Norm Branch vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Norm Branch
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Branch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm Branch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 3.99 and 1.255 for Jake Odorizzi. By the career numbers, Norm Branch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Branch and Jake Odorizzi

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.31
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.75
51.75
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.73
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
3.99
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
8.16
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.03
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.89
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.276
1.276
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
39.49
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.02
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.45
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
33.46
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4751
34.12
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Norm Branch and Jake Odorizzi

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3760
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253.1
9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.68
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.19
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.13
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Branch and Jake Odorizzi

Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
37
1585.71
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.94
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA