John Olerud batting average in 2004

.2592004 Regular Season

John Olerud posted a .259 batting average in the 2004 regular season.

John Olerud batting average in 2004, game by game
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Oct 3, 2004@ TORW 3-2110000.259.359.374.733
Oct 2, 2004@ TORL 4-2301010.259.357.375.732
Sep 30, 2004vs MINW 6-4412120.259.357.373.730
Sep 29, 2004vs MINW 5-4100000.257.356.365.720
Sep 29, 2004vs MINW 5-3100000.257.357.365.722
Sep 26, 2004@ BOSL 11-4300000.258.355.366.721
Sep 25, 2004@ BOSL 12-5400000.260.356.369.724
Sep 24, 2004@ BOSW 6-4401000.262.358.373.731
Sep 23, 2004vs TBW 7-3401010.262.359.374.733
Sep 22, 2004vs TORL 5-4100000.263.360.375.735
Sep 21, 2004vs TORW 5-3412000.263.361.376.737
Sep 20, 2004vs TORL 6-3310000.261.360.372.732
Sep 19, 2004vs BOSW 11-1212010.263.361.375.736
Sep 18, 2004vs BOSW 14-4401000.259.355.372.727
Sep 17, 2004vs BOSL 3-2411110.259.356.373.729
Sep 14, 2004@ KCW 4-0 F/10411000.259.357.366.724
Sep 13, 2004@ KCL 17-8300000.259.358.368.726
Sep 12, 2004@ BALW 9-7300000.261.361.371.731
Sep 11, 2004@ BALW 5-2402010.263.360.374.734
Sep 10, 2004@ BALL 14-8512020.261.359.372.731
Sep 9, 2004vs TBW 9-1400000.259.358.372.730
Sep 7, 2004vs TBW 11-2511010.262.362.376.738
Sep 6, 2004vs TBW 7-4402000.263.364.376.739
Sep 5, 2004vs BALW 4-3301010.260.362.374.737
Sep 4, 2004vs BALL 7-0200000.259.361.372.733
Sep 3, 2004vs BALL 3-1301000.261.361.374.735
Sep 1, 2004vs CLEW 5-3411110.260.361.374.736
Aug 31, 2004vs CLEL 22-0301000.260.363.367.729
Aug 29, 2004@ TORL 6-4400000.260.363.367.730
Aug 27, 2004@ TORW 8-7202010.263.366.372.738
Aug 26, 2004@ TORW 7-4512000.258.358.368.726
Aug 25, 2004@ CLEL 4-3400000.256.358.367.725
Aug 24, 2004@ CLEW 5-4212010.259.361.372.733
Aug 22, 2004vs LAAL 4-3300000.255.357.365.722
Aug 21, 2004vs LAAL 6-1 F/10401000.257.358.368.727
Aug 20, 2004vs LAAL 5-0301000.257.360.370.729
Aug 19, 2004@ MINW 13-10512010.256.360.370.730
Aug 18, 2004@ MINL 7-2311000.254.359.370.729
Aug 17, 2004@ MINL 8-2301000.253.360.370.730
Aug 15, 2004@ SEAL 7-3300000.253.358.370.728
Aug 14, 2004@ SEAW 6-4401020.255.359.374.733
Aug 12, 2004@ TEXW 5-1422110.255.360.376.736
Aug 11, 2004@ TEXW 4-2301010.252.359.364.722
Aug 10, 2004@ TEXL 7-1301010.251.357.364.721
Aug 9, 2004vs TORL 5-4400000.250.355.364.720
Aug 8, 2004vs TORW 8-2401020.254.360.370.729
Aug 6, 2004vs TORW 11-4300000.254.361.368.729
Aug 5, 2004vs ATHW 5-1303020.257.363.372.734
Aug 4, 2004vs ATHW 8-6 F/11502020.248.354.361.715
Jul 11, 2004@ CHWL 4-3300000.245.354.360.714
Jul 9, 2004@ CHWL 6-2100000.248.355.364.719
Jul 8, 2004@ TORL 10-8300010.249.356.366.722
Jul 6, 2004@ TORL 7-6300010.252.359.370.729
Jul 4, 2004@ STLL 2-1401000.255.361.375.736
Jul 3, 2004@ STLL 8-1401000.255.363.377.740
Jul 2, 2004@ STLL 11-2411110.255.365.379.743
Jul 1, 2004vs TEXW 8-4511000.255.366.368.734
Jun 30, 2004vs TEXL 9-6100000.256.369.368.737
Jun 29, 2004vs TEXW 4-3400000.258.368.369.737
Jun 27, 2004vs SDL 5-1210000.262.374.376.749
Jun 26, 2004vs SDW 7-3300000.264.372.379.751
Jun 25, 2004vs SDL 3-2403000.268.374.384.758
Jun 24, 2004@ TEXL 9-7 F/18711010.259.368.377.745
Jun 23, 2004@ TEXL 6-3401000.263.373.385.758
Jun 22, 2004@ TEXL 10-2411110.263.375.388.763
Jun 20, 2004@ PITW 5-4000000.263.377.376.753
Jun 19, 2004@ PITW 5-1300000.263.377.376.753
Jun 18, 2004@ PITW 5-4300000.267.379.381.760
Jun 17, 2004@ MILW 6-3111000.271.381.387.768
Jun 16, 2004@ MILL 4-1401000.268.379.384.763
Jun 15, 2004@ MILL 3-0301000.268.381.387.768
Jun 13, 2004vs WSHW 8-1312120.267.382.382.764
Jun 12, 2004vs WSHW 3-0100010.261.375.362.737
Jun 11, 2004vs WSHW 1-0403000.262.373.364.736
Jun 9, 2004vs HOUL 3-0400000.251.366.350.715
Jun 8, 2004vs HOUL 1-0301000.257.373.358.730
Jun 7, 2004vs HOUW 5-0412010.256.370.347.717
Jun 6, 2004vs CHWW 5-4400010.250.368.337.705
Jun 5, 2004vs CHWW 4-2310000.256.372.345.717
Jun 4, 2004vs CHWL 4-2400000.261.374.352.726
Jun 2, 2004vs TORL 5-3100000.267.382.360.742
Jun 1, 2004vs TORL 6-5512000.269.384.363.747
May 31, 2004vs TORW 6-2321000.265.384.361.745
May 30, 2004@ BOSL 9-7 F/13410000.263.381.355.736
May 29, 2004@ BOSW 5-4311010.270.386.365.751
May 28, 2004@ BOSL 8-4402000.269.380.366.746
May 27, 2004@ CLEL 9-5211000.262.377.362.739
May 26, 2004@ CLEW 7-3502000.259.368.360.728
May 25, 2004@ CLEW 5-4 F/12303020.254.367.358.725
May 23, 2004vs DETW 3-1211110.237.351.336.687
May 22, 2004vs DETL 8-4300000.233.344.310.654
May 20, 2004vs BALW 11-0411000.238.351.317.669
May 18, 2004vs BALL 7-2400000.238.354.320.674
May 16, 2004@ NYYL 2-1301000.246.364.331.695
May 15, 2004@ NYYW 13-7 F/13411000.243.360.330.691
May 13, 2004@ MINL 1-0300000.243.349.333.682
May 12, 2004@ MINL 4-3411000.250.352.343.695
May 11, 2004@ MINL 7-6 F/11401000.250.355.346.702
May 9, 2004vs NYYL 7-6411000.250.359.350.709
May 8, 2004vs NYYL 6-0300000.250.363.354.717
May 7, 2004vs NYYW 6-2411000.258.367.366.733
May 6, 2004vs MINW 2-1201000.258.371.360.731
May 5, 2004vs MINL 5-1401000.253.363.356.719
May 4, 2004vs MINW 4-3 F/16702000.253.367.361.729
May 2, 2004@ DETW 12-2302030.250.374.368.742
May 1, 2004@ DETL 4-2311010.233.349.356.705
Apr 30, 2004@ DETW 3-1 F/10500000.229.349.343.692
Apr 28, 2004@ BALL 3-1200000.246.372.369.741
Apr 27, 2004@ BALW 7-5513000.254.365.381.746
Apr 25, 2004@ TEXL 14-6311110.224.348.362.710
Apr 24, 2004@ TEXL 3-0300000.218.338.309.648
Apr 23, 2004@ TEXL 10-8301000.231.344.327.671
Apr 21, 2004vs ATHL 7-4312010.224.321.327.648
Apr 20, 2004vs ATHW 2-1400000.196.288.283.571
Apr 19, 2004vs ATHW 2-1 F/14201000.214.313.310.622
Apr 18, 2004vs TEXW 4-2400000.200.304.275.579
Apr 17, 2004vs TEXW 4-1400000.222.333.306.639
Apr 16, 2004vs TEXL 5-0100000.250.368.344.712
Apr 15, 2004@ LAAW 6-2511000.258.324.355.678
Apr 14, 2004@ LAAL 6-5401010.269.345.385.729
Apr 13, 2004@ LAAL 7-5412000.273.333.364.697
Apr 11, 2004@ ATHW 9-4 F/10010000.222.300.278.578
Apr 10, 2004@ ATHL 2-1300000.222.300.278.578
Apr 9, 2004@ ATHL 8-6302010.267.353.333.686
Apr 8, 2004vs LAAL 5-1401000.167.167.167.333
Apr 7, 2004vs LAAL 10-7400000.125.125.125.250
Apr 6, 2004vs LAAL 10-5411000.250.250.250.500

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

  • 16th-best of John Olerud's 17 seasons on file; the high is .375 in 1989.
  • Down .010 from .269 in 2003.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 8, 2026.

John Olerud: top 5 2004 regular season games by AVG

John Olerud: top 5 2004 regular season games by AVG
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Apr 13, 2004@ LAAL 7-5412000.273.333.364.697
Jun 17, 2004@ MILW 6-3111000.271.381.387.768
May 29, 2004@ BOSW 5-4311010.270.386.365.751
Jun 1, 2004vs TORL 6-5512000.269.384.363.747
May 28, 2004@ BOSL 8-4402000.269.380.366.746

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

All 127 2004 games

John Olerud, 2004 regular season

GP
127
AB
425
R
45
H
110
HR
9
RBI
48
SB
0
AVG
.259