Fred Olmstead vs. Milt Steengrafe — Career Comparison

Fred Olmstead
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Olmstead built a career as a starting pitcher and Milt Steengrafe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Olmstead posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 5.11 and 1.841 for Milt Steengrafe. By the career numbers, Fred Olmstead had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Olmstead and Milt Steengrafe

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.66
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.74
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
9.49
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.33
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.39
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
36.18
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.07
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.14
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
33.57
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.18
36.18
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Fred Olmstead and Milt Steengrafe

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.46
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.97
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.18
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.08
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.78
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Olmstead and Milt Steengrafe

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
300
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
563.64
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
20.96
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.18
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.91
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
15.35
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-57.88
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.64
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA