George O'Donnell

George Dana O'Donnell

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

Born: May 27, 1929 in Winchester, IL
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1954
Team: Pirates 1954

Final Game: July 25, 1954
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Standard Pitching

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
1949	20	BAL-min	D	6	10	.375	3.49	37	4					188.0	194	112	73		99								1.559	9.3		4.7			MYF,OLE · KITL,PONY
1950	21	BAL-min	D	12	12	.500	2.50	39						241.0	81	115	67		55								0.564	3.0		2.1			APP · WISL
1951	22	PIT-min	B	22	10	.688	3.67	34						243.0	261	135	99		85								1.424	9.7		3.1			WAC · BSTL
1952	23	PIT-min	A,AA	14	10	.583	2.71	41	22					209.0	198	82	63	4	67								1.268	8.5	0.2	2.9			CHS,NOR · SALL,SOUA
1953	24	HOL	Opn	20	12	.625	3.61	45	36		19	4		281.1	276	124	113	23	86		67	6	0	5			1.287	8.8	0.7	2.8	2.1	0.78	HOL · PCL
1954	25	PIT-min	Opn	3	1	.750	2.65	18	7		2	1		57.2	62	27	17	1	10		13	1	0	0			1.249	9.7	0.2	1.6	2.0	1.30	HOL · PCL
1954	25	PIT	NL	3	9	.250	4.53	21	10	6	3	0	1	87.1	105	50	44	4	21		8	2	0	2	373	92	1.443	10.8	0.4	2.2	0.8	0.38
1955	26	PIT-min	Opn	9	7	.563	3.41	59	5		1	0		129.1	139	71	49	9	40		33	3	1	2			1.384	9.7	0.6	2.8	2.3	0.83	HOL · PCL
1956	27	PIT-min	Opn	10	5	.667	3.15	51	0		0	0		94.1	98	41	33	4	21		33	2	0	1			1.261	9.3	0.4	2.0	3.1	1.57	HOL · PCL
1957	28	PIT-min	AAA,Opn	10	6	.625	3.22	52	7		6	1		142.2	140	56	51	7	44		52	5	1	0			1.290	8.8	0.4	2.8	3.3	1.18	CLB,HOL · IL,PCL
1958	29	PIT-min	AAA	8	8	.500	4.25	55	7		4	1		146.0	151	78	69	10	37	14	56	8	1	6			1.288	9.3	0.6	2.3	3.5	1.51	CLB · IL
1959	30	LAD-PIT-min	AAA	5	7	.417	4.00	51	8		3	0		126.0	131	64	56	14	22	3	37	6	0	4			1.214	9.4	1.0	1.6	2.6	1.68	SLC,SPO,CLB · PCL,IL
1960	31	LAD-min	AAA	7	4	.636	5.11	40	1					74.0	93	46	42	5	12								1.419	11.3	0.6	1.5			SPO · PCL
1961	32	MIN-min	AAA	1	1	.500	6.75	8	0					16.0	19	14	12	1	6								1.562	10.7	0.6	3.4			SYR · IL
1 Yr				3	9	.250	4.53	21	10	6	3	0	1	87.1	105	50	44	4	21		8	2	0	2	373	92	1.443	10.8	0.4	2.2	0.8	0.38
162 Game Avg.				7	20	.250	4.53	46	22	13	7	0	2	191	230	110	97	9	46		18	4	0	4	818	92	1.443	10.8	0.4	2.2	0.8	0.38

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1954	25	PIT	NL	87.1	21	10	50	5.15	4.79	-0.26	0.00	100.9	5.09	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.1	0.7	9	.499	.500	$
1 Season				87.1	21	10	50	5.15	4.79	-0.26	0.00	100.9	5.09	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.1	0.7	9	.499	.500	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	ROE
1954	25	PIT	NL	21	294	334	50	105	19	5	4	5	5	21	8	.314	.347	.437	.784	.302	146	6	2	5	12	6
1 Yr				21	294	334	50	105	19	5	4	5	5	21	8	.314	.347	.437	.784	.302	146	6	2	5	12	6
162 Game Avg.				46	645	733	110	230	42	11	9	11	11	46	18	.314	.347	.437	.784	.302	320	13	4	11	26	13
MLB Averages																.261	.333	.387	.720	.275

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1954	25	PIT	NL	-3.6	-0.4	309	-1.4	4.1	-5.5	.93	-0.8	-0.8	-9.5	-0.9	0.92	-7.8	1	3	4
1 Yr				-3.6	-0.4	309	-1.4	4.1	-5.5	.93	-0.8	-0.8	-9.5	-0.9	0.92	-7.8	1	3	4

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1954	25	PIT	NL	21	10	2	8	0	0	2	2	8	.200	0	0	3	0	4	40%	40.4	58	24	5	3	3	4	2.1	2.9	5.7
1 Yr				21	10	2	8	0	0	2	2	8	.200	0	0	3	0	4	40%	40	58	24	5	3	3	4	2.1	2.9	5.7
MLB Averages													.500						51%	51	109	-2					4.4	4.3	6.6

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1954	25	PIT	NL	21	11	6	1	1	0	1	0		1	0	7	5	71%		.926	1	3	4	1	1	6	3	5	9	1	7	1	8.3
1 Yr				21	11	6	1	1	0	1	0		1	0	7	5	71%		.926	1	3	4	1	1	6	3	5	9	1	7	1	8.3

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1954	25	PIT	NL	374	57%	1.4%	2.7%	7.1%	9.5%	27%	0.87	114%	62	6	10%
1 Yr				374	57%	1.4%	2.7%	7.1%	9.5%	27%	0.87	114%	62	6	10%
MLB Averages					52%	2.2%	11.3%	10.0%	6.6%	27%	0.94	81%			10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1954	25	PIT	NL	294	105			4	0	10	2	2	1	3	35	24	0	69%	6	2	0	108	5	5	50%	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	80
1 Yr				294	105			4	0	10	2	2	1	3	35	24	0	69%	6	2	0	108	5	5	50%	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	80
MLB Averages																		51%							53%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	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	ERA+
1954	25	3	9	.250	4.53	21	10	6	3	0	1	87.1	105	50	44	4	21		8	2	0	2	373	92	1.443	10.8	0.4	2.2	0.8	0.38	92

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1954	25	4	5	.444	4.55	87.0	107	49	44	4	21	8	2	1.471	11.1	2.2	0.8	0.38	0.4	21
1 Yr		4	5	.444	4.55	87.0	107	49	44	4	21	8	2	1.471	11.1		0.8	0.38	0.4	21

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