How Vern Olsen's Runs Compares to Similar Players
Vern Olsen totaled 226 career Runs, well below the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Runs season came in 1939, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 50.3 that year. The highest point came in 1941 at 84, well above the starting pitcher average of 48.3 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 84 in 1941 to 75 in 1942 and 3 in 1946, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 0 to 84 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Vern Olsen Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Runs for Vern Olsen
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Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | Vern Olsen
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| Career | 226 | 3.94 | 2.02 |
| Season Avg. | 45.2 | 3.94 | 2.02 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 326.89 | 3.94 | 2.02 |
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Vern Olsen Runs Per Season
Vern Olsen's Runs 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 Runs by Team
Vern Olsen's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Vern Olsen Cumulative Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Vern Olsen's career Runs, 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 Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Vern Olsen's seasonal Runs 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 Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Vern Olsen's MLB career with Runs 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.
