Sparky Lyle vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Sparky Lyle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sparky Lyle led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 89), walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 96). Jake Odorizzi held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 77). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Sparky Lyle.

Pitching Stats for Sparky Lyle and Jake Odorizzi

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.49
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.75
51.75
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
3.99
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
8.36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
3.11
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
5.65
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5275
37.88
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
4.27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.61
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4751
34.12
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Sparky Lyle and Jake Odorizzi

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.28
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.77
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.63
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sparky Lyle and Jake Odorizzi

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
6129.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
242
4840
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
531.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
27.27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
26
177.27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA