Ron Meridith vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Ron Meridith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Meridith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Odorizzi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 4.78 and 1.792 for Ron Meridith. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Meridith and Jake Odorizzi

Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
6.09
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.75
51.75
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.78
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
10.27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.23
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.66
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.19
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
40.62
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.73
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.6
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.27
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
34.53
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.62
40.62
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Ron Meridith and Jake Odorizzi

Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
6.09
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.91
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.03
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.03
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Meridith and Jake Odorizzi

Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
6120
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
4840
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
76
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA