What years did Paul O'Dea play?

Paul O'Dea played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1945.

Was Paul O'Dea a pitcher?

No. Paul O'Dea was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 4 career games.

How many home runs did Paul O'Dea hit?

Paul O'Dea hit 1 career home runs with 107 hits.

Paul O'Dea

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1944-1945)

AVG .272

HR 1

RBI 34

H 107

OPS .662

PIV -23

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 200 lb
Born: 7/3/1920 in Cleveland, OH, USA
Died: 12/11/1978 in Cleveland, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1944-04-19
Last Game: 1945-09-20

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
163	394	46	107	11	2	1	34	5	43	47	.272	.345	.317	.662	-23

Career AVG .272 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .345 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — +5.3% above league average.

Career SLG .317 vs. league average .356 across their career seasons — 10.9% below league average.

Career OPS .662 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1944	CLE	AL	76	173	25	55	9	0	0	13	2	23	21	.318	.261 (+22%)	.325 (+23%)	.357 (+3%)	.683 (+13%)	492.6
1945	CLE	AL	87	221	21	52	2	2	1	21	3	20	26	.235	.260 (-10%)	.328 (-9%)	.354 (-22%)	.683 (-16%)	-516.0
Career · 2 seasons			163	394	46	107	11	2	1	34	5	43	47	.272	—	—	—	—	-23

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	4	0	0	0	0	6.3	9	4	0	8	0	5.68	0.0

Career ERA 5.68 vs. league average 3.62 across their career seasons — 57.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	IP	H	ER	BB	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1944	CLE	AL	3	4.3	5	1	6	2.08	—	0.0
1945	CLE	AL	1	2.0	4	3	2	13.50	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			4	6.1	9	4	8	5.68	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	89	212	26	59	1	27	.278
Away	74	182	20	48	0	8	.264

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	0.1	1	1	2	0	27.00
Away	3	6.0	9	3	6	0	4.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1945-09-20	CLE	DET	W	1	0
1945-09-16	CLE	PHA	L	1	0
1945-09-15	CLE	PHA	L	1	1
1945-09-13	CLE	MIN	L	1	0
1945-09-12	CLE	MIN	L	1	1
1945-09-10	CLE	NYY	L	1	0
1945-09-06	CLE	BOS	L	1	0
1945-09-05	CLE	BOS	L	1	0
1945-09-03	CLE	SLA	L	1	0
1945-09-03	CLE	SLA	L	1	1

Last 4 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB
1945-08-05	CLE	SLA	—	2.0	5	3	3	2
1944-09-09	CLE	DET	—	1.0	1	0	0	1
1944-07-28	CLE	NYY	—	0.1	1	1	1	2
1944-07-08	CLE	BOS	—	3.0	3	0	0	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	3	21	1	0	2
OF	94	190	6	5	3
P	4	0	1	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1944	CLE	1B	3	21	1	0	2
1944	CLE	OF	41	72	2	4	1
1944	CLE	P	3	0	0	1	0
1945	CLE	OF	53	118	4	1	2
1945	CLE	P	1	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	4
First Base	3
Left Field	35
Center Field	1
Right Field	58

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul O'Dea

What years did Paul O'Dea play?: Paul O'Dea played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1945.
Was Paul O'Dea a pitcher?: No. Paul O'Dea was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 4 career games.
How many home runs did Paul O'Dea hit?: Paul O'Dea hit 1 career home runs with 107 hits.