Billy O'Dell vs. Howie Reed — Career Comparison

Billy O'Dell
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Howie Reed
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Billy O'Dell built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Reed as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Billy O'Dell led in run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 94), home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 92), and strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 76). Role difference aside, Billy O'Dell holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Billy O'Dell and Howie Reed

Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
2.37
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.99
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.5
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.31
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.29
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
3.72
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5451
27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1546
27
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
9
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
515.1
9
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
8.41
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
8.91
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.68
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.72
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
2.75
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.63
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.63
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
5.61
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
4.68
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.15
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.35
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.21
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7643
37.86
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
38.56
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.68
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.31
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.75
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
4
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7045
34.9
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
34.61
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.56
38.56

Fielding Stats for Billy O'Dell and Howie Reed

Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
2.38
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.99
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5451
27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1547
27
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
9
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
515.2
9
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.25
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.71
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.75
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.34
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.68
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.27
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.32
96.32
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.568
0.568
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Billy O'Dell and Howie Reed

Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
527.36
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
1249.09
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603
600
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
525.37
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
91
496.36
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
65.67
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.71
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.97
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.99
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.96
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.04
14.97
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
14.97
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
77.61
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
103.48
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
109.09
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
42.79
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.91
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.7
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
3.66
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-2.78
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
37.81
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
170.15
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
327.27
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
35.82
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.27
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.95
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA