Roy McMillan vs. Marv Olson — Career Comparison

Roy McMillan
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
Marv Olson
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Roy McMillan and Marv Olson are closely matched on the surface stats. Roy McMillan posted stronger numbers in slugging (.321 vs .300) and home run production (68 career HR at a higher rate). Marv Olson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .319). By the career numbers, Roy McMillan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Roy McMillan and Marv Olson

Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2093
164.09
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
133
147.5
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7653
600
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
541
600
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6752
529.36
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
457
506.84
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1639
128.5
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
122
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1283
100.59
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
89
98.71
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
19.84
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.64
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
2.74
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.65
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
5.33
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
27.91
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
23.29
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
689.41
54.05
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51.77
57.42
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2166
169.82
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
137
151.94
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2361
185.1
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
199.63
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739
57.94
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
74.31
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
46.57
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
33.27
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1265
99.18
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
107.58
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750.05
58.8
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.07
65.51
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.47
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
52.14
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
77.63
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.68
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 600 PA
711
55.74
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.27
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 600 PA
10.76
10.76
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.03
18.03
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
0.94
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
10.98
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.53
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.06
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 600 PA
163
12.78
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.21
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
2.82
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.55
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
6.04
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.65
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.25
53.25
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
16.67
16.67

Fielding Stats for Roy McMillan and Marv Olson

Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
1.33
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1609
1.04
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41685
27
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13895
9
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3722
2.41
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6233
4.04
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.19
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10247
6.64
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
729
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9955
6.45
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.854
4.854
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.667
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.45
78.45
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy McMillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1311
0.85
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy McMillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0