Joe Bowman vs. Diomedes Olivo — Career Comparison

Joe Bowman
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Diomedes Olivo
Greatest GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Bowman built a career as a starting pitcher and Diomedes Olivo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Diomedes Olivo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 4.4 and 1.460 for Joe Bowman. By the career numbers, Diomedes Olivo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bowman and Diomedes Olivo

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.83
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.13
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.47
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.59
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.51
44.51
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
717
4.4
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.1
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4397
27
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
27
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465.2
9
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.1
9
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
10.17
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
9.39
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.63
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.97
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.27
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
3.08
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6494
39.88
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
38.91
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.35
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
5.14
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.52
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5969
36.65
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
35.55
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Joe Bowman and Diomedes Olivo

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.11
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
27
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107.2
9
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.25
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.92
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.84
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.137
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bowman and Diomedes Olivo

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
368.05
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
2550
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
600
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
546.93
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
120.68
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
91.58
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
20.54
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.85
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
29.1
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
44.26
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
21.64
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
160.06
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
161.77
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
53.07
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
64.19
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
115.55
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.1
47.16
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
15.76
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.37
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
90
77.03
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.79
7.79
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
11.98
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.27
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA