Jake Odorizzi vs. Cole Waites — Career Comparison

Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cole Waites
Gen ZGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Cole Waites 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 6.75 and 2.250 for Cole Waites. 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 Cole Waites

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
11.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.276
1.276
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
45
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
38.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.407
0.407
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Cole Waites

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
11.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.68
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.19
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.13
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Cole Waites

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
480
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Cole Waites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Waites
Career
Per 600 PA