Dan McFarlan vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Dan McFarlan
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan McFarlan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.85 and WHIP 1.512 compared to 5.02 and 1.654 for Dan McFarlan. By the career numbers, Scott Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan McFarlan and Scott Olsen

Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.37
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.19
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.85
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.61
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.24
24.24
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.96
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
5.02
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.85
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
263.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
12.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.08
12.08
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.8
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.74
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
41.1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
39.57
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
7.61
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
5.55
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.479
1.479
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
37.75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2822
35.13
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Dan McFarlan and Scott Olsen

Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.36
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.41
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.18
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.86
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.59
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan McFarlan and Scott Olsen

Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
205.13
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
314.29
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
558.97
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
107.69
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
76.92
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.38
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.38
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.65
39.26
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
153.85
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
143.59
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.8
40.02
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Dan McFarlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McFarlan
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA