Roger Bowman vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Roger Bowman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger Bowman 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 5.81 and 1.785 for Roger Bowman. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roger Bowman and Jake Odorizzi

Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.82
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.81
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
10.48
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.43
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.74
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.241
1.241
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
43.14
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.38
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
6.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.768
1.768
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
37.4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Roger Bowman and Jake Odorizzi

Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10.8
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Bowman and Jake Odorizzi

Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
50
1363.64
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
490.91
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
21.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
25.53
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA