Joe Adams vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.85 and WHIP 1.512 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Scott Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Scott Olsen

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.62
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
39.57
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
5.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.479
1.479
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2822
35.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Scott Olsen

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Scott Olsen

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
314.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
15.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
54.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
9.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA