Bob Ferguson vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Bob Ferguson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Ferguson 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 9 and 2.125 for Bob Ferguson. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Ferguson and Jake Odorizzi

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
13.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.23
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Bob Ferguson and Jake Odorizzi

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3760
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253.1
9
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.68
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.19
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.13
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Ferguson and Jake Odorizzi

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1800
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA