Jim Todd vs. Ollie West — Career Comparison

Jim Todd
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ollie West
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ollie West built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Todd as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Todd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 5.02 and 1.500 for Ollie West. By the career numbers, Jim Todd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Todd and Ollie West

Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.89
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.98
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.44
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.08
52.08
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
4.23
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
5.02
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
9.53
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9.72
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.21
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.78
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.55
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.42
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.33
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
39.61
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
41.09
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.1
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
4.98
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
6
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.23
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
34.45
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
36
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.09
41.09

Fielding Stats for Jim Todd and Ollie West

Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.91
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.72
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.94
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.43
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.77
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.74
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
2.66
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.68
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.18
96.18
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Todd and Ollie West

Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
8526.32
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
30
305.08
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
569.49
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
152.54
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
142.37
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.21
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
53.2
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
183.05
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
172.88
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.38
-43.55
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
65.37
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA