How Billy O'Dell's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Billy O'Dell totaled 199 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1962, posting 39, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1956 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 15.5 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 1 in 1965 to 2 in 1966 and 11 in 1967, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 1 to 39 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Billy O'Dell Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Billy O'Dell
| Billy O'Dell
Starts | Billy O'Dell
Games Started % |
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| Career | 199 | 41.54 |
| Season Avg. | 15.31 | 41.54 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 67.3 | 41.54 |
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Billy O'Dell Starts Per Season
Billy O'Dell's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Billy O'Dell Starts by Team
Billy O'Dell's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Billy O'Dell Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Billy O'Dell's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Billy O'Dell Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Billy O'Dell's seasonal Starts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Billy O'Dell Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Billy O'Dell's MLB career with Starts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
