Jake Odorizzi vs. Jack Smith — Career Comparison

Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jack Smith
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Smith 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 4.56 and 1.439 for Jack Smith. 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 Jack Smith

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.56
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
8.76
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.09
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
5.66
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
39.04
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.19
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.11
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
35.57
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Jack Smith

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.92
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.74
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Jack Smith

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3400
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
4.42
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA