John Denny vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

John Denny
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Denny and Scott Olsen are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 103 for John Denny and 99 for Scott Olsen, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 93 respectively. If forced to pick, John Denny gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for John Denny and Scott Olsen

John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.36
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.35
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.52
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.45
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.25
53.25
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.26
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
3.59
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6446
27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2148.2
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2093
8.77
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.26
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
4.8
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.28
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9077
38.02
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
4.05
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.34
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.19
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.73
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8117
34
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for John Denny and Scott Olsen

John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.36
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.35
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6446
27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2148.2
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.75
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.89
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
2.77
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.64
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
95.17
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.19
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Denny and Scott Olsen

John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
298.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
314.29
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
521.34
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
88.72
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.06
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.35
19.53
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
100.61
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
107.01
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
40.24
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
26.52
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
66.77
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.39
15.9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
17.38
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
150
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
57.62
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.66
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.8
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.29
64.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA