Jake Odorizzi vs. Lefty Taber — Career Comparison

Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Taber
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Taber 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 10.8 and 2.229 for Lefty Taber. 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 Lefty Taber

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.8
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
12.34
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.34
12.34
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.71
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
50.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.09
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
12.34
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.34
12.34
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.229
2.229
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
40.11
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Lefty Taber

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3760
27
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253.1
9
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.68
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.19
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.13
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Lefty Taber

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2700
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA