Fast Ball Anderson vs. Vern Olsen — Career Comparison

Fast Ball Anderson
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Fast Ball Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fast Ball Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.25 and WHIP 1.250 compared to 3.4 and 1.432 for Vern Olsen. By the career numbers, Fast Ball Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fast Ball Anderson and Vern Olsen

Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
3.4
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
9.54
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.35
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
13.5
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.51
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
36
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247
39.19
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
3.94
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
35.77
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Fast Ball Anderson and Vern Olsen

Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fast Ball Anderson and Vern Olsen

Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
364.52
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
545.16
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Fast Ball Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100