John Olerud vs Mark Grace

John Olerud and Mark Grace compared on their MLB careers: John Olerud played 17 seasons, 1989 to 2005, Mark Grace 16 seasons, 1988 to 2003. John Olerud has .295 batting average to Mark Grace's .303. John Olerud won 2 titles, Mark Grace won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Olerud and Mark Grace career totals
2,234GP2,245
7,592AB8,065
1,139R1,179
2,239H2,445
255HR173
1,230RBI1,146
11SB70
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.4
0.9OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

John Olerud and Mark Grace postseason
66GP25
237AB82
35R5
66H27
9HR2
34RBI13
1SB1
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

John Olerud and Mark Grace all-time places
244th (255)Home runs
176th (2,239)Hits120th (2,445)
128th (1,230)RBI173rd (1,146)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • John Olerud: 2 championships; AL Gold Glove ×3
  • Mark Grace: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove ×4

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

John Olerud and Mark Grace season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1989.375001988.296757
2nd1990.26514481989.3141379
3rd1991.25617681990.309982
4th1992.28416661991.273858
5th1993.363241071992.307979
6th1994.29712671993.3251498
7th1995.2918541994.298644
8th1996.27418611995.3261692
9th1997.294221021996.331975
10th1998.35422931997.3191378
11th1999.29819961998.3091789
12th2000.285141031999.3091691
13th2001.30221952000.2801182
14th2002.300221022001.2981578
15th2003.26910832002.252748
16th2004.2599482003.200316
17th2005.289737

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI