Clay Buchholz vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Clay Buchholz
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Clay Buchholz a clear advantage over Scott Olsen across the core pitching metrics. Clay Buchholz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 168 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 93). Scott Olsen held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 96). Clay Buchholz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Clay Buchholz and Scott Olsen

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.47
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.47
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.37
92.37
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.98
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.59
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.94
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
3.09
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
6.92
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
6.57
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
37.88
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
4.35
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.99
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.73
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5034
34.01
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Clay Buchholz and Scott Olsen

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.48
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.95
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.91
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.06
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.97
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.86
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.52
94.52
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.8
92.8
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Buchholz and Scott Olsen

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
2644.44
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
511.11
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
7.45
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
15.63
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.86
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
54.76
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-12.94
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
9.08
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
211.9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA