Karl Olson vs. Jesse Williams — Career Comparison

Karl Olson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Jesse Williams
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star

On the career numbers, Jesse Williams posted the stronger offensive profile against Karl Olson. Jesse Williams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .595) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .279). Karl Olson had the advantage in home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jesse Williams had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Karl Olson and Jesse Williams

Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
224.7
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
151.18
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
745
600
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1143
600
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
681
548.46
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1012
531.23
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
160
128.86
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
141.73
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
123
99.06
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
108.66
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
20.13
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
21
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.83
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.45
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.83
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.62
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
29.8
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
33.07
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
54.56
43.94
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.47
72.16
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
215
173.15
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
189.5
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
204
164.3
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
200
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
59.6
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
88.71
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
40.27
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
53.02
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
95.03
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
139.11
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
57.08
45.97
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151.13
79.33
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.77
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
34.63
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
52.49
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
94
75.7
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.05
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.93
7.93
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571.5
571.5
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.66
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.97
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.44
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
25.77
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.42
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.8
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.03
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.32
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.97
96.97

Fielding Stats for Karl Olson and Jesse Williams

Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.57
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.1
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.9
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.05
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4132
27
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7123
27
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1377.1
9
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2374.1
9
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
2.59
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.97
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
3.01
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.33
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
2.75
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
5.31
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
2.69
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
4.98
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.86
97.86
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.86
93.86
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.516
4.516
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.5
57.5
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.38
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0