Vern Olsen vs. Fred Trautman — Career Comparison

Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Trautman
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark PepperFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vern Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Trautman 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 6 and 1.667 for Fred Trautman. 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 Fred Trautman

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.4
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
9.54
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
12
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.35
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.51
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247
39.19
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
35.77
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for Vern Olsen and Fred Trautman

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Olsen and Fred Trautman

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
364.52
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
545.16
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Fred Trautman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Trautman
Career
Per 600 PA