Lefty Boone vs. Gregg Olson — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gregg Olson
Gen XNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Lefty Boone built a career as a starting pitcher and Gregg Olson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gregg Olson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 5.87 and 1.638 for Lefty Boone. By the career numbers, Gregg Olson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Boone and Gregg Olson

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.33
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.52
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.91
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.46
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
9.13
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
8.01
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.61
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
4.42
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.55
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
7.88
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.58
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2889
38.69
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
5.99
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.68
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.72
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
35.15
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2504
33.54
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Gregg Olson

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.33
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.3
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.07
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.09
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.74
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.66
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Gregg Olson

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
362.07
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
74640
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
537.93
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
14
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
172.2
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
2.57
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
165.6
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA