Gregg Olson vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Gregg Olson
Gen XNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera built a career as a starting pitcher and Gregg Olson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gregg Olson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 150 vs 95), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 97), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 76). Ben Rivera held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 105). Role difference aside, Gregg Olson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Gregg Olson and Ben Rivera

Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.91
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.46
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
8.01
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
8.88
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.62
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
4.42
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.3
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.55
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
7.88
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
6.19
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.58
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2889
38.69
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
5.99
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.68
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.72
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2504
33.54
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
34.44
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Gregg Olson and Ben Rivera

Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.07
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.1
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.74
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.66
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gregg Olson and Ben Rivera

Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
74640
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
172.2
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
5.96
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
165.6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-8.8
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA