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1964–1976 · P

Blue Moon Odom

6' 0", 178 lbs·Lived to 81·Bats R / Throws R

All-Star

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Career Highs

2.45

Best ERA · 1968

16

Most W · 1968

150

Most K · 1969

1.197

Best WHIP · 1968

Career Arc · OPS

9 seasons

Career Arc · ERA

13 seasons

Statistical Comps

K/9 7.3 · BB/9 3.3 · HR/9 0.69 · SP · FB 83.9 mph · Whiff% 24

K/9 6.2 · BB/9 2.2 · HR/9 0.71 · SP · FB 95.8 mph · Whiff% 19

K/9 7.4 · BB/9 3.1 · HR/9 0.73 · SP · FB 92.7 mph · Whiff% 20

Career · Hitting

13 seasons

Year	Team	G	AB	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS	OPS+
1964	KC1	5	5	0	0	.000	.167	—
1965	KC1	1	0	0	0	—	—	—
1966	KC1	17	31	0	2	.097	.273	—
1967	KC1	33	28	0	0	.286	.632	—
1968	ATH	42	78	1	2	.218	.564	—
1969	ATH	43	79	5	16	.266	.799	—
1970	ATH	37	54	3	7	.241	.725	102
1971	ATH	37	50	1	1	.160	.452	66
1972	ATH	59	66	2	2	.121	.362	54
1973	ATH	51	1	0	0	.000	.000	0
1974	ATH	43	0	0	0	—	—	—
1975	ATL	26	13	0	1	.077	.231	33
1976	CWS	8	0	0	0	—	—	—
Career		402	405	12	31	.195	—	—

Career · Pitching

13 seasons

Year	Team	G	IP	W	L	ERA	ERA+	SO	WHIP
1964	KC1	5	17.0	1	2	10.06	36	10	2.353
1965	KC1	1	1.0	0	0	9.00	39	0	4.000
1966	KC1	14	90.3	5	5	2.49	141	47	1.362
1967	KC1	29	103.7	3	8	5.04	65	67	1.563
1968	ATH	32	231.3	16	10	2.45	122	143	1.197
1969	ATH	32	231.3	15	6	2.92	124	150	1.258
1970	ATH	29	156.3	9	8	3.80	102	88	1.458
1971	ATH	25	140.7	10	12	4.29	81	69	1.550
1972	ATH	31	194.3	15	6	2.50	130	86	1.292
1973	ATH	30	150.3	5	12	4.49	83	83	1.463
1974	ATH	34	87.3	1	5	3.81	95	52	1.569
1975	ATL	25	77.3	2	9	7.22	51	44	1.914
1976	CWS	8	28.0	2	2	5.79	61	18	1.821
Career		295	1508.8	84	85	—	—	857	—

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