Jim Bagby Jr. vs. Diomedes Olivo — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby Jr.
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Diomedes Olivo
Greatest GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Diomedes Olivo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Diomedes Olivo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 3.96 and 1.454 for Jim Bagby Jr.. By the career numbers, Diomedes Olivo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Diomedes Olivo

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.64
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.07
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.26
50.26
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.35
65.35
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.45
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.96
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4999
27
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666.1
9
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.1
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1815
9.8
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
9.39
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.53
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
3.28
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.33
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7266
39.24
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
38.91
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.35
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.35
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
4.59
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.52
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6630
35.81
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
35.55
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Diomedes Olivo

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.11
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107.2
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.25
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.92
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.84
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.58
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Diomedes Olivo

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
291.4
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
2550
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
600
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
561.09
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
126.7
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
107.69
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
14.48
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
19
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.82
33.32
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
21.64
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
152.94
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
136.65
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
53.39
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.68
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
101.36
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.11
36.3
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
15.76
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.24
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
68
61.54
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9.75
9.75
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
28.96
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.67
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA