Oddibe McDowell
[edit] Biography
Oddibe McDowell (Oddibe McDowell) was born on August 25, 1962 in Hollywood, Florida. He made his Major League debut on May 19, 1985 for the Texas Rangers. In 1985, his rookie year, he hit .239 with 18 home runs and 42 RBI. McDowell played for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Oddibe McDowell's best season was 1986, when he slugged 18 home runs and stole 33 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 111
| 406
| 63
| 97
| 18
| 42
| .239
| .304
| .431
| 14
| 5
| 36
| 85
| 3
| 5
| 25
| 2
| 6
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| 154
| 572
| 105
| 152
| 18
| 49
| .266
| .341
| .427
| 24
| 7
| 65
| 112
| 1
| 3
| 33
| 5
| 12
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| 128
| 407
| 65
| 98
| 14
| 52
| .241
| .324
| .428
| 26
| 4
| 51
| 99
| 0
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 8
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| 120
| 437
| 55
| 108
| 6
| 37
| .247
| .311
| .355
| 19
| 5
| 41
| 89
| 2
| 2
| 33
| 2
| 3
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| 69
| 239
| 33
| 53
| 3
| 22
| .222
| .296
| .297
| 5
| 2
| 25
| 36
| 1
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 3
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 76
| 280
| 56
| 85
| 7
| 24
| .304
| .365
| .471
| 18
| 4
| 27
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 3
| 0
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| 145
| 519
| 89
| 138
| 10
| 46
| .266
| .333
| .391
| 23
| 6
| 52
| 73
| 1
| 4
| 27
| 3
| 3
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| 113
| 305
| 47
| 74
| 7
| 25
| .243
| .295
| .357
| 14
| 0
| 21
| 53
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 3
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| 59
| 183
| 34
| 48
| 1
| 15
| .262
| .355
| .317
| 5
| 1
| 28
| 39
| 0
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 189
| 585
| 103
| 159
| 14
| 49
| .272
| .329
| .412
| 32
| 4
| 48
| 90
| 2
| 1
| 28
| 3
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 641
| 2244
| 355
| 556
| 60
| 217
| .248
| .322
| .391
| 93
| 24
| 246
| 460
| 7
| 22
| 141
| 9
| 35
|
| Total
|
|
| 830
| 2829
| 458
| 715
| 74
| 266
| .253
| .323
| .395
| 125
| 28
| 294
| 550
| 9
| 23
| 169
| 12
| 38
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 103
| 98
| 851.1
| 282
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 103
| 98
| 851.1
| 286
| 10
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 147
| 136
| 1221.2
| 325
| 13
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 147
| 136
| 1221.2
| 326
| 13
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 125
| 105
| 959
| 263
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 125
| 105
| 959
| 263
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 113
| 103
| 903.1
| 267
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 113
| 103
| 903.1
| 268
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 64
| 61
| 529
| 124
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 9.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 63
| 60
| 519.2
| 122
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 68
| 66
| 578.2
| 179
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 68
| 66
| 578.2
| 176
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| OF
| 132
| 127
| 1107.2
| 303
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| CF
| 69
| 67
| 588
| 177
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 72
| 69
| 579.1
| 134
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 60
| 57
| 477
| 120
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 12
| 11
| 97.1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 31
| 20
| 195.2
| 67
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 27
| 24
| 210.2
| 47
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 53
| 44
| 406.1
| 113
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 648
| 586
| 5196
| 1507
| 35
| 21
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 745
| 682
| 6028.2
| 1687
| 40
| 22
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 28
| 25
| 215.2
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 75
| 71
| 617
| 136
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 13, 1981).
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1981).
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 1st round (9th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 12, 1982).
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in the 5th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1982).
- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1983).
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 1st round (12th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1984).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Pete O'Brien and Jerry Browne to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Julio Franco (December 6, 1988).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Dion James (July 2, 1989).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (March 28, 1991).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (April 17, 1991).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (July 28, 1991).
- Signed by California Angels (March 12, 1992).
- Released by California Angels (May 14, 1992).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (July 13, 1993).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1993).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (November 19, 1993).
- Granted free agency (October 21, 1994).
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