Clayton Mortensen vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Clayton Mortensen
MillenialIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Clayton Mortensen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Olsen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 63), strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 77). Clayton Mortensen held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 99). Role difference aside, Scott Olsen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Clayton Mortensen and Scott Olsen

Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.98
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.59
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.57
17.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.68
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
8.98
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.4
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.34
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.98
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.62
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
6.02
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
39.42
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.18
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
5.49
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.38
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.86
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.73
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
34.26
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Clayton Mortensen and Scott Olsen

Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.98
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.34
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.21
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.04
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.57
17.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clayton Mortensen and Scott Olsen

Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
2466.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-1.82
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
15.63
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.1
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.86
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
54.76
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.71
-56.96
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
9.08
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
366.67
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
211.9
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
1.64
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA