Vern Olsen vs. Steve Stemle — Career Comparison

Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Stemle
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vern Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Stemle 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 8.64 and 1.920 for Steve Stemle. 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 Steve Stemle

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.94
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.4
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
9.54
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
13.5
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.35
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.78
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.51
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.86
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
39.19
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
42.66
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
35.77
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
38.88
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Vern Olsen and Steve Stemle

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.94
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.2
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Olsen and Steve Stemle

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
364.52
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
600
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
545.16
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA