Brian Meyer vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Brian Meyer
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Meyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.322 compared to 3.99 and 1.255 for Jake Odorizzi. By the career numbers, Brian Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Meyer and Jake Odorizzi

Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.04
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
3.99
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
7.28
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
8.16
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.89
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.15
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.026
1.026
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
37.66
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5275
37.88
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.49
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
4.27
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.89
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
32.51
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4751
34.12
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Brian Meyer and Jake Odorizzi

Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.04
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.49
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Meyer and Jake Odorizzi

Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
10200
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
4840
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
480
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA