Johnny Klippstein vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Johnny Klippstein 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 4.24 and 1.506 for Johnny Klippstein. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Klippstein and Jake Odorizzi

Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.74
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.46
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.54
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.12
46.12
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.64
22.64
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.17
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.3
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
4.24
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5903
27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
8.76
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
4.47
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
5.3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.086
1.086
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.44
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8656
39.59
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.26
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1059
4.84
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7608
34.8
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Johnny Klippstein and Jake Odorizzi

Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
4.67
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4108
27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1369.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.7
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
2.13
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.92
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
2.83
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.605
0.605
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.36
13.36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Klippstein and Jake Odorizzi

Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
713
772.2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
543.68
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
53.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.66
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.42
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.04
16.28
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
95.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
85.56
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.32
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
31.41
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
56.32
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.85
-0.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.16
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 600 PA
190
205.78
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
37.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Johnny Klippstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Klippstein
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA