Zach McAllister vs. Kevin Olsen — Career Comparison

Zach McAllister
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Olsen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach McAllister as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach McAllister posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 5.12 and 1.609 for Kevin Olsen. By the career numbers, Zach McAllister had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach McAllister and Kevin Olsen

Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.33
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.03
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.44
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.53
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.31
45.31
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.69
23.69
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
4.15
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.12
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791
27
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
9
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
9.51
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
10.13
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.07
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.76
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.03
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.03
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
8.25
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
6.86
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.33
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2592
39.08
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
40.06
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.84
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.82
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.55
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.62
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.52
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2353
35.47
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
35.17
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Zach McAllister and Kevin Olsen

Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.33
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.03
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791
27
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
9
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.65
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.13
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.96
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.99
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.85
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.69
23.69
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach McAllister and Kevin Olsen

Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
28700
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1050
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.87
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.22
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-28.8
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.9
-33.73
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
375
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA