Glenn Gardner vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Glenn Gardner
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Glenn Gardner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Glenn Gardner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.85 and 1.512 for Scott Olsen. By the career numbers, Glenn Gardner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Glenn Gardner and Scott Olsen

Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.8
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
8.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.45
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.62
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.29
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
39.02
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.46
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
34.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Glenn Gardner and Scott Olsen

Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2169
27
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
9
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.06
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.29
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.23
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Glenn Gardner and Scott Olsen

Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
443.48
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
64.55
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.71
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
84.85
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
11.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA