Vern Olsen vs. Hipolito Peña — Career Comparison

Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hipolito Peña
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vern Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Hipolito Peña as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vern Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.432 compared to 4.84 and 1.572 for Hipolito Peña. By the career numbers, Vern Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Olsen and Hipolito Peña

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.82
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.4
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.84
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
9.54
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.14
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.35
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.08
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.93
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.51
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.96
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
39.19
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
40.03
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.96
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
35.77
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
32.21
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Vern Olsen and Hipolito Peña

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.82
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.68
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.68
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Olsen and Hipolito Peña

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
364.52
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
4200
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
545.16
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA