Matt Herges vs. Vern Olsen — Career Comparison

Matt Herges
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Herges as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vern Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.432 compared to 3.91 and 1.499 for Matt Herges. By the career numbers, Vern Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Herges and Vern Olsen

Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.38
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.56
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.46
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.13
55.13
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.44
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.91
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.4
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
9.57
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
9.54
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.86
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
3.35
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.35
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
6.16
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.51
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.42
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3023
39.37
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2247
39.19
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.58
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
4.36
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.95
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668
34.75
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
35.77
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Matt Herges and Vern Olsen

Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.38
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2073
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.42
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.15
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.64
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.56
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Herges and Vern Olsen

Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
8723.08
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
113
364.52
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
553.85
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
545.16
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1.07
16.4
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
10.71
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
22
338.46
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1.77
1.77
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
19.35
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100