Shane Bieber vs. Steve Olin — Career Comparison

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Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Olin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shane Bieber led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 121), strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 119). Steve Olin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 225 vs 129). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Shane Bieber.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Steve Olin

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
6.43
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.71
45.71
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.58
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
3.24
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.1
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
8.97
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.97
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.56
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.7
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.963
0.963
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1155
38.08
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.89
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
3.56
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.7
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.35
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.05
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
34.19
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Steve Olin

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
6.43
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.78
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.18
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Steve Olin

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-17.54
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Steve Olin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Olin
Career
Per 600 PA