Jake Odorizzi vs. Ted Olson — Career Comparison

Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Olson
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Olson 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 7.18 and 1.734 for Ted Olson. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Ted Olson

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.81
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
7.18
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
11.71
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.71
11.71
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.81
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
41.83
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
7.65
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
37.92
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Ted Olson

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3760
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253.1
9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.68
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.19
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.13
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Ted Olson

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
49.02
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
52.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA