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Lefty
O'Doul		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: March 4, 1897 in Usa, CA, SAN FRANCISCO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1933   
All-Star Selections 1931   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 33 DET AL $ 6,748,800   91 91 83 52 57 56 49 61 57 32 41 38 88 90 89
1931 34 DET AL $ 6,748,800   8 8 7 5 6 5 5 6 5 3 4 3 9 9 9
1932 35 SEM AL     8 8 7 4 5 5 4 5 5 2 3 3 8 9 8
1933 36 TAM AL $ 1,040,000   7 7 6 4 5 5 3 5 4 2 3 3 8 8 8
1934 37 SDP NL $ 900,000   7 7 6 4 5 4 3 4 4 2 3 3 7 7 7
1935 38 SDP NL     6 6 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 2 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     6 6 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 2 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,748,800   91 91 83 52 57 56 49 61 57 32 41 38 88 90 89
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
1930 33 DET AL 154 595 100 201 22 8 16 102 6 2 69 20 .338 .405 .482 .888 107.7 27.6
1931 34 DET AL 155 585 109 208 16 9 29 120 7 1 66 18 .356 .419 .562 .981 125.3 28.0
1932 35 DET AL 79 236 36 69 8 4 5 35 0 0 23 6 .292 .365 .424 .788 35.7 6.3
  SEM AL 44 65 11 25 2 0 1 12 0 0 5 4 .385 .431 .462 .892 11.8 2.4
  TOT   123 301 47 94 10 4 6 47 0 0 28 10 .312 .379 .432 .811 47.6 8.7
1933 36 TAM AL 71 225 35 72 3 2 10 44 0 0 18 9 .320 .369 .484 .853 36.9 5.9
    AAA   28 112 26 36 4 0 9 25 3 2 11 8 .321 .382 .598 .980 23.7  
1934 37 SDP NL 111 265 43 82 9 1 9 39 0 1 15 24 .309 .345 .453 .798 37.6 6.1
1935 38 SDP NL 102 224 29 64 7 1 1 36 0 0 16 32 .286 .331 .339 .670 23.3 2.4
6 Years Sim 716 2195 363 721 67 25 71 388 13 4 212 113 .328 .387 .479 .866 378.4 78.7
1 Years AAA 28 112 26 36 4 0 9 25 3 2 11 8 .321 .387 .598 .985 23.7  
162 Game Average 496 82 163 15 5 16 87 2 0 47 25 .328 .387 .479 .866 85.6  
Career Highs 155 595 109 208 22 9 29 120 7 2 69 32 .356 .419 .562 .981 125.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1598 274 558 56 19 56 314 9 4 162 82 .349 .408 .513 .921 309.8
vs LH   597 89 163 11 6 15 74 4 0 50 31 .273 .331 .387 .718 77.3
Home 370 1098 180 373 40 9 34 202 7 1 104 55 .340 .396 .485 .881 198.8
Away 346 1097 183 348 27 16 37 186 6 3 108 58 .317 .379 .472 .851 188.3
RISP   606 0 220 23 3 18 302 0 0 69 26 .363 .414 .500 .914 120.0
Pinch Hitting   174 34 70 10 0 3 43 0 0 10 11 .402 .441 .511 .953 33.4
Close/Late   309 60 102 9 2 9 49 0 0 37 11 .330 .405 .460 .865 55.2
Mar/Apr 101 319 54 104 15 2 7 47 2 0 39 10 .326 .398 .451 .849 55.9
May 107 295 61 91 12 3 12 55 1 0 41 12 .308 .391 .492 .882 55.6
June 119 407 65 145 12 6 19 86 3 3 29 20 .356 .397 .555 .953 80.5
July 129 452 67 143 10 6 15 67 2 1 34 27 .316 .366 .465 .830 73.0
August 130 363 59 115 9 3 8 54 3 0 25 22 .317 .361 .424 .785 53.9
Sep/Oct 130 359 57 123 9 5 10 79 2 0 44 22 .343 .416 .479 .895 68.2
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
1930 33 DET AL LF 147 143 1282.3 270 13 8 3 .973 1.99 0 0 .000 0 1.5
    1B 7 7 66.0 88 3 0 8 1.000 12.41 0 0 .000 0 0.2
1931 34 DET AL LF 147 144 1313.7 286 10 11 1 .964 2.03 0 0 .000 0 2.6
    SS 3 3 26.7 8 10 0 3 1.000 6.08 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1932 35 DET AL LF 64 33 447.8 97 4 3 1 .971 2.03 0 0 .000 0 1.2
    SS 1 0 3.9 2 2 0 2 1.000 9.23 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SEM AL LF 36 19 121.2 26 1 1 0 .964 2.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    SS 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   LF 100 52 569.0 123 5 4 1 .970 2.02   1.3
      SS 2 0 5.0 2 2 0 2 1.000 7.20   0.1
      3B 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1933 36 TAM AL RF 21 21 189.0 48 0 1 0 .980 2.29 0 0 .000 0 1.4
    LF 15 13 122.0 30 0 0 0 1.000 2.21 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 9 9 76.0 16 0 1 0 .941 1.89 0 0 .000 0  
    2B 3 3 31.7 9 11 0 1 1.000 5.69 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    3B 2 2 22.0 2 3 0 1 1.000 2.05 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    SS 2 2 18.0 3 5 0 3 1.000 4.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    C 2 2 16.0 10 2 0 0 1.000 6.75 4 1 .250 3 0.0
1934 37 SDP NL LF 75 59 523.7 128 8 3 2 .978 2.34 0 0 .000 0 1.6
1935 38 SDP NL LF 53 50 405.0 122 1 2 0 .984 2.73 0 0 .000 0 1.2
    3B 2 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 537 461 4215.7 959 37 28 7 .973 2.13 0 0 .000 0 8.1
  RF 21 21 189.0 48 0 1 0 .980 2.29 0 0 .000 0 1.4
  CF 9 9 76.0 16 0 1 0 .941 1.89 0 0 .000 0  
  1B 7 7 66.0 88 3 0 8 1.000 12.41 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  SS 7 5 49.7 13 17 0 8 1.000 5.44 0 0 .000 0 0.3
  2B 3 3 31.7 9 11 0 1 1.000 5.69 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  3B 5 2 28.3 3 3 0 1 1.000 1.91 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 2 2 16.0 10 2 0 0 1.000 6.75 4 1 .250 3 0.0
Career Totals   591 510 4672.3 1146 73 30 25 .976 2.35 4 1 .250 3 10.3
Career Highs   154 150 1348.3 358 21 11 11 .986 2.72 4 1 .250 3  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1933 36 TAM AL 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
1934 37 SDP NL 5 20 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 .300 .348 .300 .648
Career Post-Season Batting 10 25 3 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 1 .280 .321 .320 .641
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1931-4-.356
 On-Base Pct
1931-3-.419
 Slugging Pct
1931-6-.562
 OPS
1931-4-.981
 XR
1931-3-125.3
 Games
1931-9-155
Runs
1931-7-109
 Hits
1930-10-201
1931-6-208
 Total Bases
1931-7-329
 Singles
1930-8-155
1931-4-154
 Triples
1931-7-9
 Homeruns
1931-5-29
RBIs
1931-6-120
 Stolen Bases
1931-10-7
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Ned Harris (912)
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  3. Earl Webb (910)
  4. Tripp Sigman (909)
  5. Ike Boone (906)
  6. Eddie Wilson (902)
  7. Edd Roush (902)
  8. Harry Heilmann (900)
  9. Ernie Sulik (896)
  10. Danny Litwhiler (891)
History
Had first career hit on 4/1/1930, off Ray Benge (HOU)
Hit first career homerun on 4/15/1930, off John Cooney (CIN)
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Boston (A) on 4/10/1931
Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Oakland on 8/27/1931
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 9/11/1931
Traded from Detroit to Seattle (M) on 7/31/1932 (Going to DET: RF Showboat Fisher. Going to SEM: LF Lefty O'doul, RF George Puccinelli)
Released by Seattle (M) on 9/29/1932
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 5/16/1933 to a 1-year deal worth $1,040,000 per year
Won World Championship with Tampa Bay in 1933
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/20/1934 to a 2-year deal worth $900,000 per year
Released by San Diego on 10/19/1935
 
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