Ed Mayer vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Ed Mayer
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Mayer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Mayer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 4.85 and 1.512 for Scott Olsen. By the career numbers, Ed Mayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Mayer and Scott Olsen

Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.32
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.31
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.61
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.62
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
4.88
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.117
1.117
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.15
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
38.49
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.44
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.88
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
32.17
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Ed Mayer and Scott Olsen

Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.32
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.72
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.59
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Mayer and Scott Olsen

Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1885.71
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.71
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
60.07
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA