Jake Odorizzi vs. Gary Taylor — Career Comparison

Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gary Taylor
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Taylor 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 5.23 and 1.548 for Gary Taylor. 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 Gary Taylor

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.23
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.71
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.23
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.74
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.23
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.61
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
40.94
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.23
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
35.71
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Gary Taylor

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Gary Taylor

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4200
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA