Billy O'Dell vs. Ed Rakow — Career Comparison

Billy O'Dell
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Rakow
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Billy O'Dell a clear advantage over Ed Rakow across the core pitching metrics. Billy O'Dell led in run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 97). Ed Rakow held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 96). Billy O'Dell was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Billy O'Dell and Ed Rakow

Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.37
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.31
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.99
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.06
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.5
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.56
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.37
43.37
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.54
41.54
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.31
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.29
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
4.33
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5451
27
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2284
27
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
9
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
761.1
9
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
8.41
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
771
9.11
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.68
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.04
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
2.75
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
3.59
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.33
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1133
5.61
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
5.72
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.15
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.21
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7643
37.86
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3293
38.93
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.68
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.75
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
4.89
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7045
34.9
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2965
35.05
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Billy O'Dell and Ed Rakow

Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.38
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.31
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.99
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.06
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5451
27
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2284
27
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
9
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
761.1
9
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.73
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.25
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.55
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.75
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.39
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.68
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.28
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.32
96.32
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Billy O'Dell and Ed Rakow

Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
527.36
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
195
462.45
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603
600
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
253
600
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
525.37
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
535.97
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
65.67
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
19
45.06
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.71
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.32
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.97
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.96
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.04
14.97
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
4.57
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
77.61
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
21
49.8
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
103.48
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
31
73.52
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
42.79
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
16
37.94
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.91
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.11
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.7
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
19
45.06
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
3.66
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.46
-20.06
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
37.81
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.09
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
170.15
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
213.44
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
35.82
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
14
33.2
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.6
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.95
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA