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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	BAL	@	WSH	W,7-6		2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 18	BAL	@	WSH	L,4-6		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	5 (1)	Apr 21 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	W,11-9		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (7)	Apr 28 (2)	BAL		WSH	W,3-2	GF	11	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	15 (1)	May 1	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-9		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	22 (6)	May 11	BAL		NYY	L,4-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	24 (1)	May 15	BAL		CLE	L,8-11		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	35 (10)	May 26 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,0-9		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	37 (1)	May 27	BAL	@	WSH	L,6-10		8	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	44 (6)	Jun 2 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-4		8	2.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	45	Jun 4	BAL	@	KCA	W,9-7		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	51 (5)	Jun 9 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	58 (6)	Jun 16 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	60 (1)	Jun 19	BAL		CHW	L,1-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	63 (2)	Jun 22	BAL		DET	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
16	69 (5)	Jun 29 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,1-2	GS	21	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	74 (4)	Jul 3	BAL		WSH	W,8-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	77 (2)	Jul 6	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-11		11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	82 (4)	Jul 13	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-5	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	87 (4)	Jul 18	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-2	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	92 (4)	Jul 23	BAL		DET	L,2-5	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	98 (5)	Jul 28	BAL		CHW	L,3-4	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	102 (3)	Aug 2 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,5-4		45	11.2	0	2	1	3	1	P
24	108 (5)	Aug 8	BAL		BOS	W,3-1	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	111 (2)	Aug 11	BAL		NYY	L,2-7	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	115 (3)	Aug 17	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-6		32	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	120 (4)	Aug 22	BAL	@	DET	L,0-4	GS	16	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	127 (6)	Aug 29	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-13	GS	9	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	133 (5)	Sep 3	BAL		NYY	L,0-2	GS	23	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	138 (4)	Sep 8	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	141 (2)	Sep 14 (1)	BAL		DET	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	144 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	GF	5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	147 (2)	Sep 20	BAL		WSH	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	151 (3)	Sep 25 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-2	GS	33	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
35	154 (2)	Sep 29	BAL	@	WSH	W,7-3		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							35gm		140.1	5	14	2	21	1