Billy O'Dell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: February 10, 1933 in Whitmire, SC us

Died: September 12, 2018 in Newberry, SC

Buried: Newberry Memorial Gardens, Newberry, SC

High School: Newberry HS (Newberry, SC)

School: Clemson University (Clemson, SC)

Debut: June 20, 1954 (Age 21-130d, 11,143rd in major league history)
vs. WSH 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 12, 1967 (Age 34-214d)
vs. CIN 1.2 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: William Oliver O'Dell

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.8

105

100

ERA

3.29

479

199

1817.0

1133

WHIP

1.240

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-16 / in Starts: 14-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	24 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 82 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	46 (27-11-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 82 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (26-15-8)

Most Driven In
Self	1
W Miranda	0
D Williams	0
F Castleman	0

Most Driven In By
B Gardner	1
Self	1
G Woodling	1
B Nieman	1
J Busby	1
B Boyd	0

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	49	1	Apr 15	BAL		WSH	W,6-1	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.04	-0.002	.11	0.00%	-0.35	P
2	50	4 (2)	Apr 19	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.83	-0.151	5.37	-0.27%	-1.29	P
3	51	6 (1)	Apr 22	BAL	@	WSH	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	52	8 (1)	Apr 24	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.31	-0.059	5.27	-0.08%	-0.23	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	53	14 (5)	May 3	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG(13)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.41	-0.158	2.75	-0.18%	-0.81	P
6	54	17 (2)	May 9	BAL		BOS	L,5-13	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	55	19 (1)	May 11 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						P
8	56	22 (2)	May 14	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.08	-0.053	3.23	-0.09%	-0.36	P
9	57	24 (1)	May 17 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	58	26 (1)	May 20	BAL	@	DET	W,6-4	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.65	-0.044	1.26	-0.05%	-1.00	P
11	59	30 (3)	May 24	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.235	.346	9	1.68	0.023	2.62	0.02%	0.29	P
12	60	33 (2)	May 27	BAL	@	CLE	L,6-7	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.222	.327	9	2.25	-0.061	2.43	-0.04%	-0.22	P
13	61	37 (3)	May 31	BAL		WSH	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.091	.190	.281	9	1.92	-0.140	1.92	-0.08%	-1.03	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	62	42 (4)	Jun 5	BAL		DET	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.083	.174	.257	9	.44	-0.021	.38	-0.01%	-0.28	P
15	63	48 (5)	Jun 9	BAL		CLE	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.192	.335	9	.43	0.014	.39	0.01%	0.01	P
16	64	51 (2)	Jun 12	BAL		CLE	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.192	.335	3						P
17	65	52	Jun 13	BAL		CHW	T,5-5	10-14	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.107	.167	.214	.381	9	1.71	0.030	1.64	0.02%	0.07	P
18	66	56 (3)	Jun 17	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.176	.194	.370	9	.54	-0.012	.46	-0.01%	-0.16	P
19	67	58 (1)	Jun 19	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.097	.176	.194	.370	5						P
20	68	61 (2)	Jun 22	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.194	.242	.437	9	.73	-0.006	.72	0.00%	0.08	P
21	69	65 (3)	Jun 27	BAL	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.179	.222	.402	9	.89	-0.065	.71	-0.03%	-0.59	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	70	71 (5)	Jul 2	BAL		NYY	L,1-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.171	.211	.381	9	1.67	-0.090	1.53	-0.05%	-0.53	P
23	71	75 (3)	Jul 5	BAL	@	WSH	W,3-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.167	.205	.372	9	.14	-0.004	.05	0.00%	-0.09	P
24	72	77 (1)	Jul 10 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.167	.205	.372	9						P
25	73	80 (2)	Jul 13 (2)	BAL		DET	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.098	.159	.195	.354	9	1.35	-0.106	.37	-0.02%	-0.92	P
26	74	85 (4)	Jul 17	BAL		CHW	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.149	.182	.331	9	.72	-0.057	.16	-0.01%	-0.75	P
27	75	90 (4)	Jul 23	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.109	.163	.196	.359	9	.94	-0.007	.22	0.00%	-0.07	P
28	76	93 (2)	Jul 26	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.109	.163	.196	.359	9						P
29	77	94	Jul 27	BAL	@	KCA	L,6-11	2-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.157	.188	.344	9	1.34	-0.068	.33	-0.01%	-0.58	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	78	98 (3)	Aug 2	BAL	@	DET	L,7-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.104	.157	.188	.344	9						P
31	79	102 (3)	Aug 5	BAL		NYY	L,1-4	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.154	.184	.338	9	1.64	-0.038	.03	0.00%	-0.27	P
32	80	107 (4)	Aug 10 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.096	.161	.173	.334	9	.94	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
33	81	111 (3)	Aug 13	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.158	.170	.328	9	.68	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
34	82	113 (1)	Aug 16	BAL		WSH	W,9-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.148	.158	.305	9	.20	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.92	P
35	83	119 (5)	Aug 21	BAL		DET	W,7-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.145	.155	.300	9	1.26	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
36	84	122 (2)	Aug 24	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.154	.180	.334	9	.49	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.02	P
37	85	127 (4)	Aug 30	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.098	.154	.180	.334	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
38	86	130 (2)	Sep 1 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	W,10-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.174	.188	.361	9	.40	0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
39	87	135 (4)	Sep 6	BAL		BOS	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.181	.194	.375	9	1.28	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.66	P
40	88	136	Sep 7	BAL		BOS	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.119	.181	.194	.375	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
41	89	139 (2)	Sep 11	BAL	@	KCA	L,1-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.114	.173	.186	.359	9	.83	0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.07	P
42	90	144 (4)	Sep 16	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.179	.181	.360	9	1.24	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
							25-16		82	72	5	8	2	0	1	1	6	0	27	0	4	0	1	2	2	0	.111	.179	.181	.360		1.00	-1.254	.96	-0.90%	-12.59

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