James Meeker vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

James Meeker
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and James Meeker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James Meeker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 3.99 and 1.255 for Jake Odorizzi. By the career numbers, James Meeker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Meeker and Jake Odorizzi

James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
3.99
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5275
37.88
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
4.27
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4751
34.12
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for James Meeker and Jake Odorizzi

James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.68
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.19
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.13
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Meeker and Jake Odorizzi

James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
480
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA