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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1989	20	-8.5	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	6	8	8	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.375	.375	.375	.750	3	0	0	0	0	0
1990	21	-7.6	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	111	421	358	43	95	15	1	14	48	0	2	57	75	.265	.364	.430	.795	154	5	1	1	4	6
1991	22	-6.5	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	139	541	454	64	116	30	1	17	68	0	2	68	84	.256	.353	.438	.792	199	12	6	3	10	9
1992	23	-5.6	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	138	537	458	68	130	28	0	16	66	1	0	70	61	.284	.375	.450	.825	206	15	1	1	7	11
1993	24	-4.9	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	158	679	551	109	200	54	2	24	107	0	2	114	65	.363	.473	.599	1.072	330	12	7	0	7	33
1994	25	-4.1	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	108	453	384	47	114	29	2	12	67	1	2	61	53	.297	.393	.477	.870	183	11	3	0	5	12
1995	26	-3.0	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	135	581	492	72	143	32	0	8	54	0	0	84	54	.291	.398	.405	.802	199	17	4	0	1	10
1996	27	-1.9	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	125	469	398	59	109	25	0	18	61	1	0	60	37	.274	.382	.472	.854	188	10	10	0	1	6
1997	28	-0.7	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	154	630	524	90	154	34	1	22	102	0	0	85	67	.294	.400	.489	.889	256	19	13	0	8	5
1998	29	0.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	160	665	557	91	197	36	4	22	93	2	2	96	73	.354	.447	.551	.999	307	15	4	1	7	11
1999	30	1.1	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	162	723	581	107	173	39	0	19	96	3	0	125	66	.298	.427	.463	.890	269	22	11	0	6	5
2000	31	1.9	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	159	683	565	84	161	45	0	14	103	0	2	102	96	.285	.392	.439	.831	248	17	4	2	10	11
2001	32	3.0	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	159	679	572	91	173	32	1	21	95	3	1	94	70	.302	.401	.472	.873	270	21	5	1	7	19
2002	33	4.2	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	154	668	553	85	166	39	0	22	102	0	0	98	66	.300	.403	.490	.893	271	19	5	0	12	6
2003	34	5.3	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	152	634	539	64	145	35	0	10	83	0	1	84	67	.269	.372	.390	.761	210	20	6	2	3	7
2004	35		2 Teams	AL	Maj	NYY-SEA	127	500	425	45	110	20	1	9	48	0	0	61	61	.259	.359	.374	.733	159	11	8	1	5	4
2004	35	5.8	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	78	312	261	29	64	13	1	5	22	0	0	40	41	.245	.354	.360	.714	94	6	6	1	4	3
2004	35	5.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	49	188	164	16	46	7	0	4	26	0	0	21	20	.281	.367	.396	.763	65	5	2	0	1	1
2005	36	8.7	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	3	12	10	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	.300	.417	.600	1.017	6	2	0	0	0	0
2005	36	6.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	87	192	173	18	50	7	0	7	37	0	0	16	20	.289	.344	.451	.795	78	6	0	0	3	2
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		2234	9063	7592	1139	2239	500	13	255	1230	11	14	1275	1016	.295	.398	.465	.863	3530	232	88	12	96	157
Minors (1 season)					Minors		3	12	10	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	.300	.417	.600	1.017	6	2	0	0	0	0
All Levels (17 Seasons)							2237	9075	7602	1141	2242	500	13	256	1232	11	14	1277	1017	.295	.398	.465	.863	3536	234	88	12	96	157