Kevin Olsen vs. Mark Smith — Career Comparison

Kevin Olsen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Smith
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Smith 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 6.75 and 2.114 for Mark Smith. 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 Mark Smith

Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.91
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.12
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
10.13
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.73
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.73
14.73
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.76
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.03
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.86
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6.14
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
40.06
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42.95
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.23
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.55
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.54
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.52
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.573
1.573
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
35.17
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
38.05
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95

Fielding Stats for Kevin Olsen and Mark Smith

Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.91
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.65
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.96
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.85
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Olsen and Mark Smith

Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1050
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.22
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.9
-33.73
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
375
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA