John Olerud

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 205lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: August 5, 1968 in Seattle, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 27th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Interlake HS (Bellevue, WA) and the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Washington State University (Pullman, WA).

High School: Interlake HS (Bellevue, WA)

School: Washington State University (Pullman, WA)

Debut: September 3, 1989 (Age 21-029d, 15,689th in major league history)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 2005 (Age 37-058d)
vs. NYY 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Full Name: John Garrett Olerud

Pronunciation: \OLE-le-RUDE\

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Relatives: Cousin of Dale Sveum

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

58.2

7592

2239

255

.295

1139

RBI

1230

OBP

.398

SLG

.465

OPS

.863

OPS+

129

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1995 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1995 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 26	TOR		OAK	W,13-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
2	2	Apr 27	TOR		OAK	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
3	3	Apr 28	TOR		CAL	L,6-7	CG	42	10.0	11	0	0	11	4	1B
4	4	Apr 29	TOR		CAL	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
5	5	Apr 30	TOR		CAL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	6	May 1	TOR		CAL	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
7	7	May 2	TOR		CHW	W,9-8	CG	47	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
8	8	May 3	TOR		CHW	W,8-7	CG	52	10.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
9	9	May 5	TOR	@	BAL	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
10	10	May 6	TOR	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
11	11	May 7	TOR	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
12	12	May 9	TOR		NYY	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
13	13	May 10	TOR		NYY	L,4-6	CG	49	11.0	9	1	0	10	4	1B
14	15 (1)	May 12	TOR	@	MIL	L,5-14	CG	44	8.0	11	2	0	13	3	1B
15	16	May 13	TOR	@	MIL	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
16	17	May 14	TOR	@	MIL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
17	18	May 15	TOR	@	TEX	L,4-12	CG	46	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
18	19	May 16	TOR	@	TEX	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
19	20	May 17	TOR	@	TEX	L,7-12	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
20	21	May 19	TOR	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
21	22	May 20	TOR	@	DET	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
22	23	May 21	TOR	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
23	24	May 22	TOR		KCR	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
24	25	May 23	TOR		KCR	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
25	26	May 24	TOR		KCR	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
26	27	May 26	TOR		CLE	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
27	28	May 27	TOR		CLE	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
28	29	May 28	TOR		CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
29	30	May 29	TOR		DET	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
30	31	May 30	TOR		DET	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
31	32	May 31	TOR		DET	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	33	Jun 2	TOR	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
33	34	Jun 3	TOR	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
34	35	Jun 4	TOR	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	43	8.2	7	0	0	7	2	1B
35	36	Jun 5	TOR	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
36	37	Jun 6	TOR	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
37	38	Jun 7	TOR	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
38	39	Jun 10	TOR	@	KCR	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
39	40	Jun 11	TOR	@	KCR	L,2-3	GS	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
40	41	Jun 12	TOR		BOS	W,4-3	CG	47	12.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
41	42	Jun 13	TOR		BOS	L,7-11	CG	48	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
42	43	Jun 14	TOR		BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
43	44	Jun 16	TOR		TEX	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
44	46 (1)	Jun 18	TOR		TEX	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
45	47	Jun 20	TOR		MIL	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
46	48	Jun 21	TOR		MIL	L,9-10	CG	46	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
47	49	Jun 22	TOR		MIL	L,0-9	CG	45	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
48	50	Jun 23	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
49	51	Jun 24	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
50	52	Jun 25	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
51	53	Jun 26	TOR	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	7	0	0	7	0	1B
52	54	Jun 27	TOR	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	44	10.1	7	1	0	8	1	1B
53	55	Jun 28	TOR	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
54	56	Jun 29	TOR		BAL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
55	57	Jun 30	TOR		BAL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	58	Jul 1	TOR		BAL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
57	59	Jul 2	TOR		BAL	L,7-9	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
58	60	Jul 3	TOR	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
59	61	Jul 4	TOR	@	CAL	L,0-14	CG	47	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
60	62	Jul 5	TOR	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
61	63	Jul 6	TOR	@	CAL	L,1-10	CG	48	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
62	64	Jul 7	TOR	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
63	65	Jul 8 (1)	TOR	@	OAK	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
64	66	Jul 8 (2)	TOR	@	OAK	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
65	67	Jul 9	TOR	@	OAK	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
66	68	Jul 12	TOR	@	OAK	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
67	69	Jul 13	TOR	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
68	70	Jul 14	TOR	@	SEA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
69	72 (1)	Jul 16	TOR	@	SEA	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
70	73	Jul 17	TOR	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
71	74	Jul 18	TOR	@	MIN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
72	75	Jul 19	TOR		CAL	L,2-10	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
73	77 (1)	Jul 21	TOR		SEA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
74	78	Jul 22	TOR		SEA	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
75	80 (1)	Jul 25	TOR		MIN	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
76	81	Jul 26	TOR		MIN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
77	82	Jul 27	TOR		MIN	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
78	83	Jul 28	TOR		OAK	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
79	84	Jul 29	TOR		OAK	W,18-11	CG	48	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
80	85	Jul 30	TOR		OAK	L,3-11	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
81	86	Jul 31	TOR	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	87	Aug 1	TOR	@	BAL	W,12-10	CG	38	9.0	9	4	0	13	2	1B
83	88	Aug 2	TOR	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
84	90 (1)	Aug 4	TOR		BOS	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
85	91	Aug 5	TOR		BOS	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
86	92	Aug 6	TOR		BOS	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
87	93	Aug 7	TOR		BOS	L,4-5	CG	45	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
88	94	Aug 8	TOR	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	47	10.1	11	0	0	11	1	1B
89	95	Aug 9	TOR	@	MIL	L,7-12	CG	45	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
90	96	Aug 10	TOR	@	MIL	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	8	1	1	10	3	1B
91	97	Aug 11	TOR	@	TEX	W,14-5	CG	35	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
92	98	Aug 12	TOR	@	TEX	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
93	99	Aug 13	TOR	@	TEX	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
94	100	Aug 15	TOR	@	DET	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
95	101	Aug 16	TOR	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
96	102	Aug 17	TOR	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
97	103	Aug 18	TOR		KCR	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
98	104	Aug 19	TOR		KCR	W,5-4	CG	55	13.0	20	1	0	21	0	1B
99	106 (1)	Aug 21	TOR		CLE	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
100	107	Aug 22	TOR		CLE	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
101	108	Aug 23	TOR		CLE	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
102	109	Aug 25	TOR		CHW	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
103	110	Aug 26	TOR		CHW	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
104	112 (1)	Aug 28	TOR	@	CLE	L,1-9	CG	43	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
105	113	Aug 29	TOR	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
106	114	Aug 30	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	58	13.2	14	1	0	15	0	1B
107	115	Aug 31	TOR	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	40	9.1	12	0	0	12	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	116	Sep 1	TOR	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
109	117	Sep 2	TOR	@	CHW	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
110	118	Sep 3	TOR	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
111	119	Sep 4 (1)	TOR	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
112	120	Sep 4 (2)	TOR	@	KCR	L,7-9	CG	39	8.0	9	0	1	10	2	1B
113	121	Sep 5	TOR	@	KCR	L,8-9	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
114	122	Sep 6	TOR	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
115	123	Sep 8	TOR		DET	W,9-5	GS	32	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
116	124	Sep 9	TOR		DET	L,2-5	GS	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
117	125	Sep 10	TOR		DET	L,2-5	GS	39	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
118	127 (1)	Sep 12	TOR		TEX	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
119	128	Sep 13	TOR		TEX	L,2-3	GS	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
120	129	Sep 14	TOR		TEX	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
121	130	Sep 15	TOR		MIL	L,1-5	GS	42	11.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
122	131	Sep 16	TOR		MIL	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	16	0	0	16	0	1B
123	132	Sep 17	TOR		MIL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
124	133	Sep 18	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
125	134	Sep 19	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
126	135	Sep 20	TOR	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
127	136	Sep 21	TOR	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
128	137	Sep 23 (1)	TOR	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
129	139 (1)	Sep 24	TOR	@	BOS	W,2-1	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
130	140	Sep 26	TOR		BAL	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
131	142 (1)	Sep 29	TOR		NYY	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
132	143	Sep 30	TOR		NYY	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
133	144	Oct 1	TOR		NYY	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
							133gm		1173.0	1099	89	4	1192	103