Andy Messersmith vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Andy Messersmith a clear advantage over Scott Olsen across the core pitching metrics. Andy Messersmith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 84), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 103), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 99). Andy Messersmith was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Andy Messersmith and Scott Olsen

Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.19
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.52
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.77
56.77
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.76
85.76
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.7
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
3.35
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
6.56
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.28
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.35
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Andy Messersmith and Scott Olsen

Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.62
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.19
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.55
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.28
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.83
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.76
85.76
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Messersmith and Scott Olsen

Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
314.29
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
529.54
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
90.07
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
64.65
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.81
28.92
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.56
15.63
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
122.76
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
37
88.1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
124.21
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
39
92.86
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
35.59
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
35.71
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
71.19
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.3
24.19
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
9.08
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
154
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.36
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA