Luis Cabrera vs. Ted Olson — Career Comparison

Luis Cabrera
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Olson
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luis Cabrera built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Olson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Cabrera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 7.18 and 1.734 for Ted Olson. By the career numbers, Luis Cabrera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Cabrera and Ted Olson

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.81
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.09
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
7.18
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
10.64
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
11.71
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.64
10.64
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.71
11.71
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.09
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.9
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.36
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.81
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
39.55
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
41.83
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.45
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
7.65
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
35.73
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
37.92
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83

Fielding Stats for Luis Cabrera and Ted Olson

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Cabrera and Ted Olson

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
51.52
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.47
49.02
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
67.96
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.59
52.91
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA