How Billy O'Dell's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Billy O'Dell totaled 48 career Saves, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Saves season came in 1965, posting 18, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1954 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 18 in 1965 to 10 in 1966 and 0 in 1967, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 18 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Billy O'Dell Lifetime Saves

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Billy O'Dell Saves Per Season

Billy O'Dell's Saves 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 Saves per season line chart

Billy O'Dell Saves by Team

Billy O'Dell's career Saves totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Billy O'Dell career Saves by team bar chart

Billy O'Dell Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Billy O'Dell's career Saves, 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 Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Billy O'Dell Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Billy O'Dell's seasonal Saves 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 Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Billy O'Dell Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Billy O'Dell's MLB career with Saves 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.
Billy O'Dell Saves season-by-season breakdown table