Vern Olsen vs. Taylor Rogers — Career Comparison

Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Taylor Rogers
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Vern Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Taylor Rogers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Taylor Rogers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 3.4 and 1.432 for Vern Olsen. By the career numbers, Taylor Rogers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Olsen and Taylor Rogers

Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
9.41
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.27
46.27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.38
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
3.4
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.34
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1624
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.1
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
9.54
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
8.01
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.95
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.35
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.74
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.51
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
10.41
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.41
10.41
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247
39.19
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256
37.51
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.73
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
3.94
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.87
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.88
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
35.77
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2027
33.7
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Vern Olsen and Taylor Rogers

Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
9.41
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541.1
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.03
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.56
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.46
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.156
0.156
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Olsen and Taylor Rogers

Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
364.52
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
600
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
545.16
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA