Scott Olsen vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.85 and WHIP 1.512 compared to 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. By the career numbers, Scott Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Olsen and Joe Strong

Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.85
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.34
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
6.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
1.133
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
39.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
5.55
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.479
1.479
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
35.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Scott Olsen and Joe Strong

Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Olsen and Joe Strong

Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
15.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.86
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
54.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
9.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
211.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA