Nick Lodolo vs. Ted Olson — Career Comparison

Nick Lodolo
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Olson
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Lodolo built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Olson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Lodolo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.216 compared to 7.18 and 1.734 for Ted Olson. By the career numbers, Nick Lodolo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Lodolo and Ted Olson

Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.67
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.81
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.65
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
4.06
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
7.18
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1229
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409.2
9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.33
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
11.71
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.71
11.71
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.27
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.09
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.57
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.9
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
10.02
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.81
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.02
10.02
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.25
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1742
38.27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
41.83
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.17
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
7.65
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1559
34.25
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
37.92
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83

Fielding Stats for Nick Lodolo and Ted Olson

Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.67
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.65
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1229
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409.2
9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.81
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.16
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.08
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.45
92.45
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.645
0.645
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Lodolo and Ted Olson

Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
49.02
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
52.91
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Lodolo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA