Vern Olsen vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vern Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith 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 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. 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 R. Smith

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.4
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
9.54
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
39.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
35.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Vern Olsen and R. Smith

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.82
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Olsen and R. Smith

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
364.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
545.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
19.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA