Matt Maysey vs. Vern Olsen — Career Comparison

Matt Maysey
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Maysey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vern Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.432 compared to 5.55 and 1.890 for Matt Maysey. By the career numbers, Vern Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Maysey and Vern Olsen

Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.55
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.4
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
11.84
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
9.54
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.84
11.84
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.81
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.35
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.07
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.51
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.48
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
43.27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
39.19
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.81
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.55
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.849
1.849
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
36.25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
35.77
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.27
43.27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Matt Maysey and Vern Olsen

Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.1
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.74
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.85
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Maysey and Vern Olsen

Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
15000
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
364.52
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
545.16
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
125.81
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
103.23
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.95
45.01
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
154.84
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
161.29
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.52
50.08
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100