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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 17	SFG		STL	W,5-4	GS	14	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	18 (13)	May 7	SFG		CHC	W,7-6	GS	7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	22 (3)	May 11	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-4	GS	22	5.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
4	26 (3)	May 15	SFG		NYM	L,2-4	GS	14	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	32 (5)	May 20	SFG		PHI	L,2-7		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	46 (13)	Jun 4	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	48 (1)	Jun 6	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	49	Jun 7	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-3		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	54 (4)	Jun 12	SFG		MLN	L,3-4	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	55	Jun 13	SFG		MLN	W,6-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	57 (1)	Jun 15	SFG		CIN	W,6-5	GF	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	66 (8)	Jun 23 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	71 (4)	Jun 28	SFG		LAD	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	76 (4)	Jul 3	SFG		PHI	L,1-5		21	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
15	85 (8)	Jul 13	SFG	@	HOU	W,5-3		13	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	87 (1)	Jul 15	SFG	@	MLN	L,2-6	GF	9	1.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	90 (2)	Jul 18	SFG		HOU	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	96 (5)	Jul 23	SFG		CHC	L,4-13	GS	37	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	100 (3)	Jul 28	SFG	@	PHI	L,0-4	GS	20	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	102 (1)	Jul 30	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4		12	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	103	Jul 31	SFG	@	PIT	W,8-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	105 (1)	Aug 2	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-1	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	106	Aug 3	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-3		6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	107	Aug 4	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	111 (3)	Aug 9	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-5	GF	18	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	114 (2)	Aug 12	SFG	@	STL	L,4-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	116 (1)	Aug 15	SFG		MLN	W,8-7		19	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	121 (4)	Aug 20	SFG		CIN	L,7-10		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	124 (2)	Aug 23	SFG		STL	W,3-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	129 (4)	Aug 28	SFG	@	MLN	W,3-2	GF	7	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	131 (1)	Aug 30 (1)	SFG	@	MLN	W,13-10		21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	136 (4)	Sep 4	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-5		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	139 (2)	Sep 7 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	W,6-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	151 (11)	Sep 21	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	162 (10)	Oct 4	SFG		CHC	L,2-9	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							36gm		85.0	5	10	1	16	0