John Olerud

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 205lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: August 5, 1968 in Seattle, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 27th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Interlake HS (Bellevue, WA) and the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Washington State University (Pullman, WA).

High School: Interlake HS (Bellevue, WA)

School: Washington State University (Pullman, WA)

Debut: September 3, 1989 (Age 21-029d, 15,689th in major league history)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 2005 (Age 37-058d)
vs. NYY 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Full Name: John Garrett Olerud

Pronunciation: \OLE-le-RUDE\

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Relatives: Cousin of Dale Sveum

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

58.2

7592

2239

255

.295

1139

RBI

1230

OBP

.398

SLG

.465

OPS

.863

OPS+

129

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	NYM	@	SDP	L,5-12	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
2	2	Apr 2	NYM	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	53	11.2	15	2	0	17	1	1B
3	3	Apr 3	NYM	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
4	4	Apr 4	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
5	5	Apr 5	NYM	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
6	6	Apr 6	NYM	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
7	7	Apr 7	NYM	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	63	14.2	12	1	0	13	3	1B
8	8	Apr 8	NYM	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
9	9	Apr 9	NYM	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	49	13.1	16	0	0	16	2	1B
10	10	Apr 13 (1)	NYM		SFG	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
11	11	Apr 13 (2)	NYM		SFG	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
12	12	Apr 14	NYM		SFG	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
13	13	Apr 15	NYM		LAD	W,5-0	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
14	14	Apr 16	NYM		LAD	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
15	15	Apr 19	NYM		CHC	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	16	1	0	17	2	1B
16	16	Apr 20 (1)	NYM		CHC	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
17	17	Apr 20 (2)	NYM		CHC	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
18	18	Apr 21	NYM		CHC	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
19	19	Apr 22	NYM		CIN	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
20	20	Apr 23	NYM		CIN	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
21	21	Apr 25	NYM	@	MON	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
22	22	Apr 26	NYM	@	MON	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
23	23	Apr 27	NYM	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	41	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
24	25 (1)	Apr 29	NYM	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
25	26	Apr 30	NYM		SDP	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	27	May 1	NYM		SDP	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
27	28	May 2	NYM		STL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
28	29	May 3	NYM		STL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
29	30	May 4	NYM		STL	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
30	31	May 5	NYM	@	COL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
31	32	May 6	NYM	@	COL	L,11-12	CG	46	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
32	33	May 7	NYM	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
33	34	May 8	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
34	35	May 9	NYM	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
35	36	May 10	NYM	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
36	37	May 11	NYM	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
37	38	May 13	NYM		HOU	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
38	39	May 14	NYM		HOU	L,0-1	GS	27	8.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
39	40	May 16	NYM		COL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
40	41	May 17	NYM		COL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	11	1	1	13	2	1B
41	43 (1)	May 19	NYM		COL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
42	44	May 20	NYM	@	FLA	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	6	0	0	6	0	1B
43	45	May 21	NYM	@	FLA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
44	46	May 22	NYM	@	PHI	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
45	47	May 23	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
46	48	May 24	NYM	@	PHI	W,8-4	GS	23	6.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
47	49	May 26	NYM	@	MON	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
48	50	May 27	NYM	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
49	51	May 28	NYM	@	MON	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
50	52	May 30	NYM		PHI	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	4	1B
51	53	May 31	NYM		PHI	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	55 (1)	Jun 2	NYM		MON	L,0-10	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
53	56	Jun 3	NYM		MON	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
54	57	Jun 4	NYM		FLA	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
55	58	Jun 5	NYM		FLA	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	10	1	0	11	5	1B
56	59	Jun 6	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
57	60	Jun 7	NYM	@	CIN	L,5-10	CG	39	8.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
58	61	Jun 9	NYM	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
59	62	Jun 10	NYM	@	CHC	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
60	63	Jun 11	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
61	64	Jun 13	NYM		BOS	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
62	65	Jun 14	NYM		BOS	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	13	3	0	16	2	1B
63	66	Jun 15	NYM		BOS	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
64	67	Jun 16	NYM	@	NYY	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
65	68	Jun 17	NYM	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	41	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
66	69	Jun 18	NYM	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	41	9.1	9	1	0	10	1	1B
67	70	Jun 19	NYM		PIT	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
68	71	Jun 20	NYM		PIT	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
69	73 (1)	Jun 22	NYM		PIT	W,12-9	CG	46	10.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
70	74	Jun 23	NYM		ATL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
71	75	Jun 24	NYM		ATL	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
72	77 (1)	Jun 27	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
73	78	Jun 28	NYM	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
74	79	Jun 29	NYM	@	PIT	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	81 (1)	Jul 1	NYM	@	DET	L,6-8	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
76	82	Jul 2	NYM	@	DET	L,7-9	GS	34	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
77	83	Jul 3	NYM		FLA	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
78	84	Jul 4	NYM		FLA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
79	85	Jul 5	NYM		FLA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
80	86	Jul 6	NYM		FLA	W,3-2	CG	46	12.0	16	1	0	17	2	1B
81	87	Jul 10	NYM	@	ATL	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
82	88	Jul 11	NYM	@	ATL	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
83	89	Jul 12	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
84	90	Jul 13	NYM	@	ATL	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
85	92 (1)	Jul 15	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
86	93	Jul 16	NYM		CHC	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
87	95 (1)	Jul 18	NYM		CIN	W,4-3	GS	28	7.1	6	1	0	7	0	1B
88	96	Jul 19	NYM		CIN	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
89	97	Jul 20	NYM		CIN	W,10-1	GS	26	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
90	98	Jul 21	NYM		CIN	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
91	99	Jul 22	NYM	@	LAD	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
92	100	Jul 23	NYM	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
93	101	Jul 24	NYM	@	LAD	W,3-1	GS	28	8.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
94	102	Jul 25	NYM	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
95	104 (1)	Jul 27	NYM	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
96	105	Jul 29	NYM	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
97	106	Jul 30	NYM	@	SFG	W,5-2	GF	6	2.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	107	Aug 1	NYM	@	HOU	W,8-5	GS	32	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
99	108	Aug 2	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
100	109	Aug 3	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS	22	5.1	6	1	0	7	0	1B
101	110	Aug 4	NYM		STL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
102	111	Aug 5	NYM		STL	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	5	1	1	7	1	1B
103	112	Aug 6	NYM		COL	L,0-4	CG	44	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
104	114 (1)	Aug 8	NYM		HOU	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
105	115	Aug 9	NYM		HOU	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
106	116	Aug 10	NYM		HOU	L,8-11	CG	49	9.0	8	4	0	12	1	1B
107	117	Aug 11	NYM		HOU	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
108	118	Aug 12	NYM	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
109	119	Aug 13	NYM	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
110	120	Aug 14	NYM	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
111	121	Aug 15	NYM	@	COL	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
112	122	Aug 16	NYM	@	COL	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
113	123	Aug 17	NYM	@	COL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
114	124	Aug 19	NYM		LAD	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
115	125	Aug 21 (1)	NYM		LAD	W,3-1	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
116	126	Aug 21 (2)	NYM		LAD	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
117	127	Aug 22	NYM		SDP	W,9-8	CG	54	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
118	128	Aug 23	NYM		SDP	W,9-5	CG	45	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
119	129	Aug 24	NYM		SDP	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
120	131 (1)	Aug 26	NYM		SFG	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
121	132	Aug 27	NYM		SFG	W,15-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
122	133	Aug 29	NYM	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	51	11.1	13	0	1	14	1	1B
123	135 (1)	Aug 31	NYM	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	136	Sep 1	NYM		TOR	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
125	137	Sep 2	NYM		TOR	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
126	138	Sep 3	NYM		TOR	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
127	139	Sep 5	NYM	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
128	140	Sep 6	NYM	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
129	141	Sep 7	NYM	@	CHC	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
130	142	Sep 8	NYM		PHI	L,4-13	GS	38	7.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
131	143	Sep 9	NYM		PHI	L,0-1	CG	30	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
132	144	Sep 10	NYM		PHI	W,10-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
133	145	Sep 11	NYM		MON	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
134	146	Sep 12	NYM		MON	L,2-3	GS	27	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
135	147	Sep 13	NYM		MON	W,9-6	GS	26	6.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
136	150 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
137	151	Sep 16	NYM	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
138	152	Sep 17	NYM	@	ATL	L,2-10	GS	25	4.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
139	153	Sep 18	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
140	155 (1)	Sep 20	NYM	@	FLA	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
141	157 (1)	Sep 22	NYM	@	FLA	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
142	158	Sep 23	NYM		PIT	L,4-5	GS	38	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
143	159	Sep 24	NYM		PIT	W,7-5	GS	35	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
144	160	Sep 26	NYM		ATL	L,6-7	GS	22	5.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
145	161	Sep 27	NYM		ATL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
146	162	Sep 28	NYM		ATL	W,8-2	GS	24	6.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
							146gm		1236.1	1292	120	7	1419	125