Dory Dean vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Dory Dean
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Dory Dean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dory Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.603 compared to 4.85 and 1.512 for Scott Olsen. By the career numbers, Dory Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dory Dean and Scott Olsen

Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.03
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.03
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.89
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.61
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.89
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
262.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
13.6
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.6
13.6
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.82
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
43.07
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
39.57
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
9.18
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
5.55
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.479
1.479
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
42.25
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2822
35.13
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.07
43.07
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Dory Dean and Scott Olsen

Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.15
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.81
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.18
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.46
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.99
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.01
81.01
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dory Dean and Scott Olsen

Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
34
145.71
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
314.29
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
591.43
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
154.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
137.14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.63
45.54
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
175.71
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
162.86
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.96
55.54
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
10.77
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA