Jake Odorizzi vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalCANNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.661 compared to 3.99 and 1.255 for Jake Odorizzi. By the career numbers, Ed Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Ed Smith

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.31
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.73
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
3.99
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.48
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
12.48
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.48
12.48
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
3.07
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.47
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.89
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
42.97
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
8.85
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.661
1.661
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
40.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.97
42.97

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Ed Smith

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.52
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.7
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.17
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.87
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Ed Smith

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
150
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
16.03
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
11.7
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA