Sam Moran vs. Vern Olsen — Career Comparison

Sam Moran
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Moran as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vern Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.432 compared to 7.47 and 2.059 for Sam Moran. By the career numbers, Vern Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Moran and Vern Olsen

Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.95
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
7.47
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.4
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.2
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
9.54
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.32
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.35
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.51
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
45.1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
39.19
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.05
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.34
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
35.77
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
45.1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Sam Moran and Vern Olsen

Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.43
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.43
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.29
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Moran and Vern Olsen

Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
364.52
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
545.16
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
45.99
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.95
45.01
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
154.84
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
51.61
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
37.68
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8.45
8.45
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100