Jacob deGrom vs. Diomedes Olivo — Career Comparison

Jacob deGrom
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star
Diomedes Olivo
Greatest GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jacob deGrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Diomedes Olivo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jacob deGrom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 0.994 compared to 3.1 and 1.491 for Diomedes Olivo. By the career numbers, Jacob deGrom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jacob deGrom and Diomedes Olivo

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.45
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.63
59.63
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
2.57
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.1
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4619
27
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
27
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539.2
9
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.1
9
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
6.86
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9.39
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.85
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.02
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.27
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
10.82
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
7.13
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.82
10.82
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.18
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6045
35.34
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
38.91
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.35
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
2.79
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.52
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.51
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
32.78
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
35.55
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.34
35.34
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Jacob deGrom and Diomedes Olivo

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.45
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.11
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4619
27
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539.2
9
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.73
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.99
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.25
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.75
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.92
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.72
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.84
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jacob deGrom and Diomedes Olivo

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
368.79
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
2550
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
543.26
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.64
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
93.62
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
12.77
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.26
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
17.02
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.99
31.19
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
21.64
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
136.17
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
134.75
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
41.13
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
75.18
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.73
30.82
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
15.76
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
24.11
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
116
164.54
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
3.65
3.65
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
32.62
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.35
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA