Brad Lord vs. Ted Olson — Career Comparison

Brad Lord
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Olson
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brad Lord 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. Brad Lord posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.293 compared to 7.18 and 1.734 for Ted Olson. By the career numbers, Brad Lord had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lord and Ted Olson

Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.31
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.81
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.31
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.69
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.34
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
7.18
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
8.68
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
11.71
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.71
11.71
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.17
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.09
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.96
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.9
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
7.44
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.81
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
37.61
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
41.83
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.48
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
7.65
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
34.03
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
37.92
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83

Fielding Stats for Brad Lord and Ted Olson

Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.31
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.31
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130.2
9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.38
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.38
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.417
0.417
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lord and Ted Olson

Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
49.02
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
52.91
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lord
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA