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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1954	21	-7.6	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	1	1	.500	2.76	3.86	7	2	4	1	0	0	16.1	15	7	5	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	67	1.224	8.3	0.0	2.8	3.3	1.20

1956	23	-5.4	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	0	0		1.13	1.13	4	1	2	0	0	0	8.0	6	1	1	0	6	1	6	0	0	0	34	1.500	6.8	0.0	6.8	6.8	1.00
1957	24	-4.5	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	4	10	.286	2.69	3.08	35	15	6	2	1	4	140.1	107	48	42	12	39	2	97	5	0	0	560	1.040	6.9	0.8	2.5	6.2	2.49
1957-58	24		Almendares	CUWL	FgW		7	2	.778	2.72								109.0			33				64									5.3
1958	25	-3.3	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	14	11	.560	2.97	3.38	41	25	12	12	3	8	221.1	201	83	73	13	51	6	137	4	1	2	913	1.139	8.2	0.5	2.1	5.6	2.69
1959	26	-2.2	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	10	12	.455	2.93	3.34	38	24	9	6	2	1	199.1	163	74	65	18	67	7	88	1	0	2	826	1.154	7.4	0.8	3.0	4.0	1.31
1960	27	-0.4	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	8	13	.381	3.20	3.55	43	24	6	6	1	2	202.2	198	80	72	16	72	8	145	2	2	4	873	1.332	8.8	0.7	3.2	6.4	2.01
1961	28	0.6	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	7	5	.583	3.59	4.35	46	14	9	4	1	2	130.1	132	63	52	10	33	6	110	1	0	2	554	1.266	9.1	0.7	2.3	7.6	3.33
1962	29	1.2	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	19	14	.576	3.53	4.04	43	39	1	20	2	0	280.2	282	126	110	18	66	1	195	7	0	4	1178	1.240	9.0	0.6	2.1	6.3	2.95
1963	30	1.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	14	10	.583	3.16	3.64	36	33	1	10	3	1	222.1	218	90	78	14	70	12	116	7	0	6	951	1.295	8.8	0.6	2.8	4.7	1.66
1964	31	2.8	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	8	7	.533	5.40	5.82	36	8	13	1	0	3	85.0	82	55	51	10	35	6	54	4	0	1	371	1.376	8.7	1.1	3.7	5.7	1.54
1965	32	3.7	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	10	6	.625	2.18	2.83	62	1	42	0	0	19	111.1	87	35	27	10	30	8	78	2	0	6	448	1.051	7.0	0.8	2.4	6.3	2.60
1966	33		2 Teams	NL	Maj	ATL-PIT	5	5	.500	2.64	3.04	61	2	26	0	0	10	112.2	118	38	33	6	41	2	67	6	1	2	487	1.411	9.4	0.5	3.3	5.4	1.63
1966	33	5.2	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	2	3	.400	2.40	3.05	24	0	15	0	0	6	41.1	44	14	11	3	18	1	20	2	0	0	183	1.500	9.6	0.7	3.9	4.4	1.11
1966	33	5.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	2	.600	2.78	3.03	37	2	11	0	0	4	71.1	74	24	22	3	23	1	47	4	1	2	304	1.360	9.3	0.4	2.9	5.9	2.04
1967	34	6.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	6	.455	5.82	6.02	27	11	6	1	0	0	86.2	88	58	56	10	41	7	34	3	1	1	381	1.488	9.1	1.0	4.3	3.5	0.83
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		105	100	.512	3.29	3.75	479	199	137	63	13	50	1817.0	1697	758	665	137	556	66	1133	42	5	30	7643	1.240	8.4	0.7	2.8	5.6	2.04
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		7	2	.778	2.72								109.0			33				64									5.3
All Levels (13 Seasons)							112	102	.523	3.26	3.54	479	199	137	63	13	50	1926.0	1697	758	698	137	556	66	1197	42	5	30	7643					5.6