Vern Olsen vs. Zack Weiss — Career Comparison

Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zack Weiss
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vern Olsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Weiss 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 4.61 and 1.280 for Zack Weiss. 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 Zack Weiss

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.4
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
9.54
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.35
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.94
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.51
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247
39.19
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
38.85
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
35.77
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Vern Olsen and Zack Weiss

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.23
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Olsen and Zack Weiss

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
364.52
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
600
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
545.16
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Zack Weiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Zack Weiss
Career
Per 600 PA