Billy O'Dell was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 479 career appearances, with a 3.29 ERA and 1133 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 2.76 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16.1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1.22 |
| 1956 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 1957 | BAL | 4 | 10 | 2.69 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 140.1 | 107 | 42 | 39 | 97 | 1.04 |
| 1958 | BAL | 14 | 11 | 2.97 | 41 | 25 | 8 | 221.1 | 201 | 73 | 51 | 137 | 1.14 |
| 1959 | BAL | 10 | 12 | 2.93 | 38 | 24 | 1 | 199.1 | 163 | 65 | 67 | 88 | 1.15 |
| 1960 | SF | 8 | 13 | 3.20 | 43 | 24 | 2 | 202.2 | 198 | 72 | 72 | 145 | 1.33 |
| 1961 | SF | 7 | 5 | 3.59 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 130.1 | 132 | 52 | 33 | 110 | 1.27 |
| 1962 | SF | 19 | 14 | 3.53 | 43 | 39 | 0 | 280.2 | 282 | 110 | 66 | 195 | 1.24 |
| 1963 | SF | 14 | 10 | 3.16 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 222.1 | 218 | 78 | 70 | 116 | 1.30 |
| 1964 | SF | 8 | 7 | 5.40 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 85.0 | 82 | 51 | 35 | 54 | 1.38 |
| 1965 | ML1 | 10 | 6 | 2.18 | 62 | 1 | 18 | 111.1 | 87 | 27 | 30 | 78 | 1.05 |
| 1966 | ATL | 2 | 3 | 2.40 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 41.1 | 44 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 1966 | PIT | 3 | 2 | 2.78 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 71.1 | 74 | 22 | 23 | 47 | 1.36 |
| 1967 | PIT | 5 | 6 | 5.82 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 86.2 | 88 | 56 | 41 | 34 | 1.49 |
| Career Totals | — | 105 | 100 | 3.29 | 479 | 199 | 48 | 1817.0 | 1697 | 665 | 556 | 1133 | 1.24 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | BAL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1956 | BAL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1957 | BAL | 37 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .147 | .171 | .147 | .318 |
| 1958 | BAL | 42 | 72 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 27 | .111 | .179 | .181 | .360 |
| 1959 | BAL | 43 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | .083 | .141 | .133 | .274 |
| 1960 | SF | 49 | 56 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | .107 | .254 | .107 | .361 |
| 1961 | SF | 49 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .103 | .122 | .103 | .225 |
| 1962 | SF | 49 | 90 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 29 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 |
| 1963 | SF | 47 | 78 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 | .205 | .244 | .244 | .487 |
| 1964 | SF | 50 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .043 | .000 | .043 |
| 1965 | ML1 | 62 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .174 | .208 | .217 | .426 |
| 1966 | ATL | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 1966 | PIT | 37 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .063 | .118 | .063 | .180 |
| 1967 | PIT | 28 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .115 | .179 | .115 | .294 |
| Career Totals | — | 530 | 528 | 43 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 38 | 171 | .125 | .183 | .148 | .331 |
1958, 1959