Sid Monge vs. Al Olmsted — Career Comparison

Sid Monge
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Al Olmsted
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Olmsted built a career as a starting pitcher and Sid Monge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Olmsted posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 3.53 and 1.444 for Sid Monge. By the career numbers, Al Olmsted had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sid Monge and Al Olmsted

Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
5.12
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.3
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.58
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.06
55.06
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.53
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2292
27
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764
9
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
8.34
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.31
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.93
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
4.19
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.63
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
5.55
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.63
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
38.78
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
38.16
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
2.52
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
4.03
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.38
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.41
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2850
33.57
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
34.01
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Sid Monge and Al Olmsted

Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
5.12
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.3
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2292
27
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764
9
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.44
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.05
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.34
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.61
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.48
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.97
91.97
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sid Monge and Al Olmsted

Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
10440
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
5
230.77
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
504
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
507.69
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.45
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
15.1
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-9.48
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
14.83
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
8
192
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Monge
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA