Matt Blank vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Matt Blank
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Blank as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.85 and WHIP 1.512 compared to 5.15 and 1.500 for Matt Blank. By the career numbers, Scott Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Blank and Scott Olsen

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.61
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.15
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.85
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.59
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.34
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.42
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.62
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.68
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
40.99
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
39.57
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.4
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.44
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
34.36
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Matt Blank and Scott Olsen

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.96
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Blank and Scott Olsen

Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1200
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
134.13
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.71
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
140.98
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA