Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1985
- College
- Arizona State
Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1985
- College
- Arizona State
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 830
- AB
- 2,829
- R
- 458
- H
- 715
- HR
- 74
- RBI
- 266
- SB
- 169
- AVG
- .253
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | TEX | 111 | 406 | 63 | 97 | 18 | 42 | 25 | .239 |
| 1986 | TEX | 154 | 572 | 105 | 152 | 18 | 49 | 33 | .266 |
| 1987 | TEX | 128 | 407 | 65 | 98 | 14 | 52 | 24 | .241 |
| 1988 | TEX | 120 | 437 | 55 | 108 | 6 | 37 | 33 | .247 |
| 1989 |  CLE/ATL | 145 | 519 | 89 | 138 | 10 | 46 | 27 | .266 |
| 1990 | ATL | 113 | 305 | 47 | 74 | 7 | 25 | 13 | .243 |
| 1994 | TEX | 59 | 183 | 34 | 48 | 1 | 15 | 14 | .262 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,172
- TB
- 1,118
- XBH
- 227
- HBP
- 9
- IBB
- 12
- GIDP
- 38
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | TEX | 452 | 175 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | TEX | 643 | 244 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | TEX | 463 | 174 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | TEX | 487 | 155 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | CLE/ATL | 578 | 203 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATL | 329 | 109 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | TEX | 220 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 9.4
- RC
- 383.6
- RC/27
- 4.60
- ISOP
- .142
- SECA
- .287
- BB/K
- 0.53
- AB/HR
- 38.2
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | TEX | 2.3 | 55.9 | 4.6 | .192 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 22.6 | 0 |
| 1986 | TEX | 2.8 | 83.7 | 5 | .161 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 31.8 | 0 |
| 1987 | TEX | 1.7 | 60.7 | 5.1 | .187 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 29.1 | 0 |
| 1988 | TEX | 1.2 | 53.5 | 4.1 | .108 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 72.8 | 0 |
| 1989 | CLE/ATL | 1.2 | 70.4 | 4.7 | .125 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 51.9 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATL | -0.3 | 34.2 | 3.9 | .115 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 43.6 | 0 |
| 1994 | TEX | 0.5 | 25.2 | 4.6 | .055 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 183 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Oddibe McDowell's career stats?
Oddibe McDowell played 7 seasons for the Rangers and the Braves. He was a career .253 hitter with 715 hits, 74 home runs and 266 RBI. His best season was 1986: a .266 batting average, 18 home runs and 49 RBI.
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