Joe Batchelder vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Joe Batchelder
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Batchelder 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 5.66 and 1.452 for Joe Batchelder. 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 Batchelder and Scott Olsen

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.79
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.66
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.85
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.32
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.74
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.61
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
39.63
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
39.57
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
5.55
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
37.45
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2822
35.13
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Joe Batchelder and Scott Olsen

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2169
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
9
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.06
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.29
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.23
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Batchelder and Scott Olsen

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1650
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
507.14
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
15.63
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.1
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
54.76
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.73
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
9.08
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
211.9
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA