Deck McGuire vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Deck McGuire
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Deck McGuire 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 5.23 and 1.471 for Deck McGuire. By the career numbers, Scott Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deck McGuire and Scott Olsen

Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.85
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.36
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.34
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.88
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.62
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
6.57
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
1.133
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
40.59
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
39.57
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.92
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
5.55
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.73
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
34.14
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Deck McGuire and Scott Olsen

Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.06
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.09
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deck McGuire and Scott Olsen

Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2700
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
15.63
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.71
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
9.08
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA