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Gregg
Olson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 221
 
Born: October 11, 1966 in Usa, NE, SCRIBNER
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1993   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1991 24 ATL NL 0 1 .000 19 0 0 0 0 23.3 28 15 0 11 11 5.79 .304 .371 .424 .795 0.0
1993 26 CAR NL 6 2 .750 66 0 0 0 29 63.7 52 14 2 23 56 1.98 .227 .294 .323 .617 11.7
1994 27 CAR NL 8 8 .500 62 0 0 0 32 66.3 67 26 4 32 51 3.53 .264 .349 .382 .731 10.2
1995 28 CAR NL 2 6 .250 37 0 0 0 2 34.7 61 41 4 28 29 10.64 .381 .474 .581 1.055 0.0
  CHC NL 0 1 .000 28 0 0 0 0 32.0 20 14 1 23 28 3.94 .179 .321 .268 .589 1.5
  TOT   2 7 .222 65 0 0 0 2 66.7 81 55 5 51 57 7.43 .298 .410 .452 .862 1.5
1996 29 CHC NL 1 1 .500 52 0 0 0 0 56.3 40 19 1 28 60 3.04 .197 .293 .310 .603 5.2
1997 30 CHC NL 9 3 .750 82 0 0 0 0 97.0 81 28 3 32 91 2.60 .227 .295 .364 .659 10.0
1998 31 CHC NL 3 2 .600 67 0 0 0 1 79.3 76 38 4 40 80 4.31 .259 .352 .399 .751 5.1
1999 32 CHC NL 5 1 .833 37 0 0 0 0 40.7 29 18 0 24 39 3.98 .196 .320 .291 .611 3.9
2000 33 CHC NL 6 3 .667 57 0 0 0 32 60.7 67 22 4 24 68 3.26 .282 .361 .433 .793 10.6
2001 34 CHC NL 9 1 .900 84 0 0 0 2 87.0 84 37 10 42 87 3.83 .255 .344 .455 .798 8.4
2002 35 CHC NL 3 3 .500 31 0 0 0 11 31.0 37 24 7 12 26 6.97 .285 .345 .554 .899 1.5
11 Years Sim 52 32 .619 622 0 0 0 109 672.0 642 296 40 319 626 3.96 .252 .339 .397 .736 68.1
Season Average 4 2 .667 56 0 0 0 9 61.1 58 26 3 29 56 3.96 .252 .339 .397 .736  
Career Highs 9 8 .900 84 0 0 0 32 97.0 84 55 10 51 91 7.43 .304 .410 .554 .899  
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
1991 24 ATL NL 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1993 26 CAR NL 66 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1994 27 CAR NL 62 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1 0.0
1995 28 CAR NL 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  CHC NL 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   65 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1996 29 CHC NL 52 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1997 30 CHC NL 82 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 .333 .200 .533 0.5 0.0
1998 31 CHC NL 67 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 0.8 0.0
1999 32 CHC NL 37 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .167 .286 .167 .452 0.4 0.0
2000 33 CHC NL 57 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
2001 34 CHC NL 84 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2002 35 CHC NL 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
11 Years Sim 622 39 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 20 .051 .133 .051 .185 -0.4 0.0
162 Game Average 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .051 .133 .051 .185 -0.1  
Career Highs 84 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .200 .333 .200 .533 0.8  
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    
1991 24 ATL NL P 19 0 23.3 2 6 0 1 1.000 3.09    
1993 26 CAR NL P 66 0 63.7 2 7 0 0 1.000 1.27    
1994 27 CAR NL P 62 0 66.3 2 14 0 0 1.000 2.17    
1995 28 CAR NL P 37 0 34.7 3 6 0 1 1.000 2.34    
  CHC NL P 28 0 32.0 3 5 0 0 1.000 2.25    
  TOT   P 65 0 66.7 6 11 0 1 1.000 2.30    
1996 29 CHC NL P 52 0 56.3 6 6 1 0 .923 1.92    
1997 30 CHC NL P 82 0 97.0 3 15 0 1 1.000 1.67    
1998 31 CHC NL P 67 0 79.3 3 15 0 1 1.000 2.04    
1999 32 CHC NL P 37 0 40.7 4 7 0 0 1.000 2.43    
2000 33 CHC NL P 57 0 60.7 4 12 0 2 1.000 2.37    
2001 34 CHC NL P 84 0 87.0 5 20 0 2 1.000 2.59    
2002 35 CHC NL P 31 0 31.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.74    
Career Totals   622 0 672.0 38 118 1 8 .994 2.09    
Career Highs   84 0 97.0 6 20 1 2 1.000 3.09    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1998 31 CHC NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 .000 .500 .000 .500
1999 32 CHC NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 4 2 0 0 3 7.73 .364 .364 .636 1.000
2000 33 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 2 1 9.00 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 3.7 6 3 0 3 4 7.38 .375 .474 .563 1.036
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1993-6-29
1994-8-32
2000-3-32
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by Atlanta in 1988
Traded from Atlanta to Carolina on 1/31/1993 (Going to CAR: P Gregg Olson. Going to ATL: P EXP Player3)
Earned first career win on 4/8/1993
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game
Traded from Carolina to Chicago (N) on 7/2/1995 (Going to CHC: C Matt Nokes, P Gregg Olson, P Randy Johnson. Going to CAR: SS Rich Aurilia)
1/31/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
1/31/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,131,429 through salary arbitration
Had first career hit on 5/15/1997, off Albie Lopez (NYM)
1/31/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,697,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/29/1998 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
7/1/1998: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $1,700,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 3/22/2001 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
11/1/2001: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $1,700,000 per year, for 4 years
Released by Chicago (N) on 4/1/2003
 
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