Lou Mahaffey vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Lou Mahaffey
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Mahaffey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Mahaffey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 3.99 and 1.255 for Jake Odorizzi. By the career numbers, Lou Mahaffey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Mahaffey and Jake Odorizzi

Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.34
98.34
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
3.99
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Lou Mahaffey and Jake Odorizzi

Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.19
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.13
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Mahaffey and Jake Odorizzi

Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-11.33
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA