Walter Ball vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Walter Ball
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Walter Ball posted a stronger line than Jake Odorizzi. Walter Ball posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.65 vs 3.99) and home runs allowed (0.17 per nine innings vs 1.23). By the career numbers, Walter Ball had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Walter Ball and Jake Odorizzi

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.32
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.97
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.54
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.46
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.75
51.75
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.08
73.08
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.83
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.65
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
3.99
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1591
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
530.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
8.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
3.07
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.21
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2211
37.52
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5275
37.88
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.92
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
4.27
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.02
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.248
1.248
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2014
34.18
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Walter Ball and Jake Odorizzi

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.32
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2364
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.57
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.68
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.38
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.71
94.71
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.698
1.698
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.59
27.59
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Ball and Jake Odorizzi

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
116
201.16
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
556.65
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
143.93
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.86
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.94
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.41
50.99
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
173.41
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
169.94
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
119.65
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.55
61.64
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.47
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.54
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.34
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA