Jose Melendez vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Jose Melendez
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Melendez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Melendez led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 89), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 93). Scott Olsen held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 71). Role difference aside, Jose Melendez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Melendez and Scott Olsen

Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.47
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
8.03
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
7.02
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
6.57
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.051
1.051
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
37.16
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.67
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.44
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
33.4
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Jose Melendez and Scott Olsen

Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.06
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.43
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.31
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Melendez and Scott Olsen

Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
2422.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
8.61
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
15.63
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.1
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.86
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
54.76
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-19.16
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
9.08
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
400
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
211.9
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA