Dale Gear vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Dale Gear
Pre-GenerationalKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Gear as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dale Gear posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.85 and 1.512 for Scott Olsen. By the career numbers, Dale Gear had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dale Gear and Scott Olsen

Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.31
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.87
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.61
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.77
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.21
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
11.32
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.35
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.98
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
804
38.9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.95
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
5.55
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
37.26
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2822
35.13
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Dale Gear and Scott Olsen

Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.24
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1497
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.33
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.19
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.74
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.53
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.029
2.029
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Gear and Scott Olsen

Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
69
166.27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
314.29
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
249
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
573.49
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
137.35
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
103.61
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.51
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.46
49.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
178.31
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.04
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
60.24
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
60.24
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
35.71
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
120.48
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.66
54.61
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.41
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.28
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.55
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.56
15.56
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.82
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.64
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.64
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA