Babe Birrer vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Babe Birrer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Babe Birrer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Babe Birrer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.446 compared to 4.85 and 1.512 for Scott Olsen. By the career numbers, Babe Birrer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Babe Birrer and Scott Olsen

Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.36
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9.7
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.98
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.78
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.38
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
38.96
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.81
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
36.1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2822
35.13
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Babe Birrer and Scott Olsen

Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.06
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.28
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.29
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.28
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Babe Birrer and Scott Olsen

Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
1120
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.883
0.883
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
95.72
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
300
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
200
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.71
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
91.32
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA