Vern Olsen vs. Reggie Richter — Career Comparison

Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Reggie Richter
Lost GenerationGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vern Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Reggie Richter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Reggie Richter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.4 and 1.432 for Vern Olsen. By the career numbers, Reggie Richter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Olsen and Reggie Richter

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.62
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.73
22.73
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
3.4
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.13
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
9.54
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.21
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.35
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.29
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.51
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.6
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247
39.19
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
37.04
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.98
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.94
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
35.77
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
33.26
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04

Fielding Stats for Vern Olsen and Reggie Richter

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Olsen and Reggie Richter

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
364.52
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1320
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
545.16
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
51.61
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
45.16
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-23.83
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA