How Vern Olsen's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Vern Olsen totaled 2,247 career Batters Faced, well below the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batters Faced season came in 1941, posting 807, well above the starting pitcher average of 412.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1939 at 30, well below the starting pitcher average of 406.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 807 in 1941 to 632 in 1942 and 44 in 1946, 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 30 to 807 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Vern Olsen Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Vern Olsen
| Vern Olsen
Batters Faced | Vern Olsen
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2247 | 39.19 |
| Season Avg. | 449.4 | 39.19 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3250.13 | 39.19 |
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Vern Olsen Batters Faced Per Season
Vern 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.
Vern Olsen Batters Faced by Team
Vern Olsen's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Vern Olsen Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Vern 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.
Vern Olsen Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Vern 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.
Vern Olsen Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Vern 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.
