Ken O'Dea
James Kenneth O'Dea
Born: March 16, 1913
Lima, NY USA
Deceased: 1985
Lima, NY USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1935-1946
Ken O'Dea compiled a career batting average of .255 with 40 home runs and 323 RBI in his 832-game career with the Chicago Cubs, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves. He began playing during the 1935 season and last took the field during the 1946 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 76 | 231 | 202 | 30 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | .257 | .345 | .431 | .776 | 87 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 80 | 230 | 189 | 36 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 18 | .307 | .423 | .423 | .846 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1937 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 83 | 247 | 219 | 31 | 66 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 26 | .301 | .370 | .434 | .804 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 86 | 262 | 247 | 22 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 18 | .263 | .297 | .356 | .654 | 88 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | NL | New York Giants | 52 | 109 | 97 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | .175 | .252 | .278 | .531 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | NL | New York Giants | 48 | 114 | 96 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | .240 | .348 | .302 | .650 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | NL | New York Giants | 59 | 98 | 89 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | .213 | .278 | .393 | .672 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 211 | 192 | 22 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | .234 | .297 | .359 | .656 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 227 | 203 | 15 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | .281 | .345 | .399 | .744 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 310 | 265 | 35 | 66 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 29 | .249 | .343 | .374 | .717 | 99 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 100 | 362 | 307 | 36 | 78 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 31 | .254 | .359 | .365 | .723 | 112 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | 68 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .123 | .231 | .211 | .441 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | NL | Boston Braves | 12 | 41 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .219 | .375 | .219 | .594 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 832 | 2510 | 2195 | 262 | 560 | 101 | 20 | 40 | 323 | 3 | 0 | 273 | 251 | .255 | .338 | .374 | .712 | 821 | 50 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
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1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 213 | 27 | 9 | 3 | .964 | 3.810 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 55 | 0 | 0.0 | 211 | 27 | 5 | 1 | .979 | 4.327 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1937 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 64 | 0 | 0.0 | 234 | 29 | 4 | 4 | .985 | 4.109 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 71 | 0 | 0.0 | 294 | 32 | 10 | 3 | .970 | 4.592 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1939 | NL | New York Giants | C | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 78 | 11 | 5 | 1 | .947 | 2.967 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1940 | NL | New York Giants | C | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 89 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 3.806 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1941 | NL | New York Giants | C | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.071 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 247 | 37 | 6 | 6 | .979 | 5.796 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 56 | 0 | 0.0 | 237 | 32 | 3 | 6 | .989 | 4.804 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | 326 | 34 | 2 | 4 | .994 | 5.217 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 91 | 0 | 0.0 | 321 | 50 | 2 | 14 | .995 | 4.077 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 99 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .991 | 5.136 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1946 | NL | Boston Braves | C | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 627 | 0 | 0.0 | 2450 | 336 | 48 | 44 | .983 | 4.443 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .800 | 1.133 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 10 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .462 | .500 | .692 | 1.192 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | C | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.625 | 5.000 |
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | C | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 2.000 |
Totals | 2 | 1 | 12.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.108 | 3.500 |
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