Jake Odorizzi vs. Brandon Waddell — Career Comparison

Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brandon Waddell
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Waddell 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 4.09 and 1.523 for Brandon Waddell. 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 Brandon Waddell

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
9.2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
6.34
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.205
1.205
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
40.7
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
35.8
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Brandon Waddell

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.68
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.19
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.13
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Brandon Waddell

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
4840
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Brandon Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA