Zack Greinke vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Zack Greinke
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zack Greinke 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 99 for Zack Greinke and 99 for Scott Olsen, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 93 respectively. If forced to pick, Zack Greinke gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Zack Greinke and Scott Olsen

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.44
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.6
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.41
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.06
59.06
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
92.32
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
3.49
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3207
8.52
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
0.97
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
2.02
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
7.91
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
6.57
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.21
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13877
36.85
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
3.74
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.17
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.71
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12890
34.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Zack Greinke and Scott Olsen

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.44
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
0.9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
1.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
2.21
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
2.19
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
92.32
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.16
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Greinke and Scott Olsen

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
597
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
521
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.93
47.93
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
175
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
145
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
34
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.43
48.43
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
114
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
47
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA