Rich Folkers vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Rich Folkers
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Folkers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Folkers led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 94), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 96). Jake Odorizzi held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Rich Folkers.

Pitching Stats for Rich Folkers and Jake Odorizzi

Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
4.15
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.49
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.36
14.36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
4.11
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1269
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
8.85
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.85
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
3.62
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
5.15
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1832
38.98
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
4.4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.55
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.27
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.68
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
34.28
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Rich Folkers and Jake Odorizzi

Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
4.16
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1267
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
422.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.26
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.81
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.7
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.36
14.36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Folkers and Jake Odorizzi

Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
195
1314.61
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
519.1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
67.42
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.89
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80.9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
101.12
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.22
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
33.71
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.93
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
6.26
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
28
188.76
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
47.19
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA