Matt Olson

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-5, 225lb (196cm, 102kg)

Born: March 29, 1994 in Atlanta, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (47th) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Parkview HS (Lilburn, GA).

High School: Parkview HS (Lilburn, GA)

Debut: September 12, 2016 (Age 22-167d, 21,304th in major league history)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

2022 Contract Status: 2nd-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2022): 4.103 • Arb Eligible: 2021 • Free Agent: 2024

Agents: Jet Sports Management

National Team: us USA (16U)

Full Name: Matthew Kent Olson

Nicknames: Oly

Twitter: @mattolson21

Instagram: @matt_olson21

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SUMMARY

2021

Career

WAR

5.8

18.1

565

2048

153

517

142

.271

.252

101

323

RBI

111

373

OBP

.371

.348

SLG

.540

.511

OPS

.911

.859

OPS+

153

134

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Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2012	18	OAK-min	Rk,A-	50	213	188	32	53	16	1	9	45	0	0	19	50	.282	.352	.521	.873		98	5	3	0	3	1		ATH,VMT · ARIZ,NYPL
2013	19	OAK-min	A	134	558	481	69	108	32	0	23	93	4	3	72	148	.225	.326	.435	.761		209	5	2	0	3	1		BEL · MIDW
2014	20	OAK-min	A+	138	634	512	111	134	31	1	37	97	2	0	117	137	.262	.404	.543	.947		278	6	5	0	0	4		STK · CALL
2015	21	OAK-min	AA	133	585	466	82	116	37	0	17	75	5	1	105	139	.249	.388	.438	.826		204	7	6	0	8	6		MDL · TL
2016	22	OAK-min	AAA	131	540	464	69	109	34	1	17	60	1	0	71	132	.235	.335	.422	.757		196	9	0	2	3	2		NVL · PCL
2016	22	OAK	AL	11	28	21	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	4	.095	.321	.143	.464	36	3	1	0	0	0	0	/93H
2017	23	OAK-min	AAA	79	343	294	56	80	16	1	23	60	3	0	45	83	.272	.367	.568	.935		167	1	1	0	3	0		NVL · PCL
2017	23	OAK	AL	59	216	189	33	49	2	0	24	45	0	0	22	60	.259	.352	.651	1.003	166	123	6	5	0	0	1	39/H	RoY-4
2018	24	OAK	AL	*162*	660	580	85	143	33	0	29	84	2	1	70	163	.247	.335	.453	.788	117	263	13	8	0	2	3	*3/H	GG
2019	25	OAK-min	AAA	5	24	22	3	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	3	.182	.250	.318	.568		7	0	1	0	0	0		LVG · PCL
2019	25	OAK	AL	127	547	483	73	129	26	0	36	91	0	0	51	138	.267	.351	.545	.896	139	263	11	12	0	1	7	*3	MVP-21,GG
2020	26	OAK	AL	60	245	210	28	41	4	1	14	42	1	0	34	77	.195	.310	.424	.734	103	89	2	1	0	0	2	*3
2021	27	OAK	AL	156	673	565	101	153	35	0	39	111	4	1	88	113	.271	.371	.540	.911	153	305	17	9	0	11	12	*3/D	AS,MVP-8
6 Yrs				575	2369	2048	323	517	101	1	142	373	7	2	272	555	.252	.348	.511	.859	134	1046	50	35	0	14	25
162 Game Avg.				162	667	577	91	146	28	0	40	105	2	1	77	156	.252	.348	.511	.859	134	295	14	10	0	4	7