Odell
Jones
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 195
 
Born: January 13, 1953 in Usa, CA, TULARE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 22 NYG NL   7 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1976 23 NYG NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
1977 24 NYG NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1978 25 TOR AL   7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1979 26 TOR AL   7 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
1980 27 TOR AL   7 5 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1981 28 TOR AL   7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1982 29 TOR AL   8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1983 30 KCR AL   8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1984 31 KCR AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1985 32 KCR AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1986 33 KCR AL $ 914,286 8 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1987 34 KCR AL $ 914,286 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 914,286 8 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1975 22 AAA   11 5 .688 22 22 2 2 0 156.0 166 61 7 46 113 3.52 .271 .322 .383 .705  
1976 23 NYG NL 13 11 .542 27 27 5 1 0 206.0 211 98 24 65 100 4.28 .265 .320 .408 .728 14.3
1977 24 NYG NL 5 8 .385 19 19 1 0 0 126.0 154 78 21 43 63 5.57 .292 .347 .486 .832 1.7
    AAA   0 2 .000 8 0 0 0 1 10.0 15 8 2 7 9 7.20 .326 .415 .565 .980  
1978 25 AAA   8 8 .500 33 18 2 1 0 155.3 144 60 13 53 112 3.48 .247 .310 .377 .687  
1979 26 AA   10 8 .556 30 30 5 3 0 216.7 213 65 10 64 196 2.70 .254 .306 .337 .643  
1980 27 AA   0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 0.7 2 1 0 0 2 13.64 .500 .500 .750 1.250  
    A   16 2 .889 25 25 7 3 0 204.0 126 28 4 25 201 1.24 .174 .202 .214 .416  
1981 28 AA   5 2 .714 77 0 0 0 6 68.7 42 11 2 21 56 1.44 .176 .242 .264 .506  
1982 29 AAA   2 2 .500 49 0 0 0 6 44.3 39 13 2 22 38 2.64 .242 .333 .317 .650  
    AA   1 1 .500 29 0 0 0 1 25.7 24 10 0 9 19 3.51 .258 .324 .323 .646  
1983 30 AAA   5 4 .556 12 12 1 0 0 77.0 69 30 12 21 68 3.51 .235 .286 .384 .670  
1984 31 KCR AL 2 4 .333 50 0 0 0 4 84.7 84 26 9 33 52 2.76 .259 .327 .420 .747 6.1
1985 32 KCR AL 9 1 .900 66 0 0 0 3 110.3 111 51 15 44 56 4.16 .262 .332 .406 .738 6.2
1986 33 KCR AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .200 .333 .200 .533 0.2
    AAA   3 3 .500 54 0 0 0 5 38.3 37 15 4 8 28 3.52 .264 .304 .393 .697  
1987 34 AAA   6 10 .375 21 21 1 1 0 132.0 122 48 8 54 123 3.27 .244 .317 .335 .652  
5 Years Sim 29 24 .547 163 46 6 1 7 528.3 561 253 69 186 271 4.31 .270 .330 .429 .759 28.6
7 Years AAA 35 34 .507 199 73 6 4 12 613.0 592 235 48 211 491 3.45 .253 .315 .371 .686  
4 Years AA 16 12 .571 137 31 5 3 7 311.6 281 87 12 94 273 2.51 .239 .295 .322 .618  
1 Years A 16 2 .889 25 25 7 3 0 204.0 126 28 4 25 201 1.24 .174 .202 .214 .416  
12 Years Minors 67 48 .583 361 129 18 10 19 1128.6 999 350 64 330 965 2.79 .236 .291 .331 .622  
Season Average 5 4 .556 32 9 1 0 1 105.7 112 50 13 37 54 4.31 .270 .330 .429 .759  
Career Highs 13 11 .900 66 27 5 1 4 206.0 211 98 24 65 100 5.57 .292 .347 .486 .832  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   295 134 43 93 154   .275 .333 .464 .797
vs LH   266 119 26 93 117   .265 .327 .390 .718
Home 15 11 .577 82 18 0 0 4 244.0 246 114 39 90 132 4.21 .259 .323 .444 .767
Away 14 13 .519 81 28 6 1 3 284.3 315 139 30 96 139 4.40 .279 .336 .416 .752
Mar/Apr 3 7 .300 26 9 1 0 2 86.0 107 61 19 35 47 6.39 .303 .366 .527 .893
May 2 7 .222 27 9 0 0 1 94.3 99 50 11 29 48 4.77 .265 .318 .428 .745
June 9 2 .818 29 11 1 0 1 117.7 133 57 17 38 54 4.36 .287 .341 .448 .789
July 3 3 .500 26 8 1 1 1 75.0 79 39 11 27 37 4.68 .268 .329 .427 .756
August 7 2 .778 29 5 1 0 1 81.0 80 27 2 38 51 3.00 .255 .335 .350 .686
Sep/Oct 5 3 .625 26 4 2 0 1 74.3 63 19 9 19 34 2.30 .227 .277 .361 .638
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1976 23 NYG NL P 27 27 206.0 16 46 0 6 1.000 2.71    
1977 24 NYG NL P 19 19 126.0 15 26 0 1 1.000 2.93    
1984 31 KCR AL P 50 0 84.7 8 18 1 1 .963 2.76    
1985 32 KCR AL P 66 0 110.3 8 24 0 2 1.000 2.61    
1986 33 KCR AL P 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   163 46 528.3 47 114 1 10 .994 2.74    
Career Highs   66 27 206.0 16 46 1 6 1.000 2.93    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1984 31 KCR AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.3 5 1 0 2 3 2.08 .278 .350 .333 .683
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.3 5 1 0 2 3 2.08 .278 .350 .333 .683
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1985-9-66
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1975
Earned first career win on 4/22/1976
Traded from New York (N) to Toronto on 7/1/1978 (Going to NYG: RF Jeff Burroughs. Going to TOR: P Odell Jones)
Injured on 4/7/1980 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Traded from Toronto to Kansas City on 2/14/1983 (Going to TOR: CF Marvin Lane, P Steve Foucault. Going to KCR: CF Miguel Dilone, P Balor Moore, P Odell Jones)
Injured on 4/19/1983 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 5/15/1983 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 10/7/1984 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 5 weeks
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration