George Leitner vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

George Leitner
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and George Leitner 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 5.34 and 1.750 for George Leitner. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Leitner and Jake Odorizzi

George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.41
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.34
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
13.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
3.07
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
42.47
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.63
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
39.38
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for George Leitner and Jake Odorizzi

George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.41
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.53
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.53
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Leitner and Jake Odorizzi

George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
14.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
7.58
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA