Ken O'Dea
1935–1946 · bats L / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, NLS, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
832G
.255AVG
.339OBP
.374SLG
560H
40HR
323RBI
3SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 832 | 2,513 | 2,195 | 262 | 560 | 101 | 20 | 40 | 323 | 276 | 252 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 821 | .255 | .339 | .374 | .713 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1936-06-10 to 1936-06-22
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1942-05-03 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1942-06-14 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1935-06-12 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 402 | 1190 | 273 | 25 | 169 | 140 | 127 | .264 | .347 | .406 |
| Away | 430 | 1323 | 287 | 15 | 154 | 136 | 125 | .247 | .320 | .346 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 48 | 134 | 34 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 13 | .301 | .396 | .425 |
| May | 149 | 452 | 105 | 8 | 59 | 45 | 41 | .264 | .332 | .408 |
| June | 159 | 473 | 116 | 8 | 70 | 53 | 45 | .283 | .357 | .429 |
| July | 171 | 549 | 119 | 10 | 70 | 58 | 58 | .247 | .322 | .353 |
| August | 164 | 487 | 105 | 6 | 64 | 54 | 47 | .246 | .326 | .335 |
| September | 133 | 385 | 76 | 5 | 43 | 46 | 41 | .227 | .317 | .337 |
| October | 8 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .161 | .182 | .290 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 128 | 338 | 76 | 3 | 38 | 35 | 38 | .252 | .328 | .362 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 125 | 419 | 95 | 6 | 66 | 44 | 44 | .257 | .332 | .376 |
| cincinnati-reds | 120 | 353 | 83 | 7 | 44 | 30 | 35 | .263 | .320 | .381 |
| boston-braves | 119 | 366 | 86 | 6 | 42 | 50 | 23 | .277 | .372 | .412 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 112 | 316 | 70 | 8 | 52 | 34 | 42 | .256 | .329 | .403 |
| new-york-giants | 84 | 293 | 66 | 5 | 38 | 36 | 27 | .264 | .348 | .388 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 74 | 205 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 19 | .192 | .278 | .231 |
| chicago-cubs | 70 | 223 | 49 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 24 | .254 | .332 | .394 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 |  Chicago Cubs | 76 | 203 | 52 | 6 | 38 | – | .256 | – | – |
| 1936 | Chicago Cubs | 80 | 188 | 58 | 2 | 36 | – | .309 | – | – |
| 1937 | Chicago Cubs | 83 | 219 | 66 | 4 | 32 | 1 | .301 | – | – |
| 1938 | Chicago Cubs | 86 | 247 | 65 | 3 | 33 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 1939 |  New York Giants | 52 | 97 | 17 | 3 | 11 | – | .175 | – | – |
| 1940 | New York Giants | 48 | 96 | 23 | – | 13 | – | .240 | – | – |
| 1941 | New York Giants | 59 | 89 | 19 | 3 | 17 | – | .213 | – | – |
| 1942 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 192 | 45 | 5 | 32 | – | .234 | – | – |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 203 | 57 | 3 | 25 | – | .281 | – | – |
| 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 265 | 66 | 6 | 38 | 1 | .249 | – | – |
| 1945 | St. Louis Cardinals | 100 | 307 | 78 | 4 | 43 | – | .254 | – | – |
| 1946 | Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 89 | 14 | 1 | 5 | – | .157 | – | – |