Phil Knell vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Phil Knell
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Knell 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 4.05 and 1.503 for Phil Knell. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Knell and Jake Odorizzi

Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.19
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.01
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.49
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.56
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.75
46.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.9
84.9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.87
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.05
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
9.16
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
4.37
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
3.56
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.53
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.84
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6612
40.97
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.16
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1019
6.31
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5771
35.76
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Phil Knell and Jake Odorizzi

Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.22
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4503
27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.86
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.94
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.62
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
89
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.142
2.142
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Knell and Jake Odorizzi

Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
201
176.06
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
575.47
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
107.74
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
86.72
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.64
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.64
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.02
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.2
33.46
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
141.9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
130.51
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
69.2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
55.18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
122.63
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.97
32.38
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.63
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
20.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
100.73
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
5.96
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA