Jim Hickey vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Jim Hickey
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Hickey 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 6.75 and 2.438 for Jim Hickey. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Hickey and Jake Odorizzi

Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.59
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.75
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
16.03
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.53
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
48.94
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.97
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.438
2.438
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
42.19
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.94
48.94
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Jim Hickey and Jake Odorizzi

Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3760
27
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253.1
9
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.68
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.19
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.13
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Hickey and Jake Odorizzi

Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2700
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA