How Garrett Olson's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Garrett Olson posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 5.37, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 2011, posting 3.23, below the starting pitcher average of 3.93 that year. The highest point came in 2012 at 12.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.98 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.62 in 2010 to 3.23 in 2011 and 12.0 in 2012. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Defense Independent ERA profile — ranging from 3.23 to 12.0 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Garrett Olson Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Season Avg.5.37
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Garrett Olson Defense Independent ERA Per Season

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

Garrett Olson Defense Independent ERA by Team

Garrett Olson's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Garrett Olson career Defense Independent ERA by team bar chart

Garrett Olson Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Garrett Olson's career Defense Independent ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Garrett Olson Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Garrett Olson Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Garrett Olson's seasonal Defense Independent ERA 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.
Garrett Olson Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Garrett Olson Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Garrett Olson's MLB career with Defense Independent ERA 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.
Garrett Olson Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table