John Olerud Career Stats & Summary

John Olerud made their MLB debut in 1989 and appeared in 2,234 games over 17 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.295, OPS of 0.863, hit 255 HRs, and recorded 58.3 WAR. They rank 239th all-time in HRs and 136th in WAR.

John Olerud Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes John Olerud's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

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    📊 Career Summary

    John Olerud made their MLB debut in 1989 and played in 2,234 games over 17 seasons.
    Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

    G2,234 (MLB Rank: 136)
    AB7,592 (MLB Rank: 203)
    H2,239 (MLB Rank: 175)
    BA0.295 (MLB Rank: 1,630)
    2B500 (MLB Rank: 64)
    3B13 (MLB Rank: 2,896)
    HR255 (MLB Rank: 239)
    RBI1230 (MLB Rank: 146)
    R1139 (MLB Rank: 230)
    BB1275 (MLB Rank: 52)
    OBP0.398 (MLB Rank: 994)
    SLG0.465 (MLB Rank: 1,195)
    OPS0.863 (MLB Rank: 821)
    SB11 (MLB Rank: 4,128)
    SO1,016 (MLB Rank: 369)
    GIDP232 (MLB Rank: 57)
    CS14 (MLB Rank: 2,252)
    Rbat+131 (MLB Rank: 1,100)
    WAR58.3 (MLB Rank: 136)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2005)

    In 2005, John Olerud played in 87 games and posted the following stats:

    G87
    AB173
    H50
    BA0.289
    2B7
    3B0
    HR7
    RBI37
    R18
    BB16
    OBP0.344
    SLG0.451
    OPS0.795
    SB0
    SO20
    GIDP6
    Rbat+103
    WAR0.7

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are John Olerud's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1993, 24 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1993, 200 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1993, 107 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1999, 3 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1989, 0.375 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1993, 0.473 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1993, 0.599 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1993, 1.072 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1993, 7.8 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    John Olerud appeared in 58 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.289, OBP of 0.377, SLG of 0.441, and OPS of 0.818. They also tallied 8 HR, 61 H, 32 RBI, and 1 SB.

    John Olerud Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1989
    3
    0
    0
    0.375
    2
    0.75
    0
    0.375
    0.375
    8
    0
    1
    0
    0
    3
    0.344
    114
    118
    6
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    8
    1990
    95
    14
    48
    0.265
    43
    0.794
    1.7
    0.364
    0.43
    421
    57
    75
    15
    1
    154
    0.363
    117
    117
    111
    5
    1
    6
    0
    2
    4
    1
    358
    1991
    116
    17
    68
    0.256
    64
    0.791
    1.8
    0.353
    0.438
    541
    68
    84
    30
    1
    199
    0.347
    106
    115
    139
    12
    6
    9
    0
    2
    10
    3
    454
    1992
    130
    16
    66
    0.284
    68
    0.825
    3.4
    0.375
    0.45
    537
    70
    61
    28
    0
    206
    0.38
    129
    127
    138
    15
    1
    11
    1
    0
    7
    1
    458
    1993
    200
    24
    107
    0.363
    109
    1.072
    7.8
    0.473
    0.599
    679
    114
    65
    54
    2
    330
    0.458
    184
    186
    158
    12
    7
    33
    0
    2
    7
    0
    551
    1994
    114
    12
    67
    0.297
    47
    0.869
    3.2
    0.393
    0.477
    453
    61
    53
    29
    2
    183
    0.387
    126
    124
    108
    11
    3
    12
    1
    2
    5
    0
    384
    1995
    143
    8
    54
    0.291
    72
    0.802
    2.2
    0.398
    0.404
    581
    84
    54
    32
    0
    199
    0.365
    112
    111
    135
    17
    4
    10
    0
    0
    1
    0
    492
    1996
    109
    18
    61
    0.274
    59
    0.854
    2.5
    0.382
    0.472
    469
    60
    37
    25
    0
    188
    0.377
    115
    116
    125
    10
    10
    6
    1
    0
    1
    0
    398
    1997
    154
    22
    102
    0.294
    90
    0.889
    4.1
    0.4
    0.489
    630
    85
    67
    34
    1
    256
    0.404
    143
    135
    154
    19
    13
    5
    0
    0
    8
    0
    524
    1998
    197
    22
    93
    0.354
    91
    0.998
    7.6
    0.447
    0.551
    665
    96
    73
    36
    4
    307
    0.442
    172
    163
    160
    15
    4
    11
    2
    2
    7
    1
    557
    1999
    173
    19
    96
    0.298
    107
    0.89
    5.6
    0.427
    0.463
    723
    125
    66
    39
    0
    269
    0.412
    141
    129
    162
    22
    11
    5
    3
    0
    6
    0
    581
    2000
    161
    14
    103
    0.285
    84
    0.831
    3.7
    0.392
    0.439
    683
    102
    96
    45
    0
    248
    0.371
    117
    117
    159
    17
    4
    11
    0
    2
    10
    2
    565
    2001
    173
    21
    95
    0.302
    91
    0.873
    5.2
    0.401
    0.472
    679
    94
    70
    32
    1
    270
    0.386
    139
    136
    159
    21
    5
    19
    3
    1
    7
    1
    572
    2002
    166
    22
    102
    0.3
    85
    0.893
    5.1
    0.403
    0.49
    668
    98
    66
    39
    0
    271
    0.395
    144
    140
    154
    19
    5
    6
    0
    0
    12
    0
    553
    2003
    145
    10
    83
    0.269
    64
    0.761
    2.7
    0.372
    0.39
    634
    84
    67
    35
    0
    210
    0.342
    108
    107
    152
    20
    6
    7
    0
    1
    3
    2
    539
    2004
    110
    9
    48
    0.259
    45
    0.733
    1
    0.359
    0.374
    500
    61
    61
    20
    1
    159
    0.332
    93
    94
    127
    11
    8
    4
    0
    0
    5
    1
    425
    2005
    50
    7
    37
    0.289
    18
    0.795
    0.7
    0.344
    0.451
    192
    16
    20
    7
    0
    78
    0.347
    103
    106
    87
    6
    0
    2
    0
    0
    3
    0
    173