Billy O'Dell
Billy O'Dell
Full name: William Oliver O'Dell
Born: February 10, 1933, Whitmire, South Carolina
First Game: June 20, 1954; Final Game: September 12, 1967
Bat: Both Throw: Left Height: 5' 11" Weight: 170
Billy O'Dell
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1954 BAL A 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1954 BAL A
1956 BAL A 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1956 BAL A
1957 BAL A 37 34 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 .147 .171 .147 0.0 1957 BAL A
1958 BAL A 42 72 5 8 2 0 1 1 6 0 27 0 4 0 2 2 0 .111 .179 .181 0.0 1958 BAL A
1959 BAL A 43 60 5 5 0 0 1 2 4 0 18 0 2 0 1 1 1 .083 .141 .133 0.0 1959 BAL A
1960 SF N Daily Splits 49 56 8 6 0 0 0 0 11 0 19 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 .107 .254 .107 0.0 1960 SF N
1961 SF N Daily Splits 49 39 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .103 .122 .103 0.0 1961 SF N
1962 SF N Daily Splits 49 90 7 12 0 0 0 6 6 0 29 0 10 0 0 4 1 1 1 .133 .188 .133 0.0 1962 SF N
1963 SF N Daily Splits 47 78 6 16 3 0 0 3 4 0 23 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 2 .205 .244 .244 0.0 1963 SF N
1964 SF N Daily Splits 50 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .043 .000 0.0 1964 SF N
1965 MIL N Daily Splits 62 23 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 11 0 2 0 0 1i 0 0 0 .174 .208 .217 0.0 1965 MIL N
1966 ATL N Daily Splits 26 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0i 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 0.0 1966 ATL N
1966 PIT N Daily Splits 37 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1i 0 0 0 .063 .118 .063 0.0 1966 PIT N
1966 TOT N 63 24 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 1i 0 0 0 .125 .160 .125 0.0 1966 TOT N
1967 PIT N Daily Splits 28 26 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 1 0 0 0i 0 0 0 .115 .179 .115 0.0 1967 PIT N
Total NL 397 358 30 48 4 0 0 15 27 0 115 0 25 1 0 11i 2 2 4 .134 .194 .145 0.0 Total NL
Total AL 133 170 13 18 2 0 2 4 11 0i 56 0 11 0 3 3 1 .106 .160 .153 0.0 Total AL
Total Splits 530 528 43 66 6 0 2 19 38 0i 171 0 36 1 0i 11i 5 5 5 .125 .183 .148 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
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World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1962 SF N Daily Splits 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1962 SF N
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1958 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1958 AL
1959 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1959 AL
Total Splits 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1954 BAL A 7 2 1 0 4 0 16.1 15 67 0 7 5 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.76 0.1 1954 BAL A
1956 BAL A 4 1 0 0 2 0 8 6 34 0 1 1 6 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.12 0.1 1956 BAL A
1957 BAL A 35 15 2 1 6 4 140.1 107 560 12 48 42 39 2 97 10 2 0 5 0 4 10 2.69 1.2 1957 BAL A
1958 BAL A 41 25 12 3 12 8 221.1 201 913 13 83 73 51 6 137 11 13 2 4 1 14 11 2.97 1.7 1958 BAL A
1959 BAL A 38 24 6 2 9 1 199.1 163 826 18 74 65 67 7 88 13 4 2 1 0 10 12 2.93 1.7 1959 BAL A
1960 SF N Daily Splits 43 24 6 1 6 2 202.2 198 873 16 80 72 72 8 145 7 7 4 2 2 29 6 9 13 8 13 3.20 0.9 1960 SF N
1961 SF N Daily Splits 46 14 4 1 9 2 130.1 132 554 10 63 52 33 6 110 9 3 2 1 0 23 4 10 10 7 5 3.59 -0.2 1961 SF N
1962 SF N Daily Splits 43 39 20 2 1 0 280.2 282 1178 18 126 110 66 1 195 7 5 4 7 0 44 1 30 21 19 14 3.53 0.6 1962 SF N
1963 SF N Daily Splits 36 33 10 3 1 1 222.1 218 951 14 90 78 70 12 116 10 1 6 7 0 33 4 16 17 14 10 3.16 0.3 1963 SF N
1964 SF N Daily Splits 36 8 1 0 13 2 85 82 371 10 55 51 35 6 54 3 3 1 4 0 16 2 5 5 8 7 5.40 -2.9 1964 SF N
1965 MIL N Daily Splits 62 1 0 0 42 18 111.1 87 448 10 35 27 30 8 78 6 5 6 2 0 7i 3i 3i 6i 10 6 2.18 2.6 1965 MIL N
1966 ATL N Daily Splits 24 0 0 0 15 6 41.1 44 183 3 14 11 18 1 20 1 0 0 2 0 5i 1i 3i 2i 2 3 2.40 0.8 1966 ATL N
1966 PIT N Daily Splits 37 2 0 0 11 4 71.1 74 304 3 24 22 23 1 47 6 2 2 4 1 7i 1i 9i 5i 3 2 2.78 0.4 1966 PIT N
1966 TOT N 61 2 0 0 26 10 112.2 118 487 6 38 33 41 2 67 7 2 2 6 1 12i 2i 12i 7i 5 5 2.64 1.2 1966 TOT N
1967 PIT N Daily Splits 27 11 1 0 6 0 86.2 88 381 10 58 56 41 7 34 1 4 1 3 1 16i 4i 11i 0i 5 6 5.82 -2.5 1967 PIT N
Total NL 354 132 42 7 104 35 1231.2 1205 5243 94 545 479 388 50 799 50 30 26 32 4 180i 26i 96i 79i 76 66 3.50 0.0 Total NL
Total AL 125 67 21 6 33 13 585.1 492 2400 43 213 186 168 16i 334 34 20 4 10 1 29 34 2.86 4.8 Total AL
Total Splits 479 199 63 13 137 48 1817 1697 7643 137 758 665 556 66i1133 84 50 30 42 5 180i 26i 96i 79i105 100 3.29 4.8 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1962 SF N Daily Splits 3 1 0 0 2 1 12.1 12 51 1 6 6 3 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4.38 1962 SF N
All-Star Game Pitching Record All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1958 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1958 AL
1959 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 1959 AL
Total Splits 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 13 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1954 BAL A P 7 0 5 0 0 1.000
1956 BAL A P 4 0 0 0 0 -
1957 BAL A P 35 5 14 2 1 .905
1958 BAL A P 41 12 32 0 2 1.000
1959 BAL A P 38 7 44 3 3 .944
1960 SF N Daily P 43 24 6 202.2 9 29 1 0 0 0 3 5 1 .974
1961 SF N Daily P 46 14 4 130.1 8 17 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1.000
1962 SF N Daily P 43 39 20 280.2 15 39 5 0 0 2 4 10 1 .915
1963 SF N Daily P 36 33 10 222.1 5 27 1 0 0 2 4 9 0 .970
1964 SF N Daily P 36 8 1 85 5 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .938
1965 MIL N Daily P 62 1 0 111.1 12 13 0 1 0 2i 4 1 1i1.000
1965 MIL N 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1966 ATL N Daily P 24 0 0 41.1 1 5 0 1 0 0i 2 1 1i1.000
1966 PIT N Daily P 37 2 0 71.1 6 5 0 1 0 1i 3 0 0i1.000
1966 TOT N P 61 2 0 112.2 7 10 0 2 0 1i 5 1 1i1.000
1967 PIT N Daily P 27 11 1 86.2 3 12 0 1 0 0i 0 0 0i1.000
Total P 479 132i 42i 1231.2i 88 252 13 11 0i 9i 20i 29i 5i .963
Total 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
i - incomplete
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1962 SF N Daily P 3 1 0 12.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1958 AL Daily P 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1959 AL Daily P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by Baltimore Orioles (June 8, 1954 ).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Billy Loes to San Francisco Giants in exchange for
Jackie Brandt , Gordon Jones and Roger McCardell (November 30, 1959 ).
Traded by San Francisco Giants to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Ed Bailey
(February 1, 1965 ).
Traded by Atlanta Braves to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Don Schwall (June 15,
1966 ).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (October 3, 1967 ).
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