Win Mercer vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Win Mercer
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Win Mercer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Win Mercer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 3.99 and 1.255 for Jake Odorizzi. By the career numbers, Win Mercer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Mercer and Jake Odorizzi

Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.21
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.48
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.55
89.55
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.92
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1098
3.98
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
3.99
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7454
27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2484.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3081
11.16
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.23
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
2.73
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
3.07
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
1.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.16
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.52
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11106
40.23
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1753
6.35
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10207
36.97
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Win Mercer and Jake Odorizzi

Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
1.22
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12210
27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4070
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
1.12
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
1.95
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.42
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
3.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.93
87.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.515
2.515
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Win Mercer and Jake Odorizzi

Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
172.65
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1773
540.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
154.35
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
133.3
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.02
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238.63
72.79
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
186.68
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
202.54
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
84.8
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
60.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
142.76
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.24
82.43
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.19
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
43.01
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
54.3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
11.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.98
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA