Tom Baker vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Baker 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 4.73 and 1.659 for Tom Baker. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Baker and Jake Odorizzi

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.54
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.47
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.47
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.24
13.24
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.73
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
10.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.79
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.02
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.52
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
41.15
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.87
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.67
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
36.21
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Jake Odorizzi

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3760
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253.1
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.68
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.19
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Jake Odorizzi

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
70
688.52
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
570.49
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
177.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
70.71
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
216.39
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.11
79.78
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA