Fred Olmstead vs. Dike Varney — Career Comparison

Fred Olmstead
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dike Varney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Olmstead built a career as a starting pitcher and Dike Varney 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 6.14 and 1.773 for Dike Varney. 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 Dike Varney

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.66
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.93
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.06
56.06
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.74
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.14
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
9.49
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.33
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.39
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.3
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.07
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
36.18
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
44.8
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.07
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
33.57
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
34.36
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.18
36.18
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8

Fielding Stats for Fred Olmstead and Dike Varney

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.46
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.97
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.18
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.08
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.6
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.78
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Olmstead and Dike Varney

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
300
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
563.64
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
86.36
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
20.96
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.18
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
40.91
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
15.35
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
8.98
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
19
86.36
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA