Jim Roland vs. Chris Volstad — Career Comparison

Jim Roland
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Volstad
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Volstad built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Roland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Roland led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 78), and strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 79). Chris Volstad held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 81). Role difference aside, Jim Roland holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Roland and Chris Volstad

Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.32
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.98
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.47
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.68
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.95
38.95
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.12
74.12
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
3.22
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
5
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1351
27
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2317
27
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.1
9
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772.1
9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
7.13
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
10
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.68
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.19
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
4.58
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.09
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.27
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
5.44
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.61
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1927
38.51
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3376
39.34
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.28
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.7
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
5.33
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.38
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.84
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
33.24
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3012
35.1
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34

Fielding Stats for Jim Roland and Chris Volstad

Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.33
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.98
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.47
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2317
27
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772.1
9
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.44
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.4
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.34
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.84
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.83
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.78
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.78
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
96.74
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.12
74.12
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Roland and Chris Volstad

Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
1400
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
171
444.16
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
600
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
541.94
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
522.08
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
72.73
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.14
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
3.21
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.51
11.71
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
88.31
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
77.92
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.57
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.18
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.75
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.9
-25.19
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-1.59
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
232.26
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
94
244.16
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
72.73
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.79
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA