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John
Olerud		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 260
 
Born: August 5, 1968
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2004   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 32 NYN NL $ 6,480,000 6 7 7 8 9 9 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 8 7 4 6 5
2002 33 DET AL $ 6,480,000 6 8 7 8 9 9 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 8 7 4 6 5
2003 34 BOS AL $ 7,000,000 6 8 7 8 9 9 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 8 7 4 6 5
2004 35 BOS AL $ 7,000,000 6 7 7 8 9 8 0 0 0 5 4 5 6 8 7 4 5 5
2005 36 BOS AL $ 7,000,000 5 6 5 7 8 8 0 0 0 3 2 2 5 7 6 2 4 3
2006 37 HOU NL $ 300,000 2 3 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 7 6 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000 2 3 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 7 6 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 7,000,000 6 8 7 8 9 9 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 8 7 4 6 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Maelstrom 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 TOR   111 358 43 95 15 1 14 48 0 2 57 75 .265 .366 .430 .796 58.0  
1991 22 TOR   139 454 64 116 30 1 17 68 0 2 68 84 .256 .352 .438 .791 71.2  
1992 23 TOR   138 458 68 130 28 0 16 66 1 0 70 61 .284 .379 .450 .829 78.7  
1993 24 TOR   158 551 109 200 54 2 24 107 0 2 114 65 .363 .472 .599 1.071 139.9  
1994 25 TOR   108 384 47 114 29 2 12 67 1 2 61 53 .297 .393 .477 .870 70.1  
1995 26 TOR   135 492 72 143 32 0 8 54 0 0 84 54 .291 .394 .404 .799 81.1  
1996 27 TOR   125 398 59 109 25 0 18 61 1 0 60 37 .274 .369 .472 .841 69.8  
1997 28 NY   154 524 90 154 34 1 22 102 0 0 85 67 .294 .392 .489 .881 99.1  
1998 29 NY   160 557 91 197 36 4 22 93 2 2 96 73 .354 .449 .551 1.000 127.1  
1999 30 NY   162 581 107 173 39 0 19 96 3 0 125 66 .298 .422 .463 .885 116.8  
2000 31 SEA   159 565 84 161 45 0 14 103 0 2 102 96 .285 .394 .439 .833 98.8  
2001 32 NYN NL 161 556 94 171 50 1 21 100 3 2 90 100 .308 .404 .514 .918 107.7 17.8
2002 33 NYN NL 53 199 27 47 15 0 1 20 0 0 26 32 .236 .329 .327 .656 21.7 2.6
  DET AL 104 342 84 134 39 2 11 60 0 0 68 38 .392 .493 .614 1.107 90.0 21.0
  TOT   157 541 111 181 54 2 12 80 0 0 94 70 .335 .435 .508 .943 111.7 23.5
2003 34 BOS AL 160 585 103 185 63 2 13 119 1 0 96 87 .316 .412 .497 .910 109.4 19.3
2004 35 BOS AL 158 639 139 212 59 5 25 114 3 1 104 100 .332 .424 .557 .981 138.2 27.4
2005 36 BOS AL 127 444 69 125 33 2 14 72 0 1 49 68 .282 .357 .459 .817 67.8 9.2
2006 37 HOU NL 12 11 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .182 .308 .273 .580 1.1 0.0
    AAA   10 8 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .375 .500 .500 1.000 1.9  
6 Years Sim 775 2776 517 876 260 12 85 488 7 4 434 427 .316 .409 .510 .919 535.9 97.4
17 Years Pro 2324 8098 1351 2468 627 23 271 1353 15 16 1356 1158 .305 .404 .488 .893 1546.4  
1 Years AAA 10 8 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .375 .500 .500 1.000 1.9  
162 Game Average 580 108 183 54 2 17 102 1 0 90 89 .316 .409 .510 .919 112.0  
Career Highs 161 639 139 212 63 5 25 119 3 2 104 100 .335 .435 .557 .981 138.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2141 406 683 197 10 64 381 6 3 340 292 .319 .413 .510 .923 426.2
vs LH   635 111 193 63 2 21 107 1 1 94 135 .304 .395 .509 .904 120.6
Home 383 1328 255 416 125 6 47 236 4 1 221 209 .313 .412 .523 .934 270.9
Away 392 1448 262 460 135 6 38 252 3 3 213 218 .318 .406 .498 .904 275.8
RISP   772 0 249 80 1 22 374 0 0 158 125 .323 .432 .514 .946 166.8
Pinch Hitting   52 7 9 2 0 3 14 1 0 10 7 .173 .306 .385 .691 7.2
Close/Late   265 32 76 20 0 3 33 0 0 50 47 .287 .397 .396 .794 44.1
Mar/Apr 113 426 76 129 36 2 22 94 1 1 50 72 .303 .376 .552 .928 82.5
May 138 490 88 139 52 2 9 64 2 0 74 69 .284 .381 .453 .834 82.3
June 124 444 86 144 50 2 11 92 1 2 92 74 .324 .444 .520 .964 96.4
July 127 456 85 142 44 1 10 74 1 0 78 60 .311 .411 .478 .889 87.2
August 131 478 101 177 45 2 17 94 1 1 69 75 .370 .450 .579 1.029 109.9
Sep/Oct 142 482 81 145 33 3 16 70 1 0 71 77 .301 .389 .481 .871 88.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2001 32 NYN NL 1B 157 147 1302.0 1410 140 6 129 .996 10.71   1.6
2002 33 NYN NL 1B 49 49 456.2 534 46 5 58 .991 11.44   0.4
  DET AL 1B 96 96 832.8 976 83 8 105 .993 11.44   0.7
  TOT   1B 145 145 1289.0 1510 129 13 163 .992 11.44   1.1
2003 34 BOS AL 1B 124 121 1074.7 1221 82 5 137 .996 10.91   2.8
2004 35 BOS AL 1B 86 84 754.0 846 68 3 79 .997 10.91   2.0
2005 36 BOS AL 1B 26 22 185.7 215 14 1 25 .996 11.10   0.4
2006 37 HOU NL 1B 2 1 7.0 8 2 0 0 1.000 12.86   0.0
Career Totals   540 520 4612.3 5210 435 28 533 .995 11.02   7.8
Career Highs   157 147 1302.0 1510 140 13 163 1.000 12.86    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2001 32 NYN NL 8 32 2 8 5 0 0 3 0 0 4 4 .250 .333 .406 .740
2002 33 DET AL 12 44 4 10 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 11 .227 .271 .318 .589
2003 34 BOS AL 3 9 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .333 .500 .444 .944
2004 35 BOS AL 5 19 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .105 .190 .105 .296
2005 36 BOS AL 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Career Post-Season Batting 30 111 11 24 7 0 1 8 0 0 13 22 .216 .302 .306 .608
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.
Batting Average
2001-7-.308
2002-5-.315*
2003-10-.316
2004-1-.332
CAR-13-.316
 On-Base Pct
2001-3-.404
2002-7-.410*
2003-8-.412
2004-3-.424
CAR-3-.409
 Slugging Pct
2004-6-.557
CAR-27-.510
 OPS
2001-6-.918
2004-3-.981
CAR-11-.919
 XR
2004-3-138.2
 Games
2001-10-161
2003-10-160
At-Bats
2004-7-639
 Runs
2004-3-139
 Hits
2004-2-212
 Total Bases
2004-2-356
 Doubles
2001-2-50
2003-1-63
2004-1-59
 Walks
2001-9-90
2004-9-104
 
   Black Ink Test: 8    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 19)
   Gray Ink Test: 38    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 93)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 36    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 49)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ben Broussard (875)
  2. Jeff Bagwell (871)
  3. Armando Rios (864)
  4. Quentin Gaier (864)
  5. Bill *terry* (856)
  6. Justin Morneau (853)
  7. Rondell White (852)
  8. Luis Gonzalez (851)
  9. Johnny Damon (848)
  10. Gabe Kapler (847)
History
Traded from New York (N) to Detroit on 6/4/2002
Signed as a free agent by Boston on 2/7/2003 to a 3-year deal worth $7,000,000 per year
Had 2000th career hit on 5/25/2003, off Matt DeWitt (ANA)
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2004, hitting .333 with 10 HR, 30 RBI
Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game
 
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