Odell Jones vs. Jerry Koosman — Career Comparison

Odell Jones
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jerry Koosman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jerry Koosman built a career as a starting pitcher and Odell Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerry Koosman led in run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 88), strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 93), and home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 84). Odell Jones held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 102). Role difference aside, Jerry Koosman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Odell Jones and Jerry Koosman

Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.29
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
1.43
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.52
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.49
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.51
51.51
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.39
22.39
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.33
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.08
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.21
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.42
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
3.36
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1648
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11518
27
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
549.1
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.1
9
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
9.49
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3635
8.52
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.92
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.68
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
3.49
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
2.81
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.52
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.28
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
5.54
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2556
5.99
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.21
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.17
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2392
39.19
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15996
37.5
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.49
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.1
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
4.98
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
3.77
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.41
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.23
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.67
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
0.54
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2109
34.55
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14456
33.89
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Odell Jones and Jerry Koosman

Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.29
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
1.43
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1648
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11519
27
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
549.1
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.2
9
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.27
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.93
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
1.36
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.44
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.73
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.36
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
1.64
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.32
94.32
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.32
94.32
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.39
22.39
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.08
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Odell Jones and Jerry Koosman

Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
2804.65
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
349.05
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1052
600
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
544.19
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
915
521.86
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
62.17
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
53.61
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.84
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.56
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
13.71
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.19
10.37
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
73.57
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
82.13
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
20.53
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
26.24
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.63
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
6.99
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.7
-5.53
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.82
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
209.3
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
418
238.4
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
57.03
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
10.84
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100