Jake Odorizzi vs. Bill Wertz — Career Comparison

Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Wertz
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Odorizzi built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Wertz 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 4.08 and 1.531 for Bill Wertz. 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 Bill Wertz

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.92
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.08
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
8.86
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.64
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
7.59
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.276
1.276
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
40.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.64
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
35.02
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08

Fielding Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Bill Wertz

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.92
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.68
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.19
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.13
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Odorizzi and Bill Wertz

Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
35
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
480
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
4.7
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-12.61
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA