John Means vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

John Means
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give John Means a clear advantage over Scott Olsen across the core pitching metrics. John Means led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 89), run prevention (ERA+ 125 vs 99), and home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 84). Scott Olsen held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 94). John Means was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Means and Scott Olsen

John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.58
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.52
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.58
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.94
46.94
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.59
93.59
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.68
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.68
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.62
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.34
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.77
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
7.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
6.57
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
36.38
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.93
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1517
34.05
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.38
36.38
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for John Means and Scott Olsen

John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.58
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.63
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.06
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.83
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.29
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.81
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.23
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.59
93.59
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Means and Scott Olsen

John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
5850
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
507.14
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.938
0.938
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
103.54
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
54.76
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
99.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA