C. J. Nitkowski vs. Omar Olivares — Career Comparison

Omar Olivares built a career as a starting pitcher and C. J. Nitkowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 84 for C. J. Nitkowski and 85 for Omar Olivares, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 86 and 91 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Omar Olivares — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.