Joe Cade vs. Gregg Olson — Career Comparison

Joe Cade
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gregg Olson
Gen XNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Joe Cade built a career as a starting pitcher and Gregg Olson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gregg Olson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 7.32 and 2.215 for Joe Cade. By the career numbers, Gregg Olson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cade and Gregg Olson

Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.78
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.33
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.77
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.52
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.91
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
7.32
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.46
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
27
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
9
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
12.87
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
8.01
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.87
12.87
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.07
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
4.42
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.55
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.03
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
7.88
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.122
1.122
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.58
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
46.68
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2889
38.69
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
5.99
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.08
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.68
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.02
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.26
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.72
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.215
2.215
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
37.35
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2504
33.54
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.68
46.68
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Cade and Gregg Olson

Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.72
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.33
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.82
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
27
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
9
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.59
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.18
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.07
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.31
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.74
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.86
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.66
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cade and Gregg Olson

Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
14
381.82
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
74640
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
490.91
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.64
44.81
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
172.2
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.88
51.27
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
165.6
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA