Steve Melter vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Steve Melter
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Melter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Melter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 4.85 and 1.512 for Scott Olsen. By the career numbers, Steve Melter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Melter and Scott Olsen

Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.22
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
11.05
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.8
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.36
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
37.35
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.52
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.85
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
5.55
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.479
1.479
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
34.27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Steve Melter and Scott Olsen

Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.23
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.95
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.66
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.66
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Melter and Scott Olsen

Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
862.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
23.38
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.71
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
9.74
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
211.9
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA