Manny Aybar vs. Al Olmsted — Career Comparison

Manny Aybar
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Olmsted
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Olmsted built a career as a starting pitcher and Manny Aybar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Olmsted posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 5.11 and 1.522 for Manny Aybar. By the career numbers, Al Olmsted had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Manny Aybar and Al Olmsted

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.79
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.3
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.41
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.46
13.46
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.11
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
27
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
9
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
9.51
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.31
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.13
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.96
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.63
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
6.28
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.63
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
40.26
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
38.16
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.22
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
5.62
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.38
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.58
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.496
1.496
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.06
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
34.01
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Manny Aybar and Al Olmsted

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.79
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.3
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
27
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
9
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.69
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.08
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.34
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.84
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.77
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.25
96.25
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.98
12.98
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Aybar and Al Olmsted

Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
1657.89
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
5
230.77
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
552.63
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
102.63
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
94.74
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
28.4
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
15.1
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
126.32
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
118.42
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
39.47
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.4
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
14.83
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
28
221.05
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Aybar
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA