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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

2x All-Star

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

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.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 13	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-8	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (1)	Apr 17	MLN		CHC	L,4-9		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	5	Apr 18	MLN		CHC	W,9-6	GF	12	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	9 (3)	Apr 27	MLN		STL	W,9-5	GF	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	11 (1)	Apr 29	MLN		STL	W,4-1	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	15 (3)	May 2 (2)	MLN		PHI	L,7-10		17	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	20 (4)	May 9 (2)	MLN	@	NYM	L,4-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	21	May 11	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-4		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
9	22	May 12	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	24 (1)	May 14	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-5	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	26 (1)	May 16	MLN	@	PHI	W,8-6		5	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	28 (1)	May 19	MLN		NYM	W,7-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	33 (4)	May 24	MLN	@	SFG	W,4-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	37 (3)	May 28	MLN	@	LAD	W,5-4	GF	20	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	39 (1)	May 30	MLN	@	HOU	W,6-5	GF	13	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	41 (1)	Jun 1	MLN	@	HOU	W,2-1	GF	13	3.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
17	46 (4)	Jun 6 (2)	MLN		LAD	W,6-4	GF	10	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	1B P
18	47	Jun 8	MLN	@	CHC	W,8-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	49 (1)	Jun 10	MLN	@	CHC	W,6-4		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	53 (3)	Jun 13 (2)	MLN	@	STL	L,2-12	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	54	Jun 15	MLN		PHI	W,12-7		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	56 (1)	Jun 17	MLN		PHI	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	57	Jun 18	MLN		STL	L,4-5	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	59 (1)	Jun 20	MLN		STL	L,4-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	62 (2)	Jun 24	MLN		CHC	L,1-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	63	Jun 25	MLN		CIN	L,1-3	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	65 (1)	Jun 27 (1)	MLN		CIN	L,9-10	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	67 (1)	Jun 28 (1)	MLN	@	NYM	L,2-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	69 (1)	Jun 29	MLN	@	NYM	W,8-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	75 (5)	Jul 5	MLN		HOU	L,4-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	76	Jul 7	MLN		HOU	W,5-2	GF	7	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	77	Jul 8	MLN		HOU	W,9-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	78	Jul 9	MLN	@	CIN	L,2-6		14	2.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	81 (2)	Jul 14 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	85 (3)	Jul 17	MLN		PIT	W,6-5	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	89 (3)	Jul 20	MLN		NYM	W,7-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	90	Jul 21	MLN	@	LAD	W,6-4	GF	9	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
38	91	Jul 22	MLN	@	LAD	W,5-2	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	96 (4)	Jul 27	MLN	@	HOU	W,7-1	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	97	Jul 28	MLN	@	HOU	W,6-4	GF	9	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	99 (1)	Jul 31	MLN		SFG	L,1-3	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	101 (1)	Aug 1 (2)	MLN		SFG	W,6-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	103 (1)	Aug 4 (1)	MLN		LAD	W,4-3	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	104	Aug 4 (2)	MLN		LAD	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
45	108 (3)	Aug 8 (1)	MLN		HOU	W,8-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	109	Aug 8 (2)	MLN		HOU	W,8-3	GF	16	4.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
47	112 (2)	Aug 12	MLN		STL	L,4-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	115 (2)	Aug 15	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-3		17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	116	Aug 16	MLN	@	STL	W,10-8	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
50	119 (2)	Aug 19	MLN	@	STL	L,4-5	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	122 (2)	Aug 22	MLN	@	PIT	L,4-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	123	Aug 23	MLN		CIN	W,7-6	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	124	Aug 24	MLN		CIN	L,2-3	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	125	Aug 25	MLN		CIN	L,4-7	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	128 (2)	Aug 28	MLN		CHC	L,1-3	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	131 (2)	Sep 1 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	L,6-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	135 (3)	Sep 4	MLN		PIT	W,8-3	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
58	140 (4)	Sep 10	MLN	@	NYM	W,3-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	147 (6)	Sep 17	MLN		SFG	W,9-1	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	148	Sep 18	MLN		SFG	L,0-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
61	151 (2)	Sep 21	MLN		LAD	L,1-3	GF	11	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
62	152	Sep 22	MLN		LAD	L,6-7		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							63gm		111.1	12	13	0	25	1