Eric Fornataro vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Eric Fornataro
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Eric Fornataro 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 4.66 and 1.241 for Eric Fornataro. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Fornataro and Jake Odorizzi

Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.66
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.24
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.24
10.24
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
3.07
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.79
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.414
0.414
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
39.1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.59
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.59
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.27
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.248
1.248
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
36.31
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Eric Fornataro and Jake Odorizzi

Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.86
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Fornataro and Jake Odorizzi

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