137 (8th)
1962 NL  195 (5th)

Games Started s c a p y
1962 NL  39 (3rd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1958 AL  12 (9th)
1962 NL  20 (2nd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1958 AL  3 (6th)
1962 NL  2 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1962 NL  282 (1st)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1958 AL  2.686 (1st)
1962 NL  2.955 (5th)
Career  2.038 (238th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1958 AL  .529 (1st)
1962 NL  .577 (3rd)

Losses s c a p y
1959 AL  12 (8th)
1962 NL  14 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1962 NL  110 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1962 NL  7 (10th)
1963 NL  7 (10th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1962 NL  1178 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1965 NL  42 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1958 AL  121 (8th)
1959 AL  129 (5th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1962 NL  10 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 48 (522), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 18 (647), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 12 (662), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  8. Pat Dobson (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Phil Niekro (943) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

June 8, 1954: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

November 30, 1959: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Billy Loes to the San Francisco Giants for Jackie Brandt, Gordon Jones and Roger McCardell.

February 1, 1965: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Milwaukee Braves for Ed Bailey.

June 15, 1966: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Don Schwall.

October 3, 1967: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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