Rocky Childress vs. Fred Olmstead — Career Comparison

Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Olmstead
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Olmstead built a career as a starting pitcher and Rocky Childress 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 4.76 and 1.570 for Rocky Childress. By the career numbers, Fred Olmstead had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Childress and Fred Olmstead

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.66
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.76
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.74
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
10.11
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
9.49
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.09
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.33
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.43
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.39
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
39.04
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
36.18
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.02
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.07
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
35.02
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
33.57
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.18
36.18

Fielding Stats for Rocky Childress and Fred Olmstead

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.46
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.97
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.18
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.08
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.78
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Childress and Fred Olmstead

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
300
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
563.64
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
12.83
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
20.96
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.18
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.91
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
9.31
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
15.35
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA