Jim McLaughlin vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Jim McLaughlin
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McLaughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McLaughlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.727 compared to 4.85 and 1.512 for Scott Olsen. By the career numbers, Jim McLaughlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McLaughlin and Scott Olsen

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.61
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.68
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.62
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
41.32
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
39.57
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
5.55
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.479
1.479
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
36.82
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2822
35.13
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Jim McLaughlin and Scott Olsen

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.64
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McLaughlin and Scott Olsen

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
314.29
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
47.27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
218.18
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
52.81
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA