Ed Chandler vs. Kevin Olsen — Career Comparison

Ed Chandler
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Olsen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Olsen 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. Kevin Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.12 and WHIP 1.609 compared to 6.37 and 1.449 for Ed Chandler. By the career numbers, Kevin Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Chandler and Kevin Olsen

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.37
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.12
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9.4
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
10.13
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.76
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.64
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.03
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.43
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.86
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
39.74
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
40.06
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.55
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.52
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.449
1.449
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.1
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
35.17
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Ed Chandler and Kevin Olsen

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.05
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.2
9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.65
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.96
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.85
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Chandler and Kevin Olsen

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
2250
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1050
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
7.82
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.22
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
22.77
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.9
-33.73
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
375
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA