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.

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	TOR		BOS	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
2	2	Apr 9	TOR		BOS	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
3	4 (1)	Apr 11	TOR		MIL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
4	5	Apr 12	TOR		MIL	W,5-4	GS	39	10.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
5	6	Apr 13	TOR		MIL	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
6	7	Apr 14	TOR		MIL	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
7	8	Apr 15	TOR	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
8	9	Apr 16	TOR	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
9	11 (1)	Apr 19	TOR	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
10	12	Apr 20	TOR	@	MIL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
11	13	Apr 21	TOR	@	MIL	L,8-11	GS	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
12	14	Apr 22	TOR	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
13	15	Apr 23	TOR	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
14	17 (1)	Apr 25	TOR		DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
15	18	Apr 26	TOR		DET	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
16	19	Apr 27	TOR		DET	L,2-4	CG	32	9.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
17	21 (1)	Apr 30	TOR	@	TEX	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	22	May 1	TOR	@	TEX	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
19	23	May 2	TOR	@	KCR	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
20	24	May 3	TOR	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	3	1B
21	25	May 4	TOR	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
22	26	May 5	TOR	@	KCR	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
23	28 (1)	May 8	TOR		TEX	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
24	29	May 9	TOR		CHW	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
25	30	May 10	TOR		CHW	L,3-5	CG	52	12.0	15	2	0	17	0	1B
26	33 (2)	May 13	TOR		KCR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	8	4	0	12	0	1B
27	34	May 14	TOR		KCR	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
28	35	May 15	TOR		KCR	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
29	36	May 17	TOR	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	41	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
30	38 (1)	May 19	TOR	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
31	39	May 20	TOR	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
32	40	May 21	TOR	@	OAK	W,11-7	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
33	41	May 22	TOR	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
34	42	May 24	TOR	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
35	43	May 25	TOR	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
36	45 (1)	May 28	TOR		OAK	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
37	46	May 29	TOR		OAK	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
38	47	May 30	TOR		OAK	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	49 (1)	Jun 1	TOR		CAL	L,8-11	CG	47	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
40	51 (1)	Jun 3	TOR	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
41	52	Jun 4	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
42	54 (1)	Jun 6	TOR	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
43	55	Jun 7	TOR	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
44	56	Jun 8	TOR	@	BAL	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
45	59 (2)	Jun 12	TOR	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
46	60	Jun 13	TOR	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
47	61	Jun 14	TOR		BAL	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
48	62	Jun 15	TOR		BAL	L,4-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
49	63	Jun 16	TOR		BAL	L,8-13	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
50	64	Jun 18	TOR		NYY	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
51	66 (1)	Jun 20	TOR		NYY	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	11	1	1	13	0	1B
52	68 (1)	Jun 22	TOR		CLE	W,4-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
53	69	Jun 23	TOR		CLE	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	16	1	0	17	3	1B
54	70	Jun 24	TOR		CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
55	71	Jun 25	TOR	@	MIN	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
56	72	Jun 26	TOR	@	MIN	W,5-2	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
57	73	Jun 27	TOR	@	MIN	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
58	74	Jun 28	TOR		SEA	L,1-3	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
59	75	Jun 29	TOR		SEA	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
60	76	Jun 30	TOR		SEA	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	78 (1)	Jul 2	TOR		MIN	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	13	0	1	14	0	1B
62	81 (2)	Jul 5	TOR	@	SEA	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
63	82	Jul 6	TOR	@	SEA	W,4-3	GF	11	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 1B
64	83	Jul 7	TOR	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
65	84	Jul 11	TOR		TEX	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
66	85	Jul 12	TOR		TEX	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
67	86	Jul 13	TOR		TEX	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
68	87	Jul 14	TOR		TEX	L,6-8	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
69	88	Jul 15	TOR	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	51	12.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
70	89	Jul 16	TOR	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	34	9.1	11	1	0	12	1	1B
71	90	Jul 18	TOR	@	TEX	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
72	92 (1)	Jul 20	TOR	@	TEX	L,6-11	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
73	93	Jul 21	TOR	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
74	94	Jul 23	TOR	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
75	95	Jul 24	TOR	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
76	96	Jul 25	TOR	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
77	97	Jul 26	TOR		KCR	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
78	98	Jul 27	TOR		KCR	L,2-5	CG	43	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
79	99	Jul 28	TOR		KCR	L,4-10	CG	50	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
80	100	Jul 29	TOR		CHW	L,4-12	CG	43	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
81	102 (1)	Jul 31	TOR		CLE	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	103	Aug 1	TOR		CLE	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
83	104	Aug 2	TOR	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
84	106 (1)	Aug 4	TOR	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	8	4	0	12	1	1B
85	107	Aug 6	TOR		DET	W,2-1	GS	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
86	108	Aug 7	TOR		DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
87	109	Aug 8	TOR		DET	L,0-4	CG	60	14.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
88	111 (1)	Aug 10	TOR		BOS	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
89	112	Aug 11	TOR		BOS	L,6-9	CG	47	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
90	113	Aug 12	TOR		BOS	L,8-11	CG	50	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
91	114	Aug 13	TOR	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	12	0	0	12	1	1B
92	115	Aug 14	TOR	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
93	116	Aug 15	TOR	@	MIL	W,4-1	GF	6	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
94	118 (1)	Aug 17	TOR	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
95	119	Aug 18	TOR	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
96	120	Aug 20	TOR		MIL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
97	121	Aug 21	TOR		MIL	L,0-3	GF	15	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
98	122	Aug 22	TOR		MIL	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
99	123	Aug 23	TOR		NYY	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
100	124	Aug 24	TOR		NYY	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
101	125	Aug 25	TOR		NYY	W,11-7	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
102	126	Aug 26	TOR	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
103	127	Aug 27	TOR	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
104	128	Aug 28	TOR	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
105	130 (1)	Aug 30	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
106	131	Aug 31	TOR	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
107	132	Sep 1	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
108	133	Sep 2	TOR		BAL	W,5-4	GS	43	10.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
109	134	Sep 3	TOR		BAL	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
110	135	Sep 4	TOR		BAL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
111	136	Sep 5	TOR	@	CLE	W,13-1	GS	22	6.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
112	137	Sep 6	TOR	@	CLE	W,7-4	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
113	139 (1)	Sep 8	TOR	@	CLE	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
114	140	Sep 10	TOR		SEA	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	7	4	0	11	0	1B
115	141	Sep 11	TOR		SEA	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
116	142	Sep 13	TOR		OAK	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
117	143	Sep 14	TOR		OAK	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
118	144	Sep 15	TOR		OAK	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
119	145	Sep 16	TOR	@	SEA	L,5-6	CG	42	10.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
120	146	Sep 17	TOR	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	51	10.2	10	0	0	10	2	1B
121	147	Sep 18	TOR	@	SEA	W,5-3	GF	21	5.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
122	148	Sep 20	TOR	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	50	10.2	13	0	0	13	0	1B
123	149	Sep 21	TOR	@	OAK	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
124	150	Sep 22	TOR	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
125	151	Sep 23	TOR	@	CAL	L,9-10	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
126	152	Sep 24	TOR	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	36	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
127	153	Sep 25	TOR	@	CAL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
128	154	Sep 27	TOR		MIN	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
129	155	Sep 28	TOR		MIN	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
130	156	Sep 29	TOR		MIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
131	157	Sep 30	TOR		CAL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
132	158	Oct 1	TOR		CAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
133	159	Oct 2	TOR		CAL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
134	161 (1)	Oct 5	TOR	@	MIN	L,1-3	GS	20	5.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
135	162	Oct 6	TOR	@	MIN	W,3-2	GS	24	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
							135gm		1126.1	1120	78	5	1203	77