Jake Odorizzi vs. Al Papai — Career Comparison

Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Papai
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Papai 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 5.37 and 1.757 for Al Papai. 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 Al Papai

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.45
20.45
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
5.37
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
10.55
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.64
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
5.18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.63
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
42.1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.28
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
6.42
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
36.88
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.1
42.1

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Al Papai

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
67.89
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
13.89
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
47.06
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
63.26
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
60.94
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.63
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Al Papai

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
89
731.51
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
509.59
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
12.41
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
82.19
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
5.02
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
26
213.7
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA