Jake Odorizzi vs. Lou Polchow — Career Comparison

Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Polchow
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Polchow 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 5.63 and 1.625 for Lou Polchow. 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 Lou Polchow

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.34
98.34
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Lou Polchow

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Lou Polchow

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA