Paul Byrd vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Paul Byrd
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Paul Byrd and Scott Olsen are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 102 for Paul Byrd and 99 for Scott Olsen, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 91 and 93 respectively. If forced to pick, Scott Olsen gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Paul Byrd and Scott Olsen

Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.83
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.36
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.58
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.51
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.17
53.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
74.2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
4.41
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5091
27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1697
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1857
9.85
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.31
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
2.13
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
4.9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7266
38.54
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
4.93
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.21
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.66
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6707
35.57
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2822
35.13
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Paul Byrd and Scott Olsen

Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.83
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.36
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5091
27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1697
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.59
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.95
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.06
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.13
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.68
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.55
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
74.2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Byrd and Scott Olsen

Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
1053.81
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
197
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
156
475.13
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
507.14
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
24
73.1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
73.1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
5.08
15.47
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
15.63
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
24
73.1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.1
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
115.74
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
30.46
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
63.96
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
16.56
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.09
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.55
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
118.78
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
82.23
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.09
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA