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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 14	BAL		NYY	L,3-13	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (1)	Apr 16	BAL		NYY	W,7-4		7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 19 (1)	BAL		WSH	W,7-5	GS	26	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	11 (3)	Apr 23	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-7		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	13 (1)	Apr 26 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS	22	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	19 (5)	May 3	BAL	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	30	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
7	23 (3)	May 8	BAL		BOS	L,0-5	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	28 (4)	May 14	BAL		KCA	L,1-2	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	34 (5)	May 19	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	38 (3)	May 24 (1)	BAL		NYY	L,0-9	GS	30	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
11	40 (1)	May 26	BAL		WSH	W,6-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	43 (2)	May 29	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-5	GF	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	48 (4)	Jun 3	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-6	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	53 (4)	Jun 9	BAL		CLE	W,7-3	GS	17	4.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
15	58 (4)	Jun 14 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
16	62 (3)	Jun 19 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	69 (6)	Jun 26 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,12-7	GS	39	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	76 (6)	Jul 3	BAL		BOS	W,6-1	GF	21	6.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
19	82 (5)	Jul 10	BAL	@	WSH	L,6-7	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	85 (2)	Jul 14 (1)	BAL		KCA	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	91 (5)	Jul 19	BAL		DET	W,2-1	GS	21	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	96 (4)	Jul 25	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	38	9.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
23	102 (5)	Jul 30	BAL	@	DET	L,2-11	GS	16	2.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	105 (2)	Aug 2 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	106	Aug 2 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-6	GF	4	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	110 (3)	Aug 6	BAL		CHW	T,1-1	GS	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
27	113 (2)	Aug 12	BAL		BOS	L,4-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	114	Aug 14	BAL		WSH	L,3-7	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	118 (3)	Aug 19	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	121 (2)	Aug 22	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	124 (2)	Aug 25	BAL	@	KCA	L,5-6	GS	21	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
32	126 (1)	Aug 28	BAL	@	BOS	L,4-6		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	130 (3)	Sep 2	BAL		BOS	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
34	135 (4)	Sep 7 (1)	BAL		WSH	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
35	142 (6)	Sep 12	BAL		CHW	L,1-6	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
36	150 (7)	Sep 20	BAL	@	WSH	L,0-5	GS	27	7.0	0	2	1	3	1	P
37	152 (1)	Sep 23	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-4	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	155 (2)	Sep 27	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
							38gm		199.1	7	44	3	54	3