Kevin Olsen vs. Eduardo Salazar — Career Comparison

Kevin Olsen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eduardo Salazar
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Eduardo Salazar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.12 and WHIP 1.609 compared to 5.99 and 1.868 for Eduardo Salazar. By the career numbers, Kevin Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Olsen and Eduardo Salazar

Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.12
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
5.99
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
10.13
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
12.35
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.76
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.03
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.46
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.86
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
40.06
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
43.81
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.91
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.55
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
6.5
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.52
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.89
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.573
1.573
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
35.17
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
37.95
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81

Fielding Stats for Kevin Olsen and Eduardo Salazar

Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.66
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.96
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.29
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.85
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.17
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Olsen and Eduardo Salazar

Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
1050
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.22
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.9
-33.73
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
375
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA