What years did Scott Olsen play?

Scott Olsen played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2010.

Was Scott Olsen a pitcher?

Yes. Scott Olsen pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 528 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Scott Olsen hit?

Scott Olsen hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.

Scott Olsen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2010)

W–L 37–49

ERA 4.85

WHIP 1.48

SO 528

Pitcher PIV -9185.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 200 lb
Born: 1/12/1984 in Kalamazoo, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-06-25
Last Game: 2010-09-17

Full name: Scott Matthew Olsen

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
37	49	130	127	0	0	0	723.0	778	390	108	291	528	4.85	-9185.1

Career ERA 4.85 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — 12.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2005	FLO	NL	1	1	5	4	20.3	21	9	10	21	3.98	4.29 (+7%)	-679.0
2006	FLO	NL	12	10	31	31	180.7	160	81	75	166	4.04	4.53 (+11%)	942.2
2007	FLO	NL	10	15	33	33	176.7	226	114	85	133	5.81	4.47 (-30%)	-3777.1
2008	FLO	NL	8	11	33	33	201.7	195	94	69	113	4.20	4.32 (+3%)	-3491.4
2009	WAS	NL	2	4	11	11	62.7	83	42	25	42	6.03	4.32 (-40%)	-1431.3
2010	WAS	NL	4	8	17	15	81.0	93	50	27	53	5.56	4.08 (-36%)	-748.5
Career · 6 seasons			37	49	130	127	723.0	778	390	291	528	4.85	—	-9,185

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
132	213	8	32	5	0	0	15	0	7	89	.150	.177	.174	.351	-1,432

Career AVG .150 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 43.1% below league average.

Career OBP .177 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 46.7% below league average.

Career SLG .174 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 58.5% below league average.

Career OPS .351 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — 53.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	FLO	NL	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	FLO	NL	32	58	3	11	2	8	0	18	.190	.269 (-30%)	.336 (-44%)	.431 (-48%)	.768 (-46%)	-449.4
2007	FLO	NL	33	51	3	9	3	3	1	23	.176	.268 (-34%)	.335 (-43%)	.422 (-44%)	.758 (-44%)	-375.0
2008	FLO	NL	34	62	1	8	0	3	3	28	.129	.263 (-51%)	.333 (-49%)	.416 (-69%)	.749 (-60%)	-607.6
2009	WAS	NL	11	15	1	2	0	1	3	7	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	WAS	NL	17	24	0	2	0	0	0	12	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			132	213	8	32	5	15	7	89	.150	—	—	—	—	-1,432

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	69	103	2	17	0	10	.165
Away	63	110	6	15	0	5	.136

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	68	388.0	390	183	162	321	4.24
Away	62	335.0	388	207	129	207	5.56

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
2010-09-17	WAS	PHI	L	0	0	0
2010-09-06	WAS	NYN	W	1	0	1
2010-09-01	WAS	MIA	L	0	0	0
2010-08-27	WAS	STL	L	2	0	2
2010-08-22	WAS	PHI	L	2	1	0
2010-08-17	WAS	ATL	L	2	0	0
2010-08-11	WAS	MIA	L	0	0	0
2010-08-03	WAS	AZ	L	2	0	2
2010-07-29	WAS	ATL	W	2	0	2
2010-05-21	WAS	BAL	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2010-09-17	WAS	PHI	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	1
2010-09-06	WAS	NYN	W	4.0	0	0	0	2	3	0
2010-09-01	WAS	MIA	L	1.2	8	9	9	2	1	0
2010-08-27	WAS	STL	L	6.0	5	3	1	1	5	1
2010-08-22	WAS	PHI	L	6.0	9	4	4	2	3	0
2010-08-17	WAS	ATL	L	5.0	3	3	3	1	4	1
2010-08-11	WAS	MIA	L	1.2	8	7	7	2	1	1
2010-08-03	WAS	AZ	L	5.2	7	5	5	1	3	2
2010-07-29	WAS	ATL	W	6.0	5	3	2	2	1	1
2010-05-21	WAS	BAL	L	3.0	6	4	4	3	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	130	127	14	85	5	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	FLO	P	5	4	0	3	1	0
2006	FLO	P	31	31	4	24	1	2
2007	FLO	P	33	33	3	21	0	0
2008	FLO	P	33	33	6	23	2	0
2009	WAS	P	11	11	0	7	1	0
2010	WAS	P	17	15	1	7	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	130

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	PIT	NL	$450,000
2009	WAS	NL	$2,800,000
2008	FLO	NL	$405,000
2007	FLO	NL	$380,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,035,000

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2006	Rookie of the Year	NL	9th	1.0	160	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Olsen

What years did Scott Olsen play?: Scott Olsen played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2010.
Was Scott Olsen a pitcher?: Yes. Scott Olsen pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 528 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Scott Olsen hit?: Scott Olsen hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.