Vern Olsen
1939–1946 · bats R / throws L · Chicago Cubs, GLK, PRK
113G
.231AVG
.278OBP
.284SLG
More career statistics
39H
1HR
14RBI
2SB
30–26W–L
516.0IP
201K
3.40ERA
60GS
2SV
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 22 | 21 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 186 | 187 |
| Batting · RBI | 14 | 15 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,247 | 2,248 |
| Pitching · p er | 195 | 196 |
| Pitching · p h | 547 | 546 |
| Pitching · p k | 201 | 202 |
| Pitching · p r | 226 | 227 |
| Pitching · p w | 192 | 193 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 186 | 169 | 16 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | .231 | .278 | .284 | .562 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516.0 | 112 | 60 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 547 | 226 | 195 | 18 | 192 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 | 1.432 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1941-06-18 to 1941-07-10
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 11 innings pitched | 1940-09-21 | 1 in 308 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1940-07-12 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 19 | 13 hits allowed | 1941-07-04 | 1 in 76 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 |  Chicago Cubs | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 7 | 3 |
| 1940 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 57 | 15 | – | 6 | 2 | .263 | 172 | 72 |
| 1941 | Chicago Cubs | 37 | 63 | 15 | 1 | 5 | – | .238 | 185 | 73 |
| 1942 | Chicago Cubs | 32 | 48 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .188 | 140 | 46 |
| 1946 | Chicago Cubs | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 8 |