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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
All-Star Selections 2004   
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
2004 35 SEA AL $ 5,390,000   8 8 7 3 7 6 6 6 6 7 10 10 7 8 8
2005 36 OAK AL $ 8,100,000   4 4 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 7 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,390,000   4 4 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 7 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,100,000   8 8 7 3 7 6 6 6 6 7 10 10 7 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 35 SEA AL 142 481 91 150 28 0 28 116 5 0 95 62 .312 .421 .545 .966 114.6 26.6
2005 36 OAK AL 139 456 57 113 14 2 10 57 1 0 71 99 .248 .354 .353 .707 56.9 8.2
2 Years Sim 281 937 148 263 42 2 38 173 6 0 166 161 .281 .389 .451 .841 171.4 34.8
162 Game Average 540 85 151 24 1 21 99 3 0 95 92 .281 .389 .451 .841 98.8  
Career Highs 142 481 91 150 28 2 28 116 5 0 95 99 .312 .421 .545 .966 114.6  
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   786 131 228 35 1 37 160 5 0 147 121 .290 .400 .478 .879 154.3
vs LH   151 17 35 7 1 1 13 1 0 19 40 .232 .329 .311 .641 16.0
Home 145 474 74 132 19 1 19 93 2 0 74 84 .278 .374 .443 .817 81.3
Away 136 463 74 131 23 1 19 80 4 0 92 77 .283 .404 .460 .864 89.1
RISP   282 0 84 18 1 10 132 0 0 66 48 .298 .419 .475 .894 59.3
Pinch Hitting   19 4 7 2 0 2 6 0 0 5 4 .368 .500 .789 1.289 6.4
Close/Late   106 16 29 3 0 7 17 0 0 24 17 .274 .409 .500 .909 22.5
Mar/Apr 45 154 30 49 11 0 9 25 0 0 32 25 .318 .433 .565 .998 36.2
May 52 180 39 52 8 0 11 31 1 0 30 34 .289 .393 .517 .910 36.2
June 47 159 22 47 11 1 5 37 1 0 31 30 .296 .404 .472 .876 31.1
July 47 162 20 41 3 0 3 29 2 0 23 24 .253 .351 .327 .678 20.5
August 55 186 28 42 6 1 5 25 1 0 36 34 .226 .361 .349 .711 26.2
Sep/Oct 35 96 9 32 3 0 5 26 1 0 14 14 .333 .405 .521 .926 20.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2004 35 SEA AL 1B 139 123 1135.3 1318 140 11 153 .993 11.56   2.5
2005 36 OAK AL 1B 135 128 1106.0 1218 90 8 106 .994 10.64   2.6
    SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  1B 274 251 2241.3 2536 230 19 259 .993 11.11   5.1
  SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   275 251 2242.3 2537 230 19 259 .993 11.11   5.1
Career Highs   139 128 1135.3 1318 140 11 153 .994 11.56    
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.
On-Base Pct
2004-2-.421
 OPS
2004-5-.966
 XR
2004-8-114.6
 RBIs
2004-7-116
 Walks
2004-3-95
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 11)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 108)
 
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  1. Tino Martinez (968)
  2. Travis Lee (965)
  3. Frank Thomas (954)
  4. Richard Duley (953)
  5. Clint Buchanon (953)
  6. Major Brinkley (949)
  7. Jeff Bagwell (944)
  8. Edson Echeandia (941)
  9. Moises Alou (941)
  10. Mario Espinosa (940)
History
Had first career hit on 4/5/2004, off Gabe White (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/6/2004, off Mariano Rivera (NYA)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/24/2004, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/1/2005 to a 2-year deal worth $8,100,000 per year
Released by Oakland on 2/28/2006
 
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