John Olerud
John Garrett Olerud
Born: August 5, 1968
Seattle, WA USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 205
College: Washington State University
Career: 1989-2005
Draft: Round 27 (1986 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
Draft: Round 3 (1989 June Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
School: Interlake HS (Bellevue, WA)
Washington State
Minor League Statistics
John Olerud compiled a career batting average of .295 with 255 home runs and 1230 RBI in his 2234-game career with the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1989 season and last took the field during the 2005 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1990 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 111 | 421 | 358 | 43 | 95 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 75 | .265 | .364 | .430 | .794 | 154 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
1991 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 139 | 541 | 454 | 64 | 116 | 30 | 1 | 17 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 84 | .256 | .353 | .438 | .791 | 199 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 138 | 537 | 458 | 68 | 130 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 61 | .284 | .375 | .450 | .825 | 206 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 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 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 108 | 453 | 384 | 47 | 114 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 53 | .297 | .393 | .477 | .869 | 183 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
1995 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 135 | 581 | 492 | 72 | 143 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 54 | .291 | .398 | .404 | .802 | 199 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
1996 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 125 | 469 | 398 | 59 | 109 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 37 | .274 | .382 | .472 | .854 | 188 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
1997 | NL | New York Mets | 154 | 630 | 524 | 90 | 154 | 34 | 1 | 22 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 67 | .294 | .400 | .489 | .889 | 256 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
1998 | NL | New York Mets | 160 | 665 | 557 | 91 | 197 | 36 | 4 | 22 | 93 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 73 | .354 | .447 | .551 | .998 | 307 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
1999 | NL | New York Mets | 162 | 723 | 581 | 107 | 173 | 39 | 0 | 19 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 125 | 66 | .298 | .427 | .463 | .890 | 269 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 159 | 683 | 565 | 84 | 161 | 45 | 0 | 14 | 103 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 96 | .285 | .392 | .439 | .831 | 248 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
2001 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 159 | 679 | 572 | 91 | 173 | 32 | 1 | 21 | 95 | 3 | 1 | 94 | 70 | .302 | .401 | .472 | .873 | 270 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
2002 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 154 | 668 | 553 | 85 | 166 | 39 | 0 | 22 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 66 | .300 | .403 | .490 | .893 | 271 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
2003 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 152 | 634 | 539 | 64 | 145 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 67 | .269 | .372 | .390 | .761 | 210 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
2004 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 78 | 312 | 261 | 29 | 64 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 41 | .245 | .354 | .360 | .714 | 94 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2004 | AL | New York Yankees | 49 | 188 | 164 | 16 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | .280 | .367 | .396 | .763 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 87 | 192 | 173 | 18 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | .289 | .344 | .451 | .795 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Totals | 2234 | 9063 | 7592 | 1139 | 2239 | 500 | 13 | 255 | 1230 | 11 | 14 | 1275 | 1016 | .295 | .398 | .465 | .863 | 3530 | 232 | 88 | 12 | 96 | 157 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 5 | 1 | 16.0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.813 | 4.200 |
1990 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 18 | 15 | 144.0 | 133 | 10 | 2 | 10 | .986 | 8.937 | 7.944 |
1991 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 135 | 124 | 1126.3 | 1120 | 78 | 5 | 77 | .996 | 9.573 | 8.874 |
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 133 | 125 | 1096.3 | 1057 | 81 | 7 | 72 | .994 | 9.342 | 8.556 |
1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 137 | 137 | 1205.3 | 1160 | 97 | 10 | 107 | .992 | 9.386 | 9.175 |
1994 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 104 | 101 | 900.0 | 824 | 68 | 6 | 83 | .993 | 8.920 | 8.577 |
1995 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 133 | 132 | 1173.0 | 1099 | 89 | 4 | 103 | .997 | 9.115 | 8.932 |
1996 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 101 | 92 | 823.0 | 781 | 56 | 2 | 107 | .998 | 9.153 | 8.287 |
1997 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 146 | 141 | 1236.3 | 1292 | 120 | 7 | 125 | .995 | 1.279 | 9.671 |
1998 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 157 | 149 | 1336.7 | 1258 | 116 | 5 | 119 | .996 | 9.251 | 8.752 |
1999 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 160 | 159 | 1385.7 | 1344 | 105 | 9 | 127 | .994 | 9.411 | 9.056 |
2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 1B | 158 | 155 | 1358.7 | 1271 | 132 | 5 | 154 | .996 | 9.294 | 8.880 |
2001 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 1B | 158 | 149 | 1347.7 | 1211 | 121 | 9 | 116 | .993 | 8.895 | 8.430 |
2002 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 1B | 152 | 150 | 1317.7 | 1169 | 101 | 5 | 122 | .996 | 8.674 | 8.355 |
2003 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 1B | 152 | 143 | 1287.0 | 1096 | 125 | 3 | 126 | .998 | 8.538 | 8.033 |
2004 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 1B | 77 | 71 | 645.3 | 548 | 52 | 1 | 58 | .998 | 8.368 | 7.792 |
2004 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 47 | 47 | 400.0 | 367 | 25 | 1 | 34 | .997 | 8.820 | 8.340 |
2005 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 80 | 38 | 431.0 | 416 | 40 | 1 | 41 | .998 | 9.522 | 5.700 |
Totals | 2053 | 1929 | 17230.0 | 16165 | 1418 | 82 | 1581 | .995 | 9.184 | 8.565 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1991 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .158 | .273 | .158 | .431 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 6 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .348 | .400 | .565 | .965 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .308 | .308 | .308 | .615 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 6 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .348 | .464 | .391 | .856 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | 5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .235 | .364 | .471 | .834 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1999 | NL | New York Mets | NLDS2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .438 | .526 | .625 | 1.151 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1999 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 6 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .296 | .345 | .519 | .863 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .300 | .462 | .600 | 1.062 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | 6 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .350 | .391 | .650 | 1.041 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2001 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .176 | .300 | .176 | .476 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .211 | .286 | .368 | .654 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .214 | .313 | .357 | .670 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .231 | .417 | .647 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .444 | .429 | .873 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 66 | 273 | 237 | 35 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 32 | .278 | .366 | .435 | .801 | 103 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1991 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 8.795 | 8.600 |
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 1B | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 9.176 | 8.667 |
1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.200 | 7.000 |
1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 1B | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 5 | .983 | 9.500 | 9.500 |
1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.535 | 7.200 |
1999 | NL | New York Mets | NLDS2 | 1B | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.750 | 8.750 |
1999 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 1B | 6 | 6 | 59.3 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .969 | 9.404 | 1.333 |
2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS2 | 1B | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 8.357 | 8.667 |
2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | 1B | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 8.667 |
2001 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS1 | 1B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 7.364 | 7.200 |
2001 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 43.3 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.969 | 9.600 |
2004 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 1B | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.216 | 1.500 |
2004 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 1B | 4 | 3 | 25.0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.080 | 7.000 |
2005 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 1B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 9.000 |
Totals | 65 | 64 | 567.7 | 520 | 43 | 3 | 55 | .995 | 8.926 | 8.662 |
Awards
2000 - AL Gold Glove 1B
2002 - AL Gold Glove 1B
2003 - AL Gold Glove 1B
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