Vern Olsen stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1946

Pitcher

Age 108

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Vern Olsen played 5 MLB seasons, 1939 to 1946.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
112
W
30
L
26
ERA
3.40
IP
516.0
K
201
BB
192
WHIP
1.43
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1939CHC4100.007.2371.17
1940CHC341392.97172.271621.36
1941CHC371083.15185.273591.41
1942CHC32694.49140.146551.54
1946CHC5002.799.2891.97

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
23
SHO
7
K/9
3.5
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1939CHC0003.50000
1940CHC0943.70000
1941CHC01023.50000
1942CHC0413.00000
1946CHC0007.40000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
108 yearsMar 16, 1918
Debut
1939

What were Vern Olsen's career stats?

Vern Olsen played 5 seasons for the Cubs. He had 30 wins and 201 strikeouts with a 3.40 ERA over 516.0 innings. His best season was 1940: 13 wins, a 2.97 ERA and 71 strikeouts.

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