Jake Odorizzi vs. Larry Sherry — Career Comparison

Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Larry Sherry
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Sherry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Sherry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.471 compared to 3.99 and 1.255 for Jake Odorizzi. By the career numbers, Larry Sherry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Larry Sherry

Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.68
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.75
51.75
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.64
54.64
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.92
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
3.99
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.67
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2398
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
799.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
8.41
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.88
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
4.21
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.62
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
6.82
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3480
39.18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.76
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
4.27
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.24
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
34.61
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Larry Sherry

Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.68
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2398
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
799.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.57
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.99
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.85
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.66
92.66
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.394
0.394
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Larry Sherry

Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
1521.95
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
541.46
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
91.46
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
65.85
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.98
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.98
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.61
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.47
34.65
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
150
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
120.73
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.61
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.93
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
47.56
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.72
28.26
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.61
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
135.37
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Larry Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.98
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA