John Olerud vs Mark Grace

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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. They have faced each other 3 times: John Olerud's team won 2, Mark Grace's 1. John Olerud won 2 titles, Mark Grace won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Olerud leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Mark Grace in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

John Olerud and Mark Grace career totals
2,234GP2,245
7,592AB8,065
1,139R1,179, better
2,239H2,445, better
255, betterHR173
1,230, betterRBI1,146
11SB70, better
0.3AVG0.3, better
0.4, betterOBP0.4
0.5, betterSLG0.4
0.9, betterOPS0.8

John Olerud vs Mark Grace head to head

They have faced each other 3 times: John Olerud's team won 2, Mark Grace's 1.

John Olerud and Mark Grace, record against each other
GamesPlayedJohn Olerud wonMark Grace won
Regular season32, better1
John Olerud and Mark Grace, averages in their games against each other
3.3AB3.3
0.7, betterR0.3
1.0H2.0, better
0.3, betterHR0.0
0.7, betterRBI0.0

Every game against each other

John Olerud vs Mark Grace, every game
Jul 17, 2001ARI at SEAW 6-13 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jul 16, 2001ARI at SEAL 5-33 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Jul 15, 2001ARI at SEAW 8-04 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI3 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the postseason?

John Olerud and Mark Grace postseason
66GP25
237AB82
35, betterR5
66, betterH27
9, betterHR2
34, betterRBI13
1SB1
0.3AVG0.3, better
0.4OBP0.4, better
0.4SLG0.5, better
0.8OPS0.9, better

Where each stands all time

John Olerud and Mark Grace all-time places
244th (255), betterHome runs—
176th (2,239)Hits120th (2,445), better
129th (1,230), betterRBI173rd (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 and Mark Grace titles and awards
2, betterChampionships1
—NL Gold Glove4, better
3, betterAL Gold Glove—

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.
1st1989.375, better001988.2967, better57, better
2nd1990.26514, better481989.314, better1379, better
3rd1991.25617, better681990.309, better982, better
4th1992.284, better16, better66, better1991.273858
5th1993.363, better24, better107, better1992.307979
6th1994.29712671993.325, better14, better98, better
7th1995.2918, better54, better1994.298, better644
8th1996.27418, better611995.326, better1692, better
9th1997.29422, better102, better1996.331, better975
10th1998.354, better22, better93, better1997.3191378
11th1999.29819, better96, better1998.309, better1789
12th2000.28514103, better1999.309, better16, better91
13th2001.302, better21, better95, better2000.2801182
14th2002.300, better22, better102, better2001.2981578
15th2003.269, better10, better83, better2002.252748
16th2004.259, better9, better48, better2003.200316
17th2005.289737————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI