Scott Olsen vs. Bob Shirley — Career Comparison

Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Shirley
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen and Bob Shirley are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 99 for Scott Olsen and 96 for Bob Shirley, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 93 respectively. If forced to pick, Scott Olsen gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Scott Olsen and Bob Shirley

Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.02
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.42
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.59
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.61
41.61
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
4.85
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.82
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.8
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.62
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
3.41
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.45
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
4.97
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
39.57
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6106
38.38
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.66
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
5.55
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
4.33
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.44
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.46
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.34
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.73
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5416
34.04
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Scott Olsen and Bob Shirley

Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.02
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
27
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.39
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.56
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.03
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.95
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Olsen and Bob Shirley

Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
862.25
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
600
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
522.52
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
29
57.62
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
26
51.66
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.96
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.96
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
15.63
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.68
9.3
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.1
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
32
63.58
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.86
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
83.44
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
29.8
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.89
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
54.76
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
23
45.7
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
9.08
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.78
-5.53
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.83
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
211.9
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
202.65
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
2.96
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
26
51.66
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.97
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA