Brent Knackert vs. Kevin Olsen — Career Comparison

Brent Knackert
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Olsen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Brent Knackert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.12 and WHIP 1.609 compared to 7.04 and 2.049 for Brent Knackert. By the career numbers, Kevin Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brent Knackert and Kevin Olsen

Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.08
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.04
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.12
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
27
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
9
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
12.55
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
10.13
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.55
12.55
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.14
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.76
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.32
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.03
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
6.27
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.86
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
45.44
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
40.06
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.52
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
7.61
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.55
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.14
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.52
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.986
1.986
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.573
1.573
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
38.98
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
35.17
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.44
45.44
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Brent Knackert and Kevin Olsen

Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.08
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
27
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
9
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.52
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.66
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.96
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.28
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.85
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brent Knackert and Kevin Olsen

Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
1050
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.22
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.9
-33.73
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
375
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA