One of the biggest knocks on Jake Odorizzi has been his tendency to generate high pitch counts without going deep into the game. Despite not being a high strikeout pitcher, Odorizzi has tended to throw a great deal of pitches early on, being unable to consistently make his way through six innings. In fact, in his first three full seasons in the majors, Odorizzi averaged over six innings just once, when he averaged 6.04 innings per start in 2015.
And yet, despite those issues, Odorizzi has typically been effective. Those high pitch counts can lead to a good deal of trouble at times, but more often than not, he has been able to evade those rough outings.