Kyle Backhus vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Kyle Backhus
Gen ZTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Backhus 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 4.62 and 1.421 for Kyle Backhus. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Backhus and Jake Odorizzi

Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
11.37
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.71
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.62
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
3.07
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
7.82
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.184
1.184
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
40.86
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.97
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.27
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
35.17
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Kyle Backhus and Jake Odorizzi

Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
11.37
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.42
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.42
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.42
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Backhus and Jake Odorizzi

Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
32
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
480
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA