Gregg Olson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: October 11, 1966 in Scribner, NE us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (4th) of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Auburn University (Auburn, AL).

School: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Debut: September 2, 1988 (Age 21-327d, 15,523rd in major league history)
vs. SEA 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: June 22, 2001 (Age 34-254d)
vs. SDP 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Jeff Moorad

National Team: us USA (College,18U)

Full Name: Greggory William Olson

Nicknames: Otter

Twitter: @GreggOlson30

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Rookie of the Year
1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

ERA

3.46

622

217

672.0

588

WHIP

1.381

Summary of 46 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 3 walk-off, 9 tying, 11 go ahead

8 Tms
ARI	13
BAL	10
LAD	8
KCR	6
DET	6
ATL	1
CLE	1
HOU	1

Platoon
vs RHB	27
vs LHB	19

Home/Road
Home	23
Away	23

Outs
0	18
2	18
1	10

19 Opps
TEX	5
COL	4
CLE	4
CHW	4
SFG	3
PIT	3
BOS	3
OAK	2
CHC	2
ANA/CAL	2
CIN	2
NYY	2
LAD	2
TOR	2
MIL	2
ARI	1
SEA	1
ATL	1
FLA	1

42 Batters
Vinny Castilla	2
Jim Thome	2
Dwight Evans	2
Iván Rodríguez	2
Jeff Kent	1
Ed Sprague	1
Mark McGwire	1
Erubiel Durazo	1
Chris Donnels	1
Mickey Tettleton	1
Tim Salmon	1
Ricky Gutiérrez	1
Brooks Kieschnick	1
Darren Lewis	1
Carlos Baerga	1
Darin Erstad	1
Tyler Houston	1
Roberto Kelly	1
Terry Steinbach	1
Pat Borders	1
Frank Thomas	1
Bruce Aven	1
J.T. Snow	1
Dante Bichette	1
Ed Taubensee	1
Brant Brown	1
Raúl Mondesí	1
Paul Sorrento	1
Steve Balboni	1
Danny Tartabull	1
Rusty Greer	1
Kevin Young	1
Luis López	1
Doug Strange	1
Barry Larkin	1
Henry Rodríguez	1
Eric Karros	1
Rich Aurilia	1
Mel Hall	1
Andrés Galarraga	1
Marquis Grissom	1
Harold Baines	1

19 Parks
Chase Field (PHO)	6
Dodger Stad (LOS)	4
Progressive (CLE)	4
Tiger Stad (DET)	4
Camden Yards (BAL)	3
KauffmanStad (KAN)	3
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
Memor. Stad (BAL)	3
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
3Com Park (SFO)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1

Where Hit
7	17
9	9
89	8
78	8
8	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
6	9
3	9
4	7
1	7
2	6
7+	4
5	4

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	44
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	27
12-	4
-2-	4
123	3
1--	3
1-3	3
--3	1
-23	1

79 Runs
RISP	16
0 on	27
1 on	8
2 on	8
3 on	3
Any on	19

Inning
6	1
7	5
8	17
9	18
Extra	5

4-6	1
7-end	45

RelScore
+4..	11
+3	3
+2	1
+1	1
Tied	6
-1	9
-2	6
-3	4
-4..	5

Ahead	16
Tied	6
Behind	24

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	10
0-0	7
1-0	5
2-0	5
1-2	4
1-1	4
2-1	3
3-1	3
2-2	3
0-1	1
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	10
PH	5
C	5
RF	5
LF	5
3B	5
CF	3
DH	3
SS	3
2B	2

OrderPos
4th	10
6th	9
3rd	8
5th	5
8th	5
2nd	4
9th	3
7th	2

Leverage
High Lev	20
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1988-09-04	Steve Balboni	SEA		BAL	behind 3-6	b 8	0	---	5,(2-2) .CBFBX	1	4	3	8%	17%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1989-04-15	Dwight Evans	BOS		BAL	behind 2-12	b 9	0	---	2,(0-1) ..FX	1	6	9	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1990-06-23	Dwight Evans	BOS		BAL	behind 2-3	b 10	2	-2-	6,(2-2) .B.CBSFX	2	5	DH	86%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Kutcher Scores
4	4	2	1	1990-08-19	Mark McGwire	OAK	@	BAL	behind 0-3	t 9	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	3	5%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Canseco Scores
5	5	3	1	1990-08-24	Carlos Baerga	CLE	@	BAL	behind 3-4	t 9	0	---	8,(3-2) ...BBBCFFFX	1	9	PH	35%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1991-05-26	Mel Hall	NYY	@	BAL	behind 0-1	t 9	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	9	34%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Hall Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1992-04-10	Pat Borders	TOR		BAL	behind 2-3	b 9	1	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	8	2	47%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); P. Borders Scores
8	8	2	1	1992-05-08	Frank Thomas	CHW	@	BAL	tied 3-3	t 10	2	---	6,(3-2) BFBCBX	1	4	3	41%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); F. Thomas Scores
9	9	3	1	1992-06-22	Roberto Kelly	NYY	@	BAL	behind 2-4	t 9	0	1--	3,(2-0) .BBX	2	3	8	35%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Hall Scores; R. Kelly Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1993-04-07	Doug Strange	TEX	@	BAL	tied 1-1	t 11	1	-2-	2,(1-0) ..BX	2	9	PH	35%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); I. Rodríguez Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1994-06-19	Ed Taubensee	CIN	@	ATL	ahead 10-4	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1995-06-20	Chris Donnels	BOS	@	CLE	behind 1-9	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
13	13	2	1	1995-08-09	Tim Salmon	CAL	@	KCR	ahead 6-1	t 8	2	12-	1,(0-0) .X	3	3	9	2%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive); J. Lind Scores; J. Edmonds Scores
14	14	3	1	1995-08-25	Iván Rodríguez	TEX	@	KCR	behind 3-9	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) ...X	1	6	2	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
15	15	4	1	1995-09-29	Paul Sorrento	CLE		KCR	ahead 5-2	b 8	2	---	7,(3-2) CBCBBFX	1	8	3	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1996-05-11	Mickey Tettleton	TEX		DET	ahead 10-4	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	4	DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	2	1	1996-05-17	Harold Baines	CHW	@	DET	tied 6-6	t 10	0	12-	2,(1-0) .BX	3	5	DH	26%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); F. Thomas Scores; R. Ventura Scores
18	18	3	1	1996-05-19	Darren Lewis	CHW	@	DET	ahead 10-3	t 9	2	123	7,(3-2) CBCBBFX	4	2	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Karkovice Scores; O. Guillén Scores; T. Phillips Scores
19	19	4	1	1996-06-17	Terry Steinbach	OAK	@	DET	tied 4-4	t 10	1	123	5,(3-1) BCBBX	4	6	2	27%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Bournigal Scores; J. Giambi Scores; T. Lovullo Scores
20	20	5	1	1996-08-18	Jim Thome	CLE		DET	ahead 7-3	b 8	2	123	4,(2-1) BSBX	4	3	5	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); S. Alomar Scores; J. Vizcaíno Scores; O. Vizquel Scores
21	21	6	1	1996-08-19	Danny Tartabull	CHW	@	DET	ahead 9-7	t 9	2	-23	3,(2-0) .BBX	3	6	9	8%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); F. Thomas Scores; R. Ventura Scores; D. Tartabull Scores
22	22	7	1	1996-09-14	Vinny Castilla	COL		HOU	ahead 6-3	b 8	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	6	5	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1997-07-05	Jim Thome	CLE		KCR	ahead 7-4	b 8	0	---	6,(3-2) CBBFBX	1	3	3	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Thome Scores
24	24	2	1	1997-08-24	Ed Sprague	TOR	@	KCR	ahead 7-6	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	5	12%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	3	1	1997-09-16	Rusty Greer	TEX		KCR	tied 2-2	b 8	0	1--	3,(1-1) .BSX	2	3	7	25%	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); I. Rodríguez Scores/unER
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1998-04-24	Andrés Galarraga	ATL		ARI	behind 4-5	b 7	0	---	6,(3-2) BBBCSX	1	4	3	22%	59%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
27	27	2	1	1998-06-03	Vinny Castilla	COL		ARI	behind 1-2	b 9	0	--3	3,(1-1) CB.X	2	5	5	39%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); L. Walker Scores
28	28	3	1	1998-07-11	Barry Larkin	CIN	@	ARI	ahead 5-0	t 9	2	1-3	5,(3-1) BBPCX	3	3	6	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); P. Reese Scores; R. Sanders Scores
29	29	4	1	1998-09-07	Eric Karros	LAD	@	ARI	behind 1-4	t 9	0	---	4,(1-2) CSBX	1	3	3	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1999-04-05	Raúl Mondesí	LAD		ARI	behind 3-6	b 9	2	12-	4,(3-0) BBBX	3	4	9	49%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Vizcaíno Scores; D. Hansen Scores
31	31	2	1	1999-05-02	Marquis Grissom	MIL		ARI	behind 3-5	b 8	2	12-	3,(1-1) BFX	3	2	PH	67%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Banks Scores; M. Loretta Scores
32	32	3	1	1999-05-23	Dante Bichette	COL		ARI	behind 4-6	b 9	2	1-3	6,(1-2) 111SSFBFX	3	4	7	88%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); L. Harris Scores; L. Walker Scores
33	33	4	1	1999-06-08	Tyler Houston	CHC	@	ARI	behind 2-3	t 9	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	7	PH	73%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Grace Scores; L. Johnson Scores
34	34	5	1	1999-08-04	J.T. Snow	SFG	@	ARI	behind 3-8	t 9	1	---	4,(1-2) BCCX	1	6	3	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
35	35	6	1	1999-08-22	Kevin Young	PIT		ARI	behind 4-6	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	14%	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
36	36	7	1	1999-09-14	Brant Brown	PIT	@	ARI	behind 0-1	t 8	1	---	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	1	8	PH	24%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
37	37	8	1	1999-09-25	Jeff Kent	SFG		ARI	behind 1-3	b 8	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	4	4	14%	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
38	38	9	2	1999-09-25	Rich Aurilia	SFG		ARI	behind 2-3	b 8	1	---	6,(2-2) CBFFBX	1	6	6	32%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	2000-08-01 (1)	Bruce Aven	PIT		LAD	ahead 5-0	b 7	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
40	40	2	1	2000-08-14	Henry Rodríguez	FLA		LAD	ahead 9-2	b 6	2	---	5,(3-1) BSBBX	1	3	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
41	41	3	1	2000-08-26	Ricky Gutiérrez	CHC		LAD	tied 4-4	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	7	6	19%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
42	42	4	1	2000-08-31	Luis López	MIL		LAD	ahead 7-2	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	2001-05-29	Brooks Kieschnick	COL	@	LAD	ahead 6-1	t 8	2	---	6,(3-2) SBBBFX	1	9	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
44	44	2	1	2001-06-04	Erubiel Durazo	ARI		LAD	behind 3-8	b 8	2	---	6,(3-2) BBBCSX	1	4	3	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
45	45	3	1	2001-06-10	Darin Erstad	ANA	@	LAD	behind 2-4	t 7	2	-2-	4,(1-2) CFBX	2	2	8	28%	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); J. Fábregas Scores
46	46	4	1	2001-06-11	Iván Rodríguez	TEX	@	LAD	ahead 10-3	t 8	2	-2-	8,(3-2) FFBFFBBX	2	2	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. Sierra Scores