Tony Balsamo vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Balsamo 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 6.44 and 1.909 for Tony Balsamo. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Balsamo and Jake Odorizzi

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
8.28
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.276
1.276
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.95
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.51
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Jake Odorizzi

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.76
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Jake Odorizzi

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2160
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
34.43
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA