Joe Adams vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Odorizzi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Jake Odorizzi

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Jake Odorizzi

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Jake Odorizzi

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA