Joe Beggs vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Joe Beggs
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Beggs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Beggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 4.85 and 1.512 for Scott Olsen. By the career numbers, Joe Beggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Beggs and Scott Olsen

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.09
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.23
17.23
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
2.96
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
8.93
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.45
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
2.31
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2895
37.56
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.65
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.68
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2702
35.06
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.56
37.56
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Joe Beggs and Scott Olsen

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2169
27
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
9
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.06
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.29
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.23
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.09
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.916
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Beggs and Scott Olsen

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
649.09
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
220
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
540
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
90
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
81.82
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.89
18.8
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
98.18
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
111.82
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.18
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
68.18
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
15.37
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.82
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
130.91
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
4.58
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
38.18
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA