Fred Klages vs. Gregg Olson — Career Comparison

Fred Klages
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gregg Olson
Gen XNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fred Klages built a career as a starting pitcher and Gregg Olson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Klages posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 3.46 and 1.442 for Gregg Olson. By the career numbers, Fred Klages had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Klages and Gregg Olson

Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.33
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.79
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.52
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.91
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.28
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.46
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
27
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
9
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
7.76
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
8.01
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.62
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.43
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
4.42
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.55
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.43
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
7.88
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.58
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
37.14
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2889
38.69
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
5.99
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.43
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
3.68
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.72
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
33.56
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2504
33.54
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Fred Klages and Gregg Olson

Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.33
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.79
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
27
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
9
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.59
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.07
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.64
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.74
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.64
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.66
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Klages and Gregg Olson

Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
15
473.68
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
74640
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
14.18
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
172.2
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
6.06
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
165.6
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
315.79
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA