Kevin Brown vs. Diomedes Olivo — Career Comparison

Kevin Brown
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Diomedes Olivo
Greatest GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Brown 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 3.28 and 1.235 for Kevin Brown. By the career numbers, Diomedes Olivo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Brown and Diomedes Olivo

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
1.34
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.32
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.58
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.4
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.44
59.44
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.2
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
3.28
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.1
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9769
27
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
27
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3256.1
9
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.1
9
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3079
8.51
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9.39
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.57
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
2.49
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.27
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.12
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2397
6.62
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.013
1.013
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.3
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.38
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13542
37.43
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
38.91
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.35
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
3.75
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.52
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.26
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
0.91
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12343
34.11
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
35.55
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Kevin Brown and Diomedes Olivo

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
1.34
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.11
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.32
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9769
27
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3256.1
9
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.07
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1.55
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.14
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.76
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.92
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
2.63
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.84
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
95.1
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.955
1.955
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Brown and Diomedes Olivo

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
511.3
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
2550
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
575
600
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
516.52
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
66.78
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
54.26
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
10.43
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.09
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.52
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.7
15.34
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
21.64
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
83.48
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
91.83
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.87
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
30.26
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
49.04
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.32
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
15.76
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.22
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
19.83
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
187
195.13
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
3.07
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
56.35
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.09
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.09
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
30
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA