Tim Birtsas vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Birtsas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Olsen led in run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 90). Tim Birtsas held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 89). Role difference aside, Scott Olsen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tim Birtsas and Scott Olsen

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.87
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.01
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.62
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
6.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
1.133
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
39.57
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.93
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.6
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.68
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.479
1.479
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1245
34.09
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Tim Birtsas and Scott Olsen

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.06
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.29
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.23
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Birtsas and Scott Olsen

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.86
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
54.76
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-10.96
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
9.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA