Ken O'Dea Stats

Ken O'Dea was born on Sunday, March 16, 1913, in Lima, New York. O'Dea was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1935, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ken O'Dea baseball stats page.

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Ken O'Dea
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   James Kenneth O'Dea
Nickname:   None
Born On:   03-16-1913
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lima, New York
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-17-1985
Place of Death Data Died In:   Lima, New York
Cemetery:   St. Agnes Cemetery, Avon, New York
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-21-1935 (Age 22)
Last Game:   08-06-1946
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ken O'Dea

Ken O'Dea Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Ken O'Dea

Ken O'Dea Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1935 Cubs 76 202 30 52 13 2 6 0 38 26 - 18 2 - 1 6 .257 .345 .431
1936 Cubs 80 189 36 58 10 3 2 0 38 38 - 18 3 - 0 6 .307 .423 .423
1937 Cubs 83 219 31 66 7 5 4 0 32 24 - 26 4 - 0 1 .301 .370 .434
1938 Cubs 86 247 22 65 12 1 3 0 33 12 - 18 3 - 0 9 .263 .297 .356
1939 Giants 52 97 7 17 1 0 3 0 11 10 - 16 2 - 0 2 .175 .252 .278
1940 Giants 48 96 9 23 4 1 0 0 12 16 - 15 2 - 0 2 .240 .348 .302
1941 Giants 59 89 13 19 5 1 3 1 17 8 - 20 1 - 0 2 .213 .278 .393
1942 Cardinals 58 192 22 45 7 1 5 1 32 17 - 23 2 - 0 5 .234 .297 .359
1943 Cardinals 71 203 15 57 11 2 3 0 25 19 - 25 4 - 1 2 .281 .345 .399
1944 Cardinals 85 265 35 66 11 2 6 0 37 37 - 29 7 - 1 2 .249 .343 .374
1945 Cardinals 100 307 36 78 18 2 4 0 43 50 - 31 5 - 0 7 .254 .359 .365
1946 Cardinals 22 57 2 7 2 0 1 0 3 8 - 8 3 - 0 4 .123 .231 .211
1946 Braves 12 32 4 7 0 0 0 0 2 8 - 4 1 - 0 2 .219 .375 .219
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 832 2,195 262 560 101 20 40 2 323 273 - 251 39 - 3 50 .255 .338 .374
Ken O'Dea

Ken O'Dea Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1935 Cubs C 63 - - 249 4.0 240 213 27 9 3 6 - - .964 0.00 -
1936 Cubs C 55 - - 243 4.4 238 211 27 5 1 6 - - .979 0.00 -
1937 Cubs C 64 - - 267 4.2 263 234 29 4 4 1 - - .985 0.00 -
1938 Cubs C 71 - - 336 4.7 326 294 32 10 3 3 - - .970 0.00 -
1939 Giants C 30 - - 94 3.1 89 78 11 5 1 1 - - .947 0.00 -
1940 Giants C 31 - - 119 3.8 118 89 29 1 1 2 - - .992 0.00 -
1941 Giants C 14 - - 71 5.1 71 62 9 0 0 2 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1942 Cardinals C 49 - - 290 5.9 284 247 37 6 6 3 - - .979 0.00 -
1943 Cardinals C 56 - - 272 4.9 269 237 32 3 6 4 - - .989 0.00 -
1944 Cardinals C 69 - - 362 5.2 360 326 34 2 4 5 - - .994 0.00 -
1945 Cardinals C 91 - - 373 4.1 371 321 50 2 14 4 - - .995 0.00 -
1946 Cardinals C 22 - - 114 5.2 113 99 14 1 0 3 - - .991 0.00 -
1946 Braves C 12 - - 44 3.7 44 39 5 0 1 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 627 0 0 2,834 4.5 2,786 2,450 336 48 44 40 n/a n/a .983 0.00 --
12 Years 627 - - 2,834 4.5 2,786 2,450 336 48 44 40 n/a n/a .983 0.00 --
Ken O'Dea

Ken O'Dea Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1935 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 33.7 11.2 5.3 - - -
1936 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 94.5 10.5 5.0 - - -
1937 Cubs 1 - - - - n/a 54.8 8.4 6.8 - - -
1938 Cubs 1 - - - - n/a 82.3 13.7 7.5 - - -
1939 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 32.3 6.1 8.8 - - -
1940 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.4 8.0 - - -
1941 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 29.7 4.5 5.2 - - -
1942 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 38.4 8.3 6.0 - - -
1943 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 67.7 8.1 8.1 - - -
1944 Cardinals 1 - - - - n/a 44.2 9.1 7.2 - - -
1945 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 76.8 9.9 7.1 - - -
1946 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 57.0 7.1 19.0 - - -
1946 Braves 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 8.0 16.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 3 - - - - n/a 54.9 8.7 6.8 - - -
Ken O'Dea

Ken O'Dea Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1935 Chicago Cubs 41 Undetermined - Stats
1936 Chicago Cubs 41 Undetermined - -
1937 Chicago Cubs 12 Undetermined - -
1938 Chicago Cubs 12 Undetermined - Stats
1939 New York Giants 9 Undetermined - -
1940 New York Giants 9 Undetermined - -
1941 New York Giants 8 Undetermined - -
1942 St. Louis Cardinals 16 Undetermined - Stats
1943 St. Louis Cardinals 16 Undetermined - Stats
1944 St. Louis Cardinals 16 Undetermined - Stats
1945 St. Louis Cardinals 16 Undetermined n/a -
1946 St. Louis Cardinals 16 Undetermined - -
1946 Boston Braves 27 Undetermined - -


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