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: 23-22 / in Starts: 7-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 27, Entered with runners on base: 18

1961 Pitching Game Log

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1961 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	169	2	Apr 12	SFG		PIT	W,2-1	9-9	H(1)	99	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	7.07	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	0.020	4.68	0.03%	0.06	9t --- 0 out a1	9t 12- 2 out a1
2	170	3	Apr 13	SFG		PIT	W,6-5	10-11		0	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	4.50	2.07	6	0	2	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	0.054	5.26	0.08%	0.08	10t --- 0 out tie	11t 12- 1 out tie
3	171	5	Apr 15	SFG		PHI	L,0-2	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.00	2.57	5	1	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.42	0.017	1.21	0.03%	0.49	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
4	172	6	Apr 16	SFG		PHI	W,5-2	9-GF	S(1)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	2.57	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.13	0.163	11.52	0.27%	1.56	9t 123 1 out a3	9t end a 3
5	173	10	Apr 23(1)	SFG		STL	W,2-1	8-9	H(2)	6	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.93	2.57	5	2	1	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.51	0.121	8.98	0.19%	0.71	8t -23 1 out a1	9t 1-3 1 out a1
6	174	11	Apr 23(2)	SFG		STL	L,4-7	9-9	HL(0-1)	-1	0.1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	3.60	2.57	3	2	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.88	-0.300	10.96	-0.51%	-1.52	9t 1-- 0 out a2	9t -23 1 out a1
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
7	175	17	May 2	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-9	7-7		8	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	2.57	3	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.51	7b --- 0 out d9	7b 3 out d9
8	176	18	May 3	SFG	@	CHC	W,8-4	1-6	W(1-1)	0	6.0	8	3	3	1	3	1	0	3.75	3.41	26	11	3	1	1	8		2	0	0	0	1	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.30	0.054	4.13	0.10%	1.04	1b 12- 0 out tie	6b 3 out tie
9	177	24	May 12	SFG		MLN	L,4-5	8-GF		8	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	3.86	4.22	7	3	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	-0.021	2.01	-0.05%	-0.03	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
10	178	29	May 17	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	8-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.60	3.84	3	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	0.114	5.23	0.29%	1.11	8t -2- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
11	179	30	May 19	SFG		LAD	L,7-8	8-GF	BL(1-2)	1	1.1	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	4.41	4.59	9	3	3	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	.93	-0.645	4.90	-2.03%	-3.08	8t 12- 2 out a2	9t end d 2
12	180	32	May 21	SFG		LAD	L,2-3	8-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.32	4.73	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.021	5.43	-0.06%	-0.18	8t --- 0 out d1	8t -2- 1 out d1
13	181	33	May 22	SFG	@	STL	W,3-1	9-GF	S(2)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.24	4.57	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.68	0.050	6.25	0.11%	0.25	9b 1-- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
14	182	34	May 23	SFG	@	STL	L,4-12	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	1	0	5.50	5.19	6	1	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.005	.06	-0.01%	-2.45	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 8
15	183	36	May 26	SFG	@	CHC	W,3-2	9-9		2	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.50	5.35	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.17	-0.010	11.89	-0.02%	-0.23	9b -2- 1 out tie	9b 12- 1 out tie
16	184	42	May 31	SFG		STL	W,3-2	GS-6		4	6.0	4	2	2	2	4	0	1	4.88	4.70	25	11	3	0	1	4	58			0	0	0	19	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.26	0.035	4.80	0.08%	0.93	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
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
17	185	44	Jun 2	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-6	2-2		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.88	4.70	0							0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						9b --- 0 out a1	9b --- 0 out tie
18	186	48	Jun 6	SFG		PHI	L,9-13	GS-1	L(1-3)	3	0.2	4	4	4	1	0	0	0	6.20	4.76	7	0	2	0	1	4	27			0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	-0.329	5.23	-0.69%	-3.83	1t start tie	1t -2- 2 out d4
19	187	50	Jun 8	SFG		PHI	L,2-5	8-GF		1	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	5.74	4.37	8	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.022	.83	0.05%	0.98	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
20	188	53	Jun 11	SFG		PIT	L,4-8	4-6		2	3.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	5.16	4.16	11	5	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.027	.59	0.06%	1.46	4t --- 0 out d6	6t 3 out d5
21	189	54	Jun 12	SFG		LAD	W,7-4	3-9	W(2-3)	0	5.2	5	2	2	0	10	0	0	4.84	3.34	23	6	8	3	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	23	4	0	0	0	0	1	.83	0.168	3.61	0.44%	0.38	3t 123 1 out a3	9t -2- 0 out a3
22	190	59	Jun 17	SFG		CHC	W,9-3	CG	W(3-3)	4	9.0	9	3	3	1	7	1	0	4.47	3.23	37	5	15	2	4	9	63			0	0	0	36	3	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.224	1.63	0.51%	1.39	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
23	191	64	Jun 23	SFG	@	STL	L,5-10	GS-6		5	5.2	9	5	5	5	5	1	0	4.86	3.51	31	7	5	0	3	9	31			0	0	0	26	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.12	-0.300	3.12	-0.50%	-2.02	1b start tie	6b -2- 2 out tie
24	192	70	Jun 28	SFG	@	PHI	T,7-7	13-14	BS(2)	4	1.1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	4.73	3.53	7	0	2	2	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	3.56	-0.149	9.85	-0.25%	-0.06	13b -2- 1 out a1	14b 1-- 2 out tie
25	193	71	Jun 29(1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-7	GS-1		0	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.91	3.53	1	0	0	0	0	1	44			0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.038	2.89	-0.07%	-0.38	1b start a 2	1b 1-- 0 out a2
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
26	194	75	Jul 2(1)	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-7	6-8		2	2.0	2	2	2	1	3	0	0	5.06	3.44	8	1	1	0	1	2		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.47	0.150	6.32	0.39%	1.00	6b 12- 1 out tie	8b 12- 1 out a3
27	195	77	Jul 4(1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,19-3	1-GF	W(4-3)	1	9.0	2	1	1	1	13	1	0	4.48	3.15	29	4	9	3	3	2		1	0	0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.30	0.188	.84	0.32%	3.96	1b 1-- 0 out tie	9b end a16
28	196	83	Jul 9(1)	SFG		STL	L,3-6	GS-6		4	5.2	7	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.37	3.13	23	6	6	2	3	7	47			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	0.032	1.17	0.02%	0.44	1t start tie	6t 1-3 2 out a1
29	197	85	Jul 13	SFG		PIT	W,2-1	GS-7		3	7.0	6	1	1	1	3	0	0	4.08	3.04	26	7	9	1	0	6	63			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.02	0.245	.98	0.14%	2.41	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
30	198	89	Jul 17	SFG		PHI	L,7-10	GS-5		3	4.0	7	6	6	0	3	2	0	4.56	3.27	20	4	6	1	1	7	27			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.05	-0.364	1.35	-0.28%	-3.53	1t start tie	5t -23 0 out a1
31	199	94	Jul 23(2)	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-11	GS-2	L(4-4)	5	1.1	4	5	3	0	1	1	0	4.82	3.40	9	3	1	0	0	4	31			0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.95	-0.281	2.32	-0.41%	-3.51	1b start tie	2b 1-- 1 out d4
32	200	98	Jul 28(1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-5	5-5		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.76	3.34	4	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.51	0.007	1.11	0.00%	0.48	5b 12- 0 out d1	5b 3 out d2
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
33	201	108	Aug 9	SFG		CHC	W,6-5	6-7		11	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.64	3.25	8	2	1	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.043	.24	0.02%	0.98	6t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d3
34	202	115	Aug 18	SFG		LAD	W,2-1	7-7		8	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.63	3.28	2	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	-0.003	1.12	0.00%	-0.03	7t --- 0 out tie	7t 1-- 1 out tie
35	203	122	Aug 25	SFG	@	STL	L,3-7	GS-4	L(4-5)	6	3.0	7	6	4	1	2	0	0	4.88	3.24	18	11	2	1	0	2	26			1	0	0	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.320	2.30	-0.50%	-4.26	1b start tie	4b --3 0 out d4
36	204	127	Aug 31	SFG	@	CHC	L,1-6	3-6		5	4.0	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	4.67	3.11	14	3	3	0	1	1		2	1	0	0	0	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	.30	0.042	.38	0.03%	2.52	3b -23 0 out d4	6b 3 out d5
Sep/Oct				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
37	205	128	Sep 1	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-3	12-12		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.63	3.09	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.34	0.209	4.70	0.14%	0.92	12b 12- 1 out tie	12b 3 out tie
38	206	131	Sep 4	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-4	5-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.60	3.06	2	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.008	.13	0.00%	0.29	5b --- 1 out d4	5b 3 out d4
39	207	132	Sep 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-4	3-4		0	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.53	3.01	4	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.048	.17	0.01%	1.18	3b -23 2 out d4	4b 3 out d3
40	208	133	Sep 6	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-9	8-GF(8)		0	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.50	3.04	4	3	0	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	-0.079	.12	-0.01%	-1.77	8b 1-3 1 out d1	8b end d 4
41	209	135	Sep 9	SFG		LAD	W,9-6	4-6		2	2.0	3	4	1	1	3	0	0	4.50	3.00	10	3	3	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.14	-0.380	.09	-0.02%	-2.70	4t --- 1 out a3	6t --3 1 out tie
42	210	143	Sep 17	SFG		CHC	W,8-2	CG	W(5-5)	7	9.0	4	2	2	1	9	0	0	4.29	2.82	31	11	6	0	1	4	79			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	1	1	0	.39	0.177	.01	0.00%	2.39	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
43	211	147	Sep 22	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-0	SHO	W(6-5)	4	9.0	8	0	0	1	6	0	0	3.95	2.72	37	7	15	0	5	8	76			0	0	0	36	1	1	0	0	0	1	.54	0.296	.00	0.00%	4.62	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
44	212	149	Sep 24	SFG	@	CIN	W,12-5	7-7		1	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.92	2.75	3	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.54	7b 1-- 1 out a7	7b 3 out a7
45	213	151	Sep 27	SFG	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS-7		2	6.2	9	2	0	2	2	0	0	3.71	2.76	33	9	11	1	1	9	52			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.73	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.74	1b start tie	7b 123 2 out a1
46	214	154	Oct 1(1)	SFG	@	MLN	W,8-2	CG	W(7-5)	3	9.0	8	2	2	0	5	0	0	3.59	2.67	34	5	16	0	3	8	68			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.13	0.137	.00	0.00%	2.20	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a6
							23-22		W-L:7-5,Sv:2,BSv:2,Hld:3	2.6	130.1	132	63	52	33	110	10	1	3.59	2.67	553	0.99		7%	11%	115	49	31	29%	2	0	1	507	23	4	6	10	3	9	.97	-0.514	1.96	-2.12%	6.00

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