Ed Chandler vs. Fred Olmstead — Career Comparison

Ed Chandler
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Olmstead
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Olmstead built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Chandler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Olmstead posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 6.37 and 1.449 for Ed Chandler. By the career numbers, Fred Olmstead had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Chandler and Fred Olmstead

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.66
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.37
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.74
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9.4
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
9.49
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.64
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.33
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.43
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.39
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.674
0.674
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
39.74
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
36.18
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.07
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
33.57
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.18
36.18

Fielding Stats for Ed Chandler and Fred Olmstead

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.46
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.97
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.18
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.08
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.78
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Chandler and Fred Olmstead

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
2250
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
300
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
563.64
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
7.82
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
20.96
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
109.09
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.18
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
40.91
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
22.77
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.38
15.35
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.64
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA