Yu Darvish vs. Kevin Olsen — Career Comparison

Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kevin Olsen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Yu Darvish and Kevin Olsen are fairly close on the surface numbers. Yu Darvish posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.65 vs 5.12) and WHIP (1.142 vs 1.609). Kevin Olsen had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.76 per nine innings vs 1.17). By the career numbers, Yu Darvish had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Yu Darvish and Kevin Olsen

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.05
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.09
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.12
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
10.13
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.17
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.76
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.03
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
6.86
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.42
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
40.06
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.54
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.55
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.56
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.52
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
35.17
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Yu Darvish and Kevin Olsen

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.05
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.09
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.57
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.69
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.29
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.96
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.26
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.85
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Yu Darvish and Kevin Olsen

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
1080
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1050
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
600
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
552.73
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.55
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.36
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
10.74
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.22
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
80
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.09
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.51
-16.4
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.9
-33.73
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.91
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
301.82
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
375
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
1.99
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA