Billy O'Dell
1954–1967 · bats B / throws L · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants
530G
.125AVG
.183OBP
.148SLG
More career statistics
66H
2HR
19RBI
5SB
105–100W–L
1,817.0IP
1,133K
3.29ERA
199GS
48SV
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 603 | 604 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 7,643 | 7,638 |
| Pitching · p er | 665 | 664 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,133 | 1,134 |
| Pitching · p w | 556 | 555 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 530 | 603 | 528 | 43 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 171 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 78 | .125 | .183 | .148 | .331 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,817.0 | 479 | 199 | 63 | 105 | 100 | 48 | 1,697 | 758 | 665 | 137 | 556 | 1,133 | 0 | 0 | 3.29 | 1.240 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1958-08-24 to 1958-09-06
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ten Strikeouts in Relief | 1961-06-12 | 1 in 3,062 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1963-05-09 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1964-07-23 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 265 | 303 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 88 | .132 | .182 | .158 |
| Away | 265 | 301 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 83 | .118 | .163 | .137 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 52 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | .103 | .167 | .103 |
| May | 91 | 113 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 34 | .143 | .195 | .204 |
| June | 103 | 119 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 33 | .139 | .185 | .158 |
| July | 102 | 113 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 27 | .141 | .177 | .172 |
| August | 92 | 93 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 20 | .110 | .183 | .122 |
| September | 86 | 112 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46 | .107 | .134 | .107 |
| October | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 54 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .098 | .098 | .098 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 53 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | .089 | .218 | .089 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 50 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .123 | .133 | .158 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 44 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | .208 | .268 | .229 |
| cincinnati-reds | 44 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .176 | .250 | .206 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 41 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .114 | .179 | .114 |
| houston-astros | 35 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .125 | .162 | .125 |
| new-york-mets | 33 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .111 | .174 | .111 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 |  Baltimore Orioles | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 16 | 6 |
| 1956 | Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 8 | 6 |
| 1957 | Baltimore Orioles | 37 | 34 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .147 | 140 | 97 |
| 1958 | Baltimore Orioles | 42 | 72 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .111 | 221 | 137 |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles | 43 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .083 | 199 | 88 |
| 1960 |  San Francisco Giants | 49 | 56 | 6 | – | – | 1 | .107 | 202 | 146 |
| 1961 | San Francisco Giants | 49 | 39 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .103 | 130 | 110 |
| 1962 | San Francisco Giants | 49 | 90 | 12 | – | 6 | 1 | .133 | 280 | 195 |
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | 47 | 78 | 16 | – | 3 | – | .205 | 222 | 116 |
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | 50 | 22 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 85 | 54 |
| 1965 |  Milwaukee Braves | 62 | 23 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .174 | 111 | 78 |
| 1966 | Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 24 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .125 | 112 | 67 |
| 1967 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 26 | 3 | – | – | – | .115 | 86 | 34 |