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Ken
O'Dea		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: March 16, 1913 in Usa, NY, LIMA
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 22 OAK AL     5 5 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 7 7 8 8 8
1936 23 OAK AL     4 4 4 2 3 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7
1937 24 SLC NL     4 4 4 2 3 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7
1938 25 SLC NL     4 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 7 7 5 6 6
1939 26 SLC NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 7 7 5 6 6
1940 27 SLC NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 3 3 3 5 7 6 5 7 6 5 6 6
1941 28 SLC NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 7 6 5 6 6
1942 29 SLC NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 7 6 5 6 6
1943 30 STL NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 7 6 5 6 6
1944 31 STL NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 7 6 5 6 6
1945 32 STL NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 2 3 3 5 6 6 5 7 6 5 6 6
1947 34 DET AL     3 3 2 2 3 3 5 6 6 4 6 5 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 2 2 3 3 5 6 6 4 6 5 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 7 6 6 7 7 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1935 22 AAA   91 293 36 73 17 3 7 52 2 3 35 23 .249 .329 .399 .729 38.6  
    AA   42 157 19 38 10 1 6 22 2 3 27 14 .242 .353 .433 .786 24.5  
1936 23 AAA   61 231 36 61 9 1 10 52 5 3 41 16 .264 .375 .442 .817 40.0  
1937 24 AA   68 257 37 72 12 4 9 37 2 3 35 17 .280 .366 .463 .829 42.8  
    A   56 201 18 56 10 1 5 16 2 2 48 16 .279 .418 .413 .831 37.6  
1938 25 AAA   6 15 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 6 1 .267 .476 .400 .876 3.6  
    AA   122 440 72 119 24 2 17 59 3 8 96 38 .270 .401 .450 .851 81.6  
    A   1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.5  
1939 26 SLC NL 43 117 20 25 4 0 3 11 0 0 12 26 .214 .287 .325 .612 10.7 0.8
1940 27 SLC NL 65 173 17 27 6 2 5 18 0 0 24 36 .156 .258 .301 .558 13.6 0.0
1941 28 SLC NL 45 93 6 15 6 0 1 5 0 0 8 20 .161 .225 .258 .484 5.3 0.0
1942 29 AAA   132 435 53 97 24 3 14 57 5 0 48 73 .223 .300 .389 .689 53.3  
1943 30 AAA   105 276 28 61 16 2 4 34 3 1 37 47 .221 .313 .337 .650 31.0  
1944 31 AAA   101 262 28 48 9 1 7 33 0 2 31 41 .183 .270 .305 .575 22.5  
1945 32 AAA   61 62 8 15 1 1 3 11 1 1 12 13 .242 .365 .435 .800 10.5  
1946 33 AAA   7 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .600 .600 1.200 1.800 2.2  
1947 34 AA   137 498 61 112 33 1 24 71 8 9 105 60 .225 .360 .440 .800 83.6  
3 Years Sim 153 383 43 67 16 2 9 34 0 0 44 82 .175 .259 .298 .556 29.7 0.8
8 Years AAA 564 1579 190 362 78 11 46 243 17 10 210 215 .229 .318 .380 .698 201.8  
4 Years AA 369 1352 189 341 79 8 56 189 15 23 263 129 .252 .375 .447 .821 232.5  
2 Years A 57 203 19 56 10 1 5 16 2 2 50 18 .276 .422 .409 .831 38.0  
14 Years Minors 990 3134 398 759 167 20 107 448 34 35 523 362 .242 .350 .411 .761 472.4  
162 Game Average 405 45 70 16 2 9 36 0 0 46 86 .175 .259 .298 .556 31.5  
Career Highs 65 173 20 27 6 2 5 18 0 0 24 36 .214 .287 .325 .612 13.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   331 40 63 15 2 9 33 0 0 39 68 .190 .274 .329 .603 31.9
vs LH   52 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 14 .077 .158 .096 .254 -0.7
Home 65 189 22 32 8 2 6 22 0 0 22 45 .169 .255 .328 .583 16.9
Away 88 194 21 35 8 0 3 12 0 0 22 37 .180 .263 .268 .531 14.3
RISP   82 0 12 1 0 2 20 0 0 6 12 .146 .200 .232 .432 3.4
Pinch Hitting   21 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .143 .182 .190 .372 0.3
Close/Late   55 4 10 3 1 1 4 0 0 8 12 .182 .286 .327 .613 5.5
Mar/Apr 20 43 3 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 9 .116 .255 .163 .418 2.0
May 22 49 7 6 1 0 3 9 0 0 8 10 .122 .241 .327 .568 4.6
June 20 52 6 11 1 0 3 7 0 0 2 11 .212 .241 .404 .645 5.3
July 22 52 6 9 3 0 1 2 0 0 5 14 .173 .246 .288 .534 3.7
August 38 116 13 24 7 2 2 10 0 0 12 23 .207 .281 .353 .635 11.7
Sep/Oct 31 71 8 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 9 15 .169 .259 .197 .456 3.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1939 26 SLC NL C 28 26 226.0 75 13 1 0 .989 3.50 10 4 .400 0 0.8
    LF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1940 27 SLC NL C 60 51 458.3 157 15 2 1 .989 3.38 19 5 .263 0 0.4
    LF 2 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1941 28 SLC NL C 43 25 243.7 104 15 2 1 .983 4.40 13 7 .538 0 1.8
  C 131 102 928.0 336 43 5 2 .987 3.68 42 16 .381 0 3.0
  LF 4 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   135 102 936.0 336 43 5 2 .987 3.64 42 16 .381 0 3.0
Career Highs   62 51 464.3 157 15 2 1 .989 4.40 19 7 .538 0  
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  6. Bill Bathe (972)
  7. Dann Bilardello (968)
  8. Don Leppert (966)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 19th overall pick, by New York (G) in 1935
Traded from New York (G) to Oakland on 7/16/1935 (Going to NYG: 2B Max Bishop. Going to OAK: LF Mike Kreevich, C Ken O'dea, P Buck Marrow, P Mike Meola, P Al Grabowski)
Injured on 6/7/1936 with a Ruptured Medial Collateral Ligament, out for full season
Traded from Oakland to St. Louis (C) on 7/1/1937 (Going to SLC: C Denny Williams, C Ken O'dea, P Jack Wilson. Going to OAK: C Mickey Cochrane)
Injured on 7/25/1938 with a Stiff Neck, out for 5 days
Injured on 8/15/1938 with a Bruised Foot, out for one week
Had first career hit (homerun) on 5/5/1939, off Russ Bauers (NYA)
2/1/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by St. Louis on 5/1/1946
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 3/2/1947 to a minor league contract
 
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