Kevin Olsen vs. Taylor Thompson — Career Comparison

Kevin Olsen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Taylor Thompson
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Taylor Thompson 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 10.13 and 2.438 for Taylor Thompson. 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 Taylor Thompson

Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.12
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
10.13
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.76
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.03
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.86
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
40.06
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
47.25
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.55
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.52
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.573
1.573
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.438
2.438
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
35.17
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25

Fielding Stats for Kevin Olsen and Taylor Thompson

Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.05
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.96
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.85
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Olsen and Taylor Thompson

Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1050
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.22
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.9
-33.73
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
375
Taylor Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Taylor Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA