Jake Odorizzi vs. Rene Valdes — Career Comparison

Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rene Valdes
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Rene Valdes 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 5.54 and 1.615 for Rene Valdes. 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 Rene Valdes

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.85
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6.92
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.276
1.276
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
40.85
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
36
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Rene Valdes

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.13
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Rene Valdes

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
480
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
16.4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
38.67
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA