Jake Odorizzi vs. Ed Seward — Career Comparison

Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Seward
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Seward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Seward posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.225 compared to 3.99 and 1.255 for Jake Odorizzi. By the career numbers, Ed Seward had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Ed Seward

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.07
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
1.02
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.54
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.44
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.75
51.75
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.28
55.28
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.02
96.02
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.96
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
3.99
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
3.4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4457
27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1485.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1369
8.29
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
3.07
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.73
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
3.57
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.82
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6286
38.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
4.99
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.248
1.248
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5769
34.95
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Ed Seward

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5313
27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1771
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.75
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.51
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.29
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
2.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.26
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.65
88.65
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.996
1.996
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Ed Seward

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
218
162.48
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
805
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
542.61
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
94.66
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
65.59
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.89
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.47
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.71
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
29.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.63
45.94
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.61
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
152.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
66.34
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
46.21
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
105.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.67
42.98
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.45
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
49.94
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
70.81
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
26.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
26.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100