Greg Olson stats

Last played for the Atlanta Braves, 1993

Catcher

Age 66 · 6' 0"

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Greg Olson played 5 MLB seasons, 1989 to 1993.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
414
AB
1,275
R
132
H
309
HR
20
RBI
131
SB
5
AVG
.242
Standard by season
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.
1989MIN3201000.500
1990ATL10029836787361.262
1991ATL13341146996441.241
1992ATL9530227723272.238
1993ATL8326223594241.225

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

Career Postseason

GP
16
AB
54
R
6
H
15
HR
1
RBI
5
SB
2
AVG
.278

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
1,433
TB
436
XBH
84
HBP
7
IBB
11
GIDP
40
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1989MIN2100000
1990ATL332113202480
1991ATL4641423133130
1992ATL34099191480
1993ATL295811410110

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
1.7
RC
136.4
RC/27
3.60
ISOP
.100
SECA
.209
BB/K
0.87
AB/HR
63.8
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1989MIN0.00.512.3.0000000
1990ATL0.9374.3.1170.20.642.60
1991ATL0.344.33.6.1050.20.968.50
1992ATL0.931.53.5.0890.21.1100.70
1993ATL-0.423.22.9.0840.21.165.50

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
66 yearsSep 6, 1960
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1989
Birthplace
Marshall, MN
College
Minnesota

What were Greg Olson's career stats?

Greg Olson played 5 seasons for the Twins and the Braves. He was a career .242 hitter with 309 hits, 20 home runs and 131 RBI. His best season was 1989: a .500 batting average, 0 home runs and 0 RBI.

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