Vern Handrahan vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Vern Handrahan
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Vern Handrahan 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 5.31 and 1.541 for Vern Handrahan. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Handrahan and Jake Odorizzi

Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.02
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
7.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
8.16
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.23
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.31
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
39.39
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.525
1.525
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
33.05
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4751
34.12
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Vern Handrahan and Jake Odorizzi

Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.02
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.92
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.92
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Handrahan and Jake Odorizzi

Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
1700
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
6.13
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA