Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1989
- College
- Washington State
- AL Gold Glove
- 3x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1989
- College
- Washington State
- AL Gold Glove
- 3x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,234
- AB
- 7,592
- R
- 1,139
- H
- 2,239
- HR
- 255
- RBI
- 1,230
- SB
- 11
- AVG
- .295
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | TOR | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| 1990 | TOR | 111 | 358 | 43 | 95 | 14 | 48 | 0 | .265 |
| 1991 | TOR | 139 | 454 | 64 | 116 | 17 | 68 | 0 | .256 |
| 1992 | TOR | 138 | 458 | 68 | 130 | 16 | 66 | 1 | .284 |
| 1993 | TOR | 158 | 551 | 109 | 200 | 24 | 107 | 0 | .363 |
| 1994 | TOR | 108 | 384 | 47 | 114 | 12 | 67 | 1 | .297 |
| 1995 | TOR | 135 | 492 | 72 | 143 | 8 | 54 | 0 | .291 |
| 1996 | TOR | 125 | 398 | 59 | 109 | 18 | 61 | 1 | .274 |
| 1997 | NYM | 154 | 524 | 90 | 154 | 22 | 102 | 0 | .294 |
| 1998 | NYM | 160 | 557 | 91 | 197 | 22 | 93 | 2 | .354 |
| 1999 | NYM | 162 | 581 | 107 | 173 | 19 | 96 | 3 | .298 |
| 2000 | SEA | 159 | 565 | 84 | 161 | 14 | 103 | 0 | .285 |
| 2001 | SEA | 159 | 572 | 91 | 173 | 21 | 95 | 3 | .302 |
| 2002 | SEA | 154 | 553 | 85 | 166 | 22 | 102 | 0 | .300 |
| 2003 | SEA | 152 | 539 | 64 | 145 | 10 | 83 | 0 | .269 |
| 2004 |  SEA/NYY | 127 | 425 | 45 | 110 | 9 | 48 | 0 | .259 |
| 2005 | BOS | 87 | 173 | 18 | 50 | 7 | 37 | 0 | .289 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 66
- AB
- 237
- R
- 35
- H
- 66
- HR
- 9
- RBI
- 34
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .278
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 9,063
- TB
- 3,530
- XBH
- 768
- HBP
- 88
- IBB
- 157
- GIDP
- 232
- P/PA
- 0.87
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | TOR | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | TOR | 421 | 154 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | TOR | 541 | 199 | 48 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | TOR | 537 | 206 | 44 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR | 679 | 330 | 80 | 7 | 33 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | TOR | 453 | 183 | 43 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | TOR | 581 | 199 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | TOR | 469 | 188 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | NYM | 630 | 256 | 57 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | NYM | 665 | 307 | 62 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | NYM | 723 | 269 | 58 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | SEA | 683 | 248 | 59 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | SEA | 679 | 270 | 54 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0 |
| 2002 | SEA | 668 | 271 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | SEA | 634 | 210 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | SEA/NYY | 500 | 159 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 2005 | BOS | 192 | 78 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.8 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 53.7
- RC
- 1418.4
- RC/27
- 6.70
- ISOP
- .170
- SECA
- .338
- BB/K
- 1.25
- AB/HR
- 29.8
- GO/FO
- 0.80
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | TOR | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | TOR | 1.5 | 58.3 | 5.7 | .165 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 25.6 | 0 |
| 1991 | TOR | 1.6 | 72 | 5.3 | .183 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 26.7 | 0 |
| 1992 | TOR | 3.1 | 77.7 | 6 | .166 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 28.6 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR | 7.4 | 149.5 | 10.9 | .236 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | TOR | 2.9 | 71.5 | 6.7 | .180 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 32 | 0 |
| 1995 | TOR | 1.9 | 81.1 | 6 | .114 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 61.5 | 0 |
| 1996 | TOR | 2.3 | 72.7 | 6.5 | .198 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 22.1 | 0 |
| 1997 | NYM | 3.8 | 102 | 6.9 | .195 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 23.8 | 0 |
| 1998 | NYM | 7.3 | 132.3 | 9.3 | .197 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 25.3 | 0 |
| 1999 | NYM | 5.4 | 118.9 | 7.4 | .165 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 30.6 | 0 |
| 2000 | SEA | 3.3 | 100 | 6.2 | .154 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 40.4 | 0 |
| 2001 | SEA | 4.8 | 107.6 | 6.8 | .170 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 27.2 | 0 |
| 2002 | SEA | 4.8 | 109.7 | 7.1 | .190 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 25.1 | 0 |
| 2003 | SEA | 2.3 | 79.1 | 5.1 | .121 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 53.9 | 0 |
| 2004 | SEA/NYY | 0.7 | 60.2 | 4.9 | .115 | 0.3 | 1 | 47.2 | 0.8 |
| 2005 | BOS | 0.6 | 25.9 | 5.3 | .162 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 24.7 | 0.9 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were John Olerud's career stats?
John Olerud played 17 seasons for the Blue Jays, the Mets, the Mariners and the Red Sox. He was a career .295 hitter with 2,239 hits, 255 home runs and 1,230 RBI. His best season was 1989: a .375 batting average, 0 home runs and 0 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1989 to 2005
John Olerud finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.
Championships ×2
- 1992 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
- 1993 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
Awards
- AL Gold Glove ×3: 2000, 2002, 2003
All-time career rank
- 244th in home runs (255)
- 176th in hits (2,239)
- 128th in rbi (1,230)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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