Jack Mercer vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Jack Mercer
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

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

Pitching Stats for Jack Mercer and Jake Odorizzi

Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
3.99
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
8.16
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172
8.42
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.276
1.276
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5275
37.88
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
4.27
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4751
34.12
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Jack Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jack Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Jack Mercer and Jake Odorizzi

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

Hitting Stats for Jack Mercer and Jake Odorizzi

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