Billy O'dell stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1967

Pitcher

Age 93

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Billy O'dell played 13 MLB seasons, 1954 to 1967.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
479
W
105
L
100
ERA
3.29
IP
1,817.0
K
1,133
BB
556
WHIP
1.24

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1954BAL7112.7616.1651.22
1956BAL4001.138.0661.50
1957BAL354102.69140.197391.04
1958BAL4114112.97221.1137511.14
1959BAL3810122.93199.188671.15
1960SF438133.20202.2145721.33
1961SF46753.59130.1110331.27
1962SF4319143.53280.2195661.24
1963SF3614103.16222.1116701.30
1964SF36875.4085.054351.38
1965ATL621062.18111.178301.05
1966ATL/PIT61552.64112.267411.41
1967PIT27565.8286.234411.49

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
3
W
0
L
1
ERA
4.50
IP
12.0
K
9
BB
3
WHIP
1.25

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
63
SHO
13
K/9
5.6
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1954BAL0103.30000
1956BAL0006.80000
1957BAL0216.20000
1958BAL01235.60000
1959BAL0624.00000
1960SF0616.40000
1961SF0417.60000
1962SF02026.30000
1963SF01034.70000
1964SF0105.70000
1965ATL0006.30000
1966ATL/PIT0005.40000
1967PIT0103.50000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
93 yearsFeb 10, 1933
Debut
1954

What were Billy O'dell's career stats?

Billy O'dell played 13 seasons for the Orioles, the Giants, the Braves and the Pirates. He had 105 wins and 1,133 strikeouts with a 3.29 ERA over 1,817.0 innings. His best season was 1962: 19 wins, a 3.53 ERA and 195 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 1 postseason, 1954 to 1967

Billy O'dell finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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