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John
Olerud		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 225
 
Born: August 5, 1968 in Usa, WA, SEATTLE
 
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1990 21 OAK AL 162 576 50 130 27 0 2 40 0 0 37 115 .226 .272 .283 .555 40.1 1.1
1991 22 OAK AL 69 237 31 61 15 0 2 26 0 0 25 47 .257 .325 .346 .671 25.4 3.6
1992 23 OAK AL 152 529 73 147 44 0 12 57 0 1 58 114 .278 .349 .429 .778 73.8 16.4
1993 24 OAK AL 142 523 81 137 43 0 10 53 1 0 73 134 .262 .350 .402 .752 74.5 16.3
1994 25 OAK AL 160 563 86 155 51 1 19 91 0 0 87 125 .275 .372 .471 .843 96.6 20.3
1995 26 OAK AL 24 84 15 14 1 0 2 7 0 0 19 17 .167 .320 .250 .570 8.7 0.4
  SDP NL 111 379 65 102 22 2 17 45 0 0 81 100 .269 .397 .472 .869 73.2 15.3
  TOT   135 463 80 116 23 2 19 52 0 0 100 117 .251 .383 .432 .815 81.9 15.7
1996 27 SDP NL 159 529 72 129 36 2 20 70 0 0 105 142 .244 .368 .433 .801 87.5 16.0
1997 28 SDP NL 157 544 75 143 41 1 15 59 0 0 98 135 .263 .373 .425 .798 85.3 13.8
1998 29 SDP NL 158 533 100 147 40 3 24 101 0 0 120 146 .276 .407 .497 .904 111.6 20.0
1999 30 SDP NL 157 536 87 132 44 2 12 89 0 0 110 130 .246 .373 .403 .776 83.5 11.1
2000 31 SDP NL 140 376 61 90 26 0 11 57 0 0 84 93 .239 .377 .396 .773 58.1 7.6
2001 32 SDP NL 121 130 15 26 8 0 3 16 0 0 17 39 .200 .291 .331 .621 13.0 0.4
2002 33 CLE AL 77 190 23 37 17 0 6 24 0 0 38 61 .195 .326 .379 .705 25.9 2.2
2003 34 CHC NL 32 47 2 5 0 0 2 5 0 0 6 17 .106 .208 .234 .442 2.2 0.0
14 Years Sim 1821 5776 836 1455 415 11 157 740 1 1 958 1415 .252 .357 .409 .766 859.4 144.6
162 Game Average 513 74 129 36 0 13 65 0 0 85 125 .252 .357 .409 .766 76.5  
Career Highs 162 576 100 155 51 3 24 101 1 1 120 146 .278 .407 .497 .904 111.6  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1990 21 OAK AL 1B 162 162 1432.3 1710 150 12 160 .994 11.69   3.8
1991 22 OAK AL 1B 69 69 616.3 718 59 3 69 .996 11.35   0.9
1992 23 OAK AL 1B 144 138 1231.3 1459 113 10 163 .994 11.49   2.4
    CF 2 2 16.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.69   0.0
    2B 1 1 9.0 5 3 1 3 .889 8.00   0.0
1993 24 OAK AL 1B 142 138 1233.3 1413 99 6 135 .996 11.03   1.9
1994 25 OAK AL 1B 158 150 1349.7 1569 90 10 129 .994 11.06   1.8
1995 26 OAK AL 1B 24 23 208.4 213 16 2 21 .991 9.89   0.5
  SDP NL 1B 109 105 929.6 950 72 7 94 .993 9.89   1.5
  TOT   1B 133 128 1138.0 1163 88 9 115 .993 9.89   2.0
1996 27 SDP NL 1B 155 147 1282.0 1347 98 5 113 .997 10.14   4.2
1997 28 SDP NL 1B 153 147 1299.0 1368 104 13 140 .991 10.20   2.5
1998 29 SDP NL 1B 157 149 1328.0 1408 108 7 127 .995 10.27   3.1
1999 30 SDP NL 1B 153 149 1321.0 1296 97 12 103 .991 9.49   3.1
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2000 31 SDP NL 1B 107 97 895.7 898 78 4 70 .996 9.81   2.6
2001 32 SDP NL 1B 16 11 105.3 103 10 0 8 1.000 9.66   0.2
2002 33 CLE AL 1B 66 51 463.0 435 29 1 43 .998 9.02   0.9
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2003 34 CHC NL 1B 13 8 79.3 76 7 0 12 1.000 9.42   0.2
    LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 1628 1544 13774.3 14963 1130 92 1387 .994 10.52   29.6
  CF 3 2 17.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.12   0.0
  2B 1 1 9.0 5 3 1 3 .889 8.00   0.0
  LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   1635 1547 13805.3 14972 1133 94 1390 .994 10.50   29.7
Career Highs   162 162 1432.3 1710 150 13 166 1.000 11.69    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
On-Base Pct
1998-6-.407
 Games
1990-1-162
1994-5-160
1996-8-159
 Doubles
1992-6-44
1993-8-43
1994-2-51
 Walks
1994-7-87
1996-4-105
1997-8-98
1998-3-120
1999-5-110
CAR-45-958
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
 
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  1. J.T. Snow (938)
  2. Gary Thomasson (898)
  3. Otto Velez (897)
  4. Juan Gonzalez (886)
  5. Mark Whiten (876)
  6. Dan Driessen (873)
  7. Reggie Jefferson (869)
  8. Andy Thornton (868)
  9. Jim Morrison (865)
  10. Dave Engle (865)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Oakland in 1989
Had first career hit on 4/1/1990, off Steve Ontiveros (TEX)
Hit first career homerun on 4/25/1990, off Teddy Higuera (DET)
Injured on 6/16/1991 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for full season
7/2/1992: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $5,000,000 per year, for 5 years
Injured on 9/22/1993 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Toronto on 4/29/1994
Traded from Oakland to San Diego on 5/1/1995 (Going to SDP: 1B John Olerud. Going to OAK: P Jeff Suppan, CF Dwayne Hosey)
10/16/1997: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $7,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/11/2002 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/18/2003 to a 1-year deal worth $450,000 per year
Injured on 8/25/2003 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Boston on 3/1/2004 to a minor league contract
 
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