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

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Team Record in Appearances: 25-15 / in Starts: 14-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 36, Entered with runners on base: 11

1958 Pitching Game Log

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1958 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	47	1	Apr 15	BAL		WSH	W,6-1	5-GF	W(1-0)	99	4.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	2.24	13	5	5	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	.32	0.100	.88	0.17%	2.32	5t -23 2 out a3	9t end a 5
2	48	4	Apr 19	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-7	L(1-1)	3	7.0	7	2	2	2	2	1	0	1.59	3.71	28	4	13	0	5	7	55			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.031	2.47	0.06%	1.14	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
3	49	6	Apr 22	BAL	@	WSH	W,4-2	8-GF	S(1)	2	2.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.35	3.23	9	1	3	0	0	3		2	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.46	0.224	8.57	0.33%	0.89	8b 12- 0 out a3	9b end a 2
4	50	8	Apr 24	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	8-GF(10)	BL(1-2)	1	2.1	4	1	1	3	1	0	0	1.72	3.56	14	2	4	1	1	4		1	1	0	0	0	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.23	-0.328	7.37	-0.45%	-1.70	8b 1-- 0 out a1	10b end d 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	51	14	May 3	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG(13)	W(2-2)	8	13.0	7	2	2	2	7	1	0	1.57	3.24	48	15	17	1	2	7	90			1	1	0	45	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.51	0.927	2.95	1.08%	3.72	1t start tie	13t 3 out tie
6	52	17	May 9	BAL		BOS	L,5-13	GS-2	L(2-3)	5	1.2	4	5	4	3	2	0	0	2.67	3.37	12	4	0	0	0	3	28			0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	-0.396	3.20	-0.56%	-3.68	1t start tie	2t -23 2 out d2
7	53	19	May 11(1)	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	8-GF	W(3-3)	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.51	3.19	6	2	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	0.247	4.18	0.37%	0.88	8t --- 0 out tie	9t end a 1
8	54	22	May 14	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-1	GS-6	L(3-4)	2	6.0	4	1	1	1	6	0	0	2.35	2.84	23	7	5	2	1	4	65			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.140	2.84	0.25%	1.69	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
9	55	24	May 17(2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-3	8-8	H(1)	2	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.31	2.91	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.79	0.046	3.70	0.06%	0.27	8b --- 0 out a2	8b 1-- 2 out a2
10	56	26	May 20	BAL	@	DET	W,6-4	GS-8	W(4-4)	2	7.1	5	4	4	1	3	1	0	2.72	3.06	29	9	11	1	0	5	54			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	1	1	.76	0.114	1.48	0.13%	-0.26	1b start a 2	8b --- 1 out a2
11	57	30	May 24	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(4-5)	3	8.0	8	4	3	2	1	1	1	2.82	3.34	36	16	8	0	1	8	51			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	2	1.21	-0.231	1.89	-0.22%	-0.30	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
12	58	33	May 27	BAL	@	CLE	L,6-7	9-GF(10)	BL(4-6)	2	1.2	3	2	2	3	3	1	0	3.05	3.60	11	2	0	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.57	-0.699	3.85	-0.45%	-2.44	9b 1-- 0 out a2	10b end d 1
13	59	37	May 31	BAL		WSH	W,4-3	CG	W(5-6)	3	9.0	7	3	3	1	4	1	1	3.05	3.61	34	12	9	1	2	7	64			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	2	1	0	1.24	0.267	1.24	0.16%	0.96	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	60	42	Jun 5	BAL		DET	L,3-6	GS-7	L(5-7)	4	7.0	10	6	6	3	6	1	0	3.50	3.64	34	5	10	1	2	10	36			1	0	0	30	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.46	-0.469	1.28	-0.25%	-2.92	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
15	61	48	Jun 9	BAL		CLE	W,5-2	CG	W(6-7)	3	9.0	4	2	2	1	5	0	0	3.33	3.43	31	7	14	1	2	4	75			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.80	0.206	.72	0.11%	1.96	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
16	62	51	Jun 12	BAL		CLE	W,7-5	9-GF	S(2)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.29	3.39	3	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.064	.72	0.03%	0.44	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
17	63	52	Jun 13	BAL		CHW	T,5-5	10-13		0	4.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	3.14	3.25	12	5	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.71	0.500	1.64	0.29%	1.76	10t --- 0 out tie	13t 3 out tie
18	64	56	Jun 17	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-1	CG	W(7-7)	3	9.0	5	1	1	0	4	0	0	2.94	3.10	32	15	8	2	3	5	77			0	0	0	31	1	1	0	0	0	0	.87	0.394	.74	0.20%	3.29	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
19	65	58	Jun 19	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-2	8-GF	S(3)	1	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.90	3.10	6	2	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.19	0.184	2.39	0.12%	0.79	8b -2- 2 out a1	9b end a 2
20	66	61	Jun 22	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-0	SHO	W(8-7)	2	9.0	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.65	2.97	32	9	13	5	4	6	79			0	0	1	32	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.30	0.584	1.28	0.35%	4.17	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
21	67	65	Jun 27	BAL	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-7	L(8-8)	4	6.2	11	6	6	2	5	2	1	2.97	3.16	34	7	8	0	1	11	31			0	0	0	30	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.30	-0.568	1.05	-0.27%	-3.23	1b start tie	7b 1-3 2 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	68	71	Jul 2	BAL		NYY	L,1-4	CG	L(8-9)	4	9.0	11	4	4	1	6	0	0	3.05	3.04	39	10	12	2	0	10	54			0	0	0	36	3	0	1	0	1	0	1.04	-0.158	.95	-0.09%	-0.04	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
23	69	75	Jul 5	BAL	@	WSH	W,3-1	8-GF	S(4)	2	2.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	3.00	2.96	7	0	1	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.51	0.240	.98	0.06%	1.29	8b 1-- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
24	70	77	Jul 10(1)	BAL		KCA	W,6-3	9-GF	S(5)	4	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.98	2.96	3	0	2	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.030	.45	0.01%	-0.16	9t 12- 1 out a4	9t end a 3
25	71	80	Jul 13(2)	BAL		DET	L,3-5	GS-7	L(8-10)	2	7.0	9	4	4	2	4	0	0	3.10	2.92	32	3	14	3	0	9	45			0	0	0	28	3	0	0	0	2	0	1.12	-0.160	.30	-0.03%	-0.92	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
26	72	85	Jul 17	BAL		CHW	W,3-0	SHO	W(9-10)	3	9.0	9	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.90	2.85	36	10	14	3	0	9	72			0	0	0	36	0	0	0	1	0	1	.90	0.423	.19	0.06%	3.96	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
27	73	90	Jul 23	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-4	GS-7		5	7.0	8	4	1	0	4	0	0	2.82	2.78	29	10	7	1	0	8	55			0	0	0	28	0	1	0	1	1	1	1.08	-0.255	.25	-0.04%	-0.76	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
28	74	93	Jul 26	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-3	9-GF	S(6)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.82	2.77	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.57	0.166	1.11	0.02%	0.42	9b 12- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
29	75	94	Jul 27	BAL	@	KCA	L,6-11	2-6	BS(3)	0	3.2	6	5	4	0	0	1	0	2.99	2.85	18	6	6	0	0	6		3	3	1	0	0	17	0	3	0	0	0	1	.56	-0.467	.14	-0.07%	-5.27	2b 123 2 out a1	6b --3 1 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	76	98	Aug 2	BAL	@	DET	L,7-8	GS-2		5	1.0	7	5	5	0	0	0	0	3.26	2.85	10	1	2	0	0	7	19			0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.330	.06	-0.01%	-4.85	1b start tie	2b 1-3 0 out d4
31	77	102	Aug 5	BAL		NYY	L,1-4	3-7		2	4.2	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	3.22	2.87	19	9	3	0	0	4		0	0	0	1	0	17	2	0	0	2	0	2	.57	0.041	.01	0.00%	0.99	3t --- 1 out d2	7t 3 out d3
32	78	107	Aug 10(2)	BAL	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	W(10-10)	4	9.0	5	1	1	2	7	0	0	3.10	2.80	33	9	10	2	0	5	78			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	1	0	.87	0.251	.00	0.00%	3.13	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
33	79	111	Aug 13	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	7-GF	S(7)	2	2.2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	3.05	2.73	10	3	0	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.24	0.430	.00	0.00%	1.72	7t 12- 1 out a1	9t end a 1
34	80	113	Aug 16	BAL		WSH	W,9-0	SHO	W(11-10)	2	9.0	2	0	0	1	8	0	0	2.90	2.64	31	6	14	0	0	2	90			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	.33	0.173	.00	0.00%	3.96	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
35	81	119	Aug 21	BAL		DET	W,7-6	GS-4		4	4.0	7	5	2	4	5	0	0	2.93	2.65	22	5	1	0	0	7	35			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	2	0	1	1.40	-0.434	.01	0.00%	-3.24	1t start tie	4t 3 out d2
36	82	122	Aug 24	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	GS-7	W(12-10)	2	7.0	7	2	1	2	3	0	0	2.87	2.65	29	6	11	0	0	7	58			0	0	0	27	0	1	0	2	0	1	.82	0.187	.00	0.00%	1.08	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
37	83	127	Aug 30	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-2	9-GF	S(8)	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87	2.64	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.60	9b -23 2 out a5	9b end a 5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
38	84	130	Sep 1(2)	BAL	@	WSH	W,10-1	CG	W(13-10)	1	9.0	11	1	1	0	5	0	1	2.78	2.60	38	8	14	1	0	10	66			0	0	0	36	1	0	0	1	1	0	.76	0.161	.00	0.00%	3.13	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a9
39	85	135	Sep 6	BAL		BOS	W,4-2	CG	W(14-10)	4	9.0	5	2	2	0	10	1	0	2.75	2.56	32	9	8	1	0	5	79			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.392	.00	0.00%	1.96	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
40	86	139	Sep 11	BAL	@	KCA	L,1-7	GS-8	L(14-11)	4	7.2	9	7	7	5	4	1	0	2.94	2.65	40	10	12	1	0	9	32			0	0	0	28	3	0	2	0	3	1	1.16	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-3.29	1b start tie	8b --- 2 out d6
41	87	144	Sep 16	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-8		4	7.1	6	3	3	4	3	1	0	2.97	2.73	32	10	9	0	0	6	53			1	0	0	26	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.18	0.141	.00	0.00%	0.46	1b start tie	8b --- 1 out tie
							25-15		W-L:14-11,Sv:8,BSv:3,Hld:1	2.9	221.1	201	83	73	50	137	13	4	2.97	2.73	912	0.91		6%	5%	198	58	19	37%	4	2	1	833	35	8	7	16	13	14	1.17	2.105	1.12	1.41%	13.88

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