Jake Odorizzi vs. Scott Watkins — Career Comparison

Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Scott Watkins
Gen XOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Watkins 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 5.4 and 1.569 for Scott Watkins. 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 Scott Watkins

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
11.22
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9.14
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.57
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.57
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.015
1.015
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
39.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.82
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.27
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4751
34.12
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
32.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Scott Watkins

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
11.22
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Scott Watkins

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
480
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA