Billy O'dell vs Wilbur Wood

Billy O'dellWilbur Wood

Billy O'dell and Wilbur Wood compared on their MLB careers: Billy O'dell played 13 seasons, 1954 to 1967, Wilbur Wood 17 seasons, 1961 to 1978. Billy O'dell has 105 wins to Wilbur Wood's 164.

Who has the better career numbers?

Billy O'dell and Wilbur Wood career totals
479GP651
105W164
100L156
3.3ERA3.2
1,817IP2,684
1,133K1,411
556BB724
1.2WHIP1.2
48SV57

Where each stands all time

Billy O'dell and Wilbur Wood all-time places
—Strikeouts (pitching)274th (1,411)
—Wins (pitching)207th (164)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Billy O'dell: 0 championships; none on file
  • Wilbur Wood: 0 championships; none on file

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 Wilbur Wood 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.
1st1954112.761961005.54
2nd1956001.131962003.52
3rd19574102.691963053.76
4th195814112.971964027.04
5th195910122.931965113.16
6th19608133.201967422.45
7th1961753.59196813121.87
8th196219143.53196910113.01
9th196314103.1619709132.81
10th1964875.40197122131.91
11th19651062.18197224172.51
12th1966552.64197324203.46
13th1967565.82197420193.60
14th————197516204.11
15th————1976432.24
16th————1977784.99
17th————197810105.20

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA