Ray Herbert vs. Billy O'Dell — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Billy O'Dell
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Billy O'Dell a clear advantage over Ray Herbert across the core pitching metrics. Billy O'Dell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 93), and strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 78). Ray Herbert held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 99). Billy O'Dell was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Billy O'Dell

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.95
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.37
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.99
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.5
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.5
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.54
41.54
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.31
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.29
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5451
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
8.41
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.8
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.68
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.73
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
2.75
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.19
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
5.61
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.15
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.21
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8010
38.32
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7643
37.86
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.68
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.75
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7045
34.9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Billy O'Dell

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
2.08
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.38
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.99
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5451
27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.64
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
1.25
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
1.75
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.68
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.32
96.32
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Billy O'Dell

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
527.36
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
603
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
522.02
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
528
525.37
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
66
65.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
73.39
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
58
57.71
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.97
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.99
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.96
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
15.04
14.97
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
78
77.61
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
104
103.48
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
42.2
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
42.79
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.79
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
19
18.91
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.57
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
60
59.7
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.68
3.66
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
38
37.81
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
122.02
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
171
170.15
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
33.94
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
35.82
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.95
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50