Vern Olsen vs. Dave Schuler — Career Comparison

Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Schuler
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vern Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Schuler 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 5.4 and 1.600 for Dave Schuler. 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 Dave Schuler

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.48
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.4
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.4
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
9.54
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.24
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.24
12.24
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.88
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.35
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.8
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.51
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.12
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
39.19
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
39.6
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.6
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.4
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
35.77
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
36.36
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6

Fielding Stats for Vern Olsen and Dave Schuler

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.48
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Olsen and Dave Schuler

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
364.52
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
18
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
600
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
545.16
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Dave Schuler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Schuler
Career
Per 600 PA