Rube Benton vs. Diomedes Olivo — Career Comparison

Rube Benton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Diomedes Olivo
Greatest GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Benton 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. Rube Benton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 3.1 and 1.491 for Diomedes Olivo. By the career numbers, Rube Benton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Benton and Diomedes Olivo

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
1.56
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.09
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.54
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.51
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.79
69.79
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.52
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.09
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.1
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.1
9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2472
8.84
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9.39
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.19
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.55
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
3.4
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.34
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10539
37.68
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
38.91
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.3
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.35
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.99
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.52
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9732
34.79
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
35.55
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Rube Benton and Diomedes Olivo

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
103.5
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
7.11
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
17.76
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
161.05
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
185.68
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.92
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
178.82
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.84
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.728
1.728
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.45
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Benton and Diomedes Olivo

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
295.6
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
2550
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
558.06
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
96.05
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
79.82
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
12.85
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.23
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.38
23.26
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
21.64
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
116.35
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
112.29
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
30.44
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
40.59
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
70.35
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.23
19.09
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
15.76
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.35
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.88
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
188
127.17
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.72
4.72
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
25.7
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.38
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA