Bill Bell vs. Fred Olmstead — Career Comparison

Bill Bell
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Olmstead
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Olmstead built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Olmstead posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.32 and 1.800 for Bill Bell. By the career numbers, Fred Olmstead had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bell and Fred Olmstead

Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.7
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.66
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.32
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.74
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.64
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
9.49
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.62
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.56
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.33
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.16
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.39
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
43.74
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
36.18
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.94
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.07
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
36.18
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
33.57
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.74
43.74
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.18
36.18

Fielding Stats for Bill Bell and Fred Olmstead

Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.46
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.97
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
9
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.6
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.18
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
5.08
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.78
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bell and Fred Olmstead

Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
300
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
563.64
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
20.96
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.18
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.91
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
15.35
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA