Jake Odorizzi vs. Forrest Thompson — Career Comparison

MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Forrest Thompson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Forrest Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.483 compared to 3.99 and 1.255 for Jake Odorizzi. By the career numbers, Forrest Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Forrest Thompson

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.35
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.79
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.55
14.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
3.99
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
9.51
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.752
0.752
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
40.35
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.58
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.483
1.483
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
36.39
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Forrest Thompson

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3760
27
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253.1
9
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.68
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.19
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.13
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Forrest Thompson

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
763.64
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
545.45
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
177.27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.15
97.45
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
245.45
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
231.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
103.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Forrest Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Forrest Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA