Ole Olsen vs. Dike Varney — Career Comparison

Ole Olsen
Lost GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dike Varney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ole Olsen 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. Ole Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 6.14 and 1.773 for Dike Varney. By the career numbers, Ole Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ole Olsen and Dike Varney

Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.73
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.48
31.48
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.95
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.14
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
27
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178.1
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9.54
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.88
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.23
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.3
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.96
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.07
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
39.21
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
44.8
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.86
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
5.75
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.2
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
35.38
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
34.36
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.21
39.21
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8

Fielding Stats for Ole Olsen and Dike Varney

Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.8
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
27
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ole Olsen and Dike Varney

Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
646.15
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
19.49
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
12.74
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
8.98
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Dike Varney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dike Varney
Career
Per 600 PA