Billy O'dell vs Bobby Shantz

Billy O'dellBobby Shantz

Billy O'dell and Bobby Shantz compared on their MLB careers: Billy O'dell played 13 seasons, 1954 to 1967, Bobby Shantz 16 seasons, 1949 to 1964. Billy O'dell has 105 wins to Bobby Shantz's 119. Bobby Shantz won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Billy O'dell and Bobby Shantz career totals
479GP537
105W119
100L99
3.3ERA3.4
1,817IP1935.2
1,133K1,072
556BB643
1.2WHIP1.3
48SV48

How do they compare in the postseason?

Billy O'dell and Bobby Shantz postseason
3GP6
0R0
12H12

Titles and awards

  • Billy O'dell: 0 championships; none on file
  • Bobby Shantz: 2 championships; AL MVP, AL Gold Glove ×4, NL Gold Glove ×5

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Billy O'dell and Bobby Shantz season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1954112.761949683.40
2nd1956001.1319508144.61
3rd19574102.69195118103.94
4th195814112.9719522472.48
5th195910122.931953594.09
6th19608133.201954107.88
7th1961753.5919555104.54
8th196219143.531956274.35
9th196314103.1619571152.45
10th1964875.401958763.36
11th19651062.181959732.38
12th1966552.641960542.79
13th1967565.821961633.32
14th————1962641.95
15th————1963642.61
16th————1964253.12

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA