Varney Anderson vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Varney Anderson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Varney Anderson 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 6.16 and 1.894 for Varney Anderson. By the career numbers, Scott Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Varney Anderson and Scott Olsen

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.31
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.13
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.61
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.83
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
6.16
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.85
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
12.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.32
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.62
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.54
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
43.64
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
39.57
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
5.55
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.479
1.479
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
38.79
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2822
35.13
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Varney Anderson and Scott Olsen

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.34
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.42
84.42
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Varney Anderson and Scott Olsen

Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
198.43
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
314.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
538.58
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
160.63
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
132.28
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.2
76.52
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
212.6
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
35.71
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
87.24
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.69
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Varney Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Varney Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA