Sylvester Foreman vs. Karl Olson — Career Comparison

Sylvester Foreman
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Karl Olson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sylvester Foreman and Karl Olson are closely matched on the surface stats. Karl Olson posted stronger numbers in slugging (.316 vs .301) and batting average (.235 vs .224). Sylvester Foreman had the advantage in OPS (.610 vs .595). By the career numbers, Karl Olson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sylvester Foreman and Karl Olson

Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
173
178.66
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
224.7
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
581
600
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
745
600
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
501
517.38
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
548.46
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
112
115.66
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
128.86
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
88
90.88
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
99.06
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.39
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
20.13
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.29
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.83
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.83
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24.78
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.8
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52.51
54.22
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54.56
43.94
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
151
155.94
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
173.15
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
179.69
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
164.3
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
60.93
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
59.6
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
55.77
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
40.27
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
113.6
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
95.03
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.97
60.89
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
57.08
45.97
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
60.93
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
34.63
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
94
75.7
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
581
581
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.93
7.93
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
59
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18.59
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.66
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.44
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
25.77
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.42
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.03
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60

Fielding Stats for Sylvester Foreman and Karl Olson

Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.63
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.57
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.9
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2723
27
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4132
27
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
907.2
9
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1377.1
9
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
4.75
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
2.59
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.89
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.28
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
5.92
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
2.75
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
5.64
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
2.69
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
95.31
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.86
97.86
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.59
61.59
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.5
57.5
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.15
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0