1953
Born January 13, 1953
Tulare, CA, USA
Odell Jones Notable
b. January 13, 1953 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1975, 1977–1978, 1981, Seattle Mariners 1979, Texas Rangers 1983–1984, Baltimore Orioles 1986, Milwaukee Brewers 1988
Odell Jones played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1975 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1988.
He went 24 and 35 with a 4.42 earned run average, pitching 549.3 innings in 201 games. He struck out 338. Across 201 games he batted .154, with 6 hits and 2 runs.
He was born in Tulare, CA, USA on January 13, 1953, and died on March 20, 2024. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | PIT | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .143 |
| 1978 | PIT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1979 | SEA | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | PIT | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1983 | TEX | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | TEX | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | BAL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | MIL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 201 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .154 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1977 | PIT | 3 | 7 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 108.0 | 118 | 61 | 31 | 66 | 5.08 |
| 1978 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 1979 | SEA | 3 | 11 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 118.2 | 151 | 80 | 58 | 72 | 6.07 |
| 1981 | PIT | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 54.1 | 51 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 3.31 |
| 1983 | TEX | 3 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 10 | 67.0 | 56 | 23 | 22 | 50 | 3.09 |
| 1984 | TEX | 2 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 59.1 | 62 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 3.64 |
| 1986 | BAL | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 49.1 | 58 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 3.83 |
| 1988 | MIL | 5 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 80.2 | 75 | 39 | 29 | 48 | 4.35 |
| Career | — | 24 | 35 | 201 | 45 | 13 | 549.1 | 579 | 270 | 213 | 338 | 4.42 |
On this day & linked events
2024
Died March 20, 2024
1975
Major-league debut: Odell Jones
Odell Jones made a major-league debut on September 11, 1975.
1988
Final major-league game: Odell Jones
Odell Jones played a final major-league game on September 23, 1988.
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