Herb Cobb vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Cobb 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 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Jake Odorizzi

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.23
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Jake Odorizzi

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3760
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253.1
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.68
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.19
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Jake Odorizzi

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
480
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA