Retired
Vern Olsen
Birthdate:
March 16, 1918 (99 y, 6 m, 25 d)Born In:
Hillsboro, OR, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/LHeight/Weight:
6'0"/175
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 0 | 42.9 | 30.6 |
| Grey Ink | 19 | 202.2 | 164.6 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 50.7 | 49.7 |
| WAR | 7.6 | 73.4 | 65.4 |
| WAR7 | 7.6 | 48.7 | 41.5 |
| JAWS | 7.6 | 61.1 | 53.4 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Hank Thormahlen R | 983 |
| Cannonball Titcomb R | 974 |
| Rube Bressler R | 974 |
| Bill Sowders R | 969 |
| Eddie Stack R | 969 |
| Art Reinhart R | 965 |
| Gus Krock R | 965 |
| Herman Pillette R | 964 |
| Joe Corbett R | 964 |
| George Pierce R | 962 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 13 | 9 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.591 | 6 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 2.971 | 3 |
| 1941 | 3.151 | 10 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 2.860 | 9 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 4 | 3 |
| 1941 | 2 | 10 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 62 | 9 |
| 1941 | 59 | 8 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 202 | 10 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 172 | 3 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 5 | 1 |
| 1941 | 7 | 3 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 3.0 | 10 |
| 1941 | 3.3 | 8 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 10 | 10 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 9 | 4 |
| 1941 | 8 | 3 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 4.2 | 9 |