John Olerud career batting average
.295Career Regular Season
John Olerud has a career batting average of .295 over 17 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .375 in 1989.
- Most recent: .289 in 2005.
Average of 17 regular seasons, 1989 through 2005. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | 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. | ||
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| 1989 |  TOR | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 |
| 1990 | TOR | 111 | 358 | 43 | 95 | 14 | 48 | 0 | .265 | .364 | .430 | .794 |
| 1991 | TOR | 139 | 454 | 64 | 116 | 17 | 68 | 0 | .256 | .353 | .438 | .791 |
| 1992 | TOR | 138 | 458 | 68 | 130 | 16 | 66 | 1 | .284 | .375 | .450 | .825 |
| 1993 | TOR | 158 | 551 | 109 | 200 | 24 | 107 | 0 | .363 | .473 | .599 | 1.072 |
| 1994 | TOR | 108 | 384 | 47 | 114 | 12 | 67 | 1 | .297 | .393 | .477 | .869 |
| 1995 | TOR | 135 | 492 | 72 | 143 | 8 | 54 | 0 | .291 | .398 | .404 | .802 |
| 1996 | TOR | 125 | 398 | 59 | 109 | 18 | 61 | 1 | .274 | .382 | .472 | .854 |
| 1997 |  NYM | 154 | 524 | 90 | 154 | 22 | 102 | 0 | .294 | .400 | .489 | .889 |
| 1998 | NYM | 160 | 557 | 91 | 197 | 22 | 93 | 2 | .354 | .447 | .551 | .998 |
| 1999 | NYM | 162 | 581 | 107 | 173 | 19 | 96 | 3 | .298 | .427 | .463 | .890 |
| 2000 |  SEA | 159 | 565 | 84 | 161 | 14 | 103 | 0 | .285 | .392 | .439 | .831 |
| 2001 | SEA | 159 | 572 | 91 | 173 | 21 | 95 | 3 | .302 | .401 | .472 | .873 |
| 2002 | SEA | 154 | 553 | 85 | 166 | 22 | 102 | 0 | .300 | .403 | .490 | .893 |
| 2003 | SEA | 152 | 539 | 64 | 145 | 10 | 83 | 0 | .269 | .372 | .390 | .761 |
| 2004 |  SEA/NYY | 127 | 425 | 45 | 110 | 9 | 48 | 0 | .259 | .359 | .374 | .733 |
| 2005 |  BOS | 87 | 173 | 18 | 50 | 7 | 37 | 0 | .289 | .344 | .451 | .795 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS