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John
Olerud		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 220
 
Born: August 5, 1968 in Usa, WA, SEATTLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1989   
Gold Glove 1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1989 20 KCR AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 5 6 5 6 8 7 8 10 9 7 8 8
1990 21 KCR AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 5 6 5 7 8 8 8 10 9 7 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 7 5 6 5 6 8 7 8 10 9 7 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   9 9 8 5 6 5 7 8 8 8 10 9 7 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1989 20 KCR AL 123 423 63 129 34 3 14 72 3 1 61 53 .305 .394 .499 .893 75.3 18.2
1990 21 KCR AL 148 541 69 166 43 1 12 61 1 0 96 58 .307 .411 .457 .868 99.9 15.8
2 Years Sim 271 964 132 295 77 4 26 133 4 1 157 111 .306 .404 .475 .879 175.2 34.0
162 Game Average 576 78 176 46 2 15 79 2 0 93 66 .306 .404 .475 .879 104.8  
Career Highs 148 541 69 166 43 3 14 72 3 1 96 58 .307 .411 .499 .893 99.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   723 106 234 59 3 19 103 4 1 127 73 .324 .425 .492 .917 146.1
vs LH   241 26 61 18 1 7 30 0 0 30 38 .253 .338 .423 .761 34.5
Home 141 485 72 144 41 1 15 81 3 0 94 59 .297 .413 .478 .892 95.4
Away 130 479 60 151 36 3 11 52 1 1 63 52 .315 .394 .472 .866 85.2
RISP   191 0 59 17 4 11 106 0 0 29 20 .309 .396 .613 1.008 42.9
Pinch Hitting   7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .286 .545 .286 .831 1.9
Close/Late   104 14 35 4 0 3 19 0 0 16 14 .337 .430 .462 .891 20.0
Mar/Apr 43 154 26 37 8 0 3 22 1 0 28 15 .240 .355 .351 .706 21.5
May 50 182 19 49 15 0 7 28 0 0 20 18 .269 .340 .467 .807 28.4
June 41 140 11 45 14 0 0 12 0 0 27 17 .321 .426 .421 .847 25.6
July 41 140 24 42 12 1 8 30 1 0 35 18 .300 .443 .571 1.015 34.4
August 50 183 31 64 15 1 3 16 2 1 23 27 .350 .425 .492 .917 35.1
Sep/Oct 46 165 21 58 13 2 5 25 0 0 24 16 .352 .440 .545 .985 35.5
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
1989 20 KCR AL 1B 120 119 1040.7 1313 91 8 112 .994 12.14   1.7
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1990 21 KCR AL 1B 147 140 1243.0 1574 141 15 143 .991 12.42   3.6
  1B 267 259 2283.7 2887 232 23 255 .993 12.29   5.3
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   268 259 2284.7 2887 232 23 255 .993 12.29   5.3
Career Highs   147 140 1243.0 1574 141 15 143 .994 12.42    
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
1990-9-.307
 On-Base Pct
1989-5-.382*
1990-3-.411
 OPS
1989-10-.864*
1990-9-.868
 XR
1990-8-99.9
 Doubles
1990-10-43
 Walks
1990-3-96
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 8    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Dick Kryhoski (958)
  2. Mickey Rocco (938)
  3. Vic Power (927)
  4. Ross Youngs (924)
  5. Jim Bottomley (923)
  6. Pete O'Brien (922)
  7. Mark Grace (922)
  8. Austin McHenry (920)
  9. Ed Coleman (918)
  10. Will Clark (918)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1989
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/6/1989, off Tim Crews (MIN)
Won Bronze Rookie in 1989, hitting .305 with 14 HR, 72 RBI
Injured on 9/23/1990 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1990
 
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