How Scott Olsen's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Scott Olsen totaled 3,179 career Batters Faced, near the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Batters Faced season came in 2008, posting 855, well above the starting pitcher average of 459.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2005 at 91, well below the starting pitcher average of 489.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 855 in 2008 to 289 in 2009 and 357 in 2010, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 91 to 855 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Scott Olsen Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Scott Olsen Batters Faced Per Season

Scott Olsen's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Scott Olsen Batters Faced per season line chart

Scott Olsen Batters Faced by Team

Scott Olsen's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Scott Olsen career Batters Faced by team bar chart

Scott Olsen Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Scott Olsen's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Scott Olsen Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Scott Olsen Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Scott Olsen's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Scott Olsen Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Scott Olsen Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Scott Olsen's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Scott Olsen Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table