Kevin Olsen vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Kevin Olsen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 5.12 and 1.609 for Kevin Olsen. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Olsen and Roy Thomas

Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
10.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.76
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.86
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
40.06
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.55
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
35.17
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Kevin Olsen and Roy Thomas

Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.85
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Olsen and Roy Thomas

Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1050
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.22
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.9
-33.73
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.98
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
375
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
266.67
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA