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Oddibe McDowell   |   Major Leaguer   1985-1994

Full Name:  Oddible Mcdowell Jr.
Born:  August 25,1962  in  Hollywood, Florida
Height:  5-9  Weight:  160  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left
High School:  McArthur (Hollywood,FL)
College:  Arizona State University

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Drafted:  Selected by Texas Rangers in 2nd Round (42nd overall) of 1981 amateur entry draft (June-Sec)  ... Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in 4th Round (85th overall) of 1981 amateur entry draft (Jan-Reg)  ... Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in 5th Round (83rd overall) of 1982 amateur entry draft (June-Sec)  ... Selected by New York Yankees in 1st Round (9th overall) of 1982 amateur entry draft (Jan-Sec)  ... Selected by Minnesota Twins in 1st Round (1st overall) of 1983 amateur entry draft (June-Sec)  ... Selected by Texas Rangers in 1st Round (12th overall) of 1984 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Dec 6,1988] - Traded by Rangers with Jerry Browne and Pete O'Brien to Indians for Julio Franco.  [Jul 2,1989] - Traded by Indians to Braves for Dion James.  [Mar 28,1991] - Released by Braves.  [Apr 17,1991] - Signed as Free Agent by Orioles.  [Jul 28,1991] - Released by Orioles.  [Mar 12,1992] - Signed as Free Agent by Angels.  [May 14,1992] - Released by Angels.  [Jul 13,1993] - Signed as Free Agent by Rangers.  [Oct 15,1993] - Granted Free Agency.  [Nov 19,1993] - Signed as Free Agent by Rangers.  [Oct 21,1994] - Granted Free Agency.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1983Arizona StNCAA20NCAA   67261689213475036 4423      .352*.448.513*961--
1984Arizona StNCAA21NCAA   6725991105178226931 6725      .405*.528.788*1316--
1985Okla CityAmer22TexAAA of 3112532507821812619202300  .400.486.6321118--
 TexasAL22TexMLB of111140663971451842257368532526 .239.304.43173553%
1986TexasAL23TexMLB of11545721051522471849331565112153212 .266.341.42776851%
1987TexasAL24TexMLB of7,112840765982641452242519900328 .241.324.42875250%
1988Okla CityAmer25TexAAA of 18709203116408100000  .286.359.400759--
 TexasAL25TexMLB of1120437551081956373310418922253 .247.311.35566645%
1989AtlantaNL26AtlMLB of17628056851847241510273703100 .304.365.47183647%
 ClevelandAL26CleMLB of169239335352322125253610323 .222.296.29759353%
1990AtlantaNL27AtlMLB of1,91133054774140725132215320013 .243.295.35765249%
1991RochesterIL28BalAAA of 78264316113242212935451175  .231.318.341659--
1992EdmontonPCL29CalAAA of 61413100201540100  .214.421.286707--
1993TulsaTex30TexAA of 341142639718313319241231  .342.437.6321069--
1994Okla CityAmer31TexAAA of 165291431022381411100 .269.377.365742--
 TexasAL31TexMLB of1,259183344851115142283900633 .262.355.31767256%
1995ColumbusIL32NyyAAA of 14465100112016900201 .217.308.326634--
 
Major League Totals - 7 Season(s)8302829458715125287426616953294550912231738 .253.323.39571850%
Minor League Totals - 7 Season(s)19768511319734141683332310012658136 .288.379.448827--


 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1985Okla CityAmer22TexAAAOF317241771---.987--
1985TexasAL22TexMLBOF103282922932---.993--
1985TexasAL22TexMLBDH4--------
 
1986TexasAL23TexMLBOF1483251333413---.991--
1986TexasAL23TexMLBDH1--------
 
1987TexasAL24TexMLBOF125263532711---.989--
 
1988Okla CityAmer25TexAAAOF185010511---1.000--
1988TexasAL25TexMLBOF113267232721---.989--
1988TexasAL25TexMLBDH3--------
 
1989AtlantaNL26AtlMLBOF68179241850---.978--
1989ClevelandAL26CleMLBOF64124511301---.992--
1989ClevelandAL26CleMLBDH2--------
 
1990AtlantaNL27AtlMLBOF72134241400---.971--
 
1991RochesterIL28BalAAAOF73168421742---.989--
 
1992EdmontonPCL29CalAAAOF350050---1.000--
 
1993TulsaTex30TexAAOF326430672---1.000--
 
1994Okla CityAmer31TexAAAOF163410350---1.000--
1994TexasAL31TexMLBOF53113221170---.983--
1994TexasAL31TexMLBDH2--------
 
1995ColumbusIL32NyyAAAOF142600260---1.000--
 


 Awards
[1984] - Golden Spikes Award  [1985] - AL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #4)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
198560,000  299,10880
1986135,000  325,46655
1987*60,000  292,85380
1988250,000  325,30540
1989375,000  375,25732
1990690,000  426,35824
1994*50,000  914,15780
 
Career:  $1,620,000   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the Silver-medal winning United States Baseball Team at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. McDowell was the winner of College Baseball's Golden Spikes award in 1984 while at Arizona State.
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