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.

1994 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1994 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	TOR		CHW	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
2	2	Apr 5	TOR		CHW	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
3	3	Apr 6	TOR		CHW	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
4	4	Apr 8	TOR		SEA	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
5	5	Apr 9	TOR		SEA	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
6	7 (1)	Apr 11	TOR	@	OAK	W,14-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
7	8	Apr 12	TOR	@	OAK	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
8	9	Apr 13	TOR	@	OAK	L,7-8	CG	63	11.2	11	0	0	11	1	1B
9	10	Apr 14	TOR	@	CAL	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
10	11	Apr 15	TOR	@	CAL	L,13-14	CG	50	9.2	8	1	0	9	0	1B
11	12	Apr 16	TOR	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	7	2	1	10	1	1B
12	13	Apr 17	TOR	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	45	10.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
13	14	Apr 19	TOR		TEX	W,13-3	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
14	15	Apr 20	TOR		TEX	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
15	16	Apr 22	TOR		MIN	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
16	17	Apr 23	TOR		MIN	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
17	18	Apr 24	TOR		MIN	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
18	19	Apr 25	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
19	20	Apr 26	TOR	@	KCR	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
20	21	Apr 27	TOR	@	TEX	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
21	22	Apr 28	TOR	@	TEX	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
22	23	Apr 29	TOR	@	MIN	W,12-7	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
23	24	Apr 30	TOR	@	MIN	L,9-11	CG	44	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	25	May 1	TOR	@	MIN	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
25	26	May 3	TOR		KCR	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
26	27	May 4	TOR		KCR	L,4-6	GF	18	4.0	3	0	0	3	1	PH 1B
27	28	May 5	TOR		KCR	L,9-11	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
28	29	May 6	TOR		MIL	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
29	30	May 7	TOR		MIL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
30	31	May 8	TOR		MIL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
31	32	May 9	TOR	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
32	33	May 10	TOR	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
33	34	May 11	TOR	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
34	35	May 13	TOR	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
35	36	May 14	TOR	@	BOS	L,2-11	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
36	37	May 16	TOR		DET	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
37	38	May 17	TOR		DET	L,6-13	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
38	39	May 18	TOR		DET	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
39	40	May 20	TOR		CLE	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
40	41	May 21	TOR		CLE	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
41	42	May 22	TOR		CLE	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
42	43	May 23	TOR		CLE	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
43	44	May 24	TOR	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
44	45	May 25	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
45	46	May 27	TOR		CAL	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
46	47	May 28	TOR		CAL	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	1B
47	48	May 29	TOR		CAL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
48	49	May 30	TOR		OAK	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	6	3	1	10	2	1B
49	50	May 31	TOR		OAK	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	51	Jun 1	TOR		OAK	L,5-9	CG	48	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
51	52	Jun 3	TOR	@	SEA	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
52	54 (1)	Jun 5	TOR	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
53	55	Jun 7	TOR	@	CHW	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
54	56	Jun 8	TOR	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	11	0	0	11	0	1B
55	57	Jun 9	TOR		NYY	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
56	58	Jun 10	TOR		NYY	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
57	59	Jun 11	TOR		NYY	L,2-9	CG	48	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
58	60	Jun 12	TOR		NYY	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
59	61	Jun 13	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
60	62	Jun 14	TOR	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
61	63	Jun 15	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	53	12.1	12	1	1	14	0	1B
62	64	Jun 17	TOR	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
63	65	Jun 18	TOR	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	44	10.1	7	0	0	7	0	1B
64	66	Jun 19	TOR	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
65	68 (1)	Jun 21	TOR		BOS	L,1-13	CG	52	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
66	69	Jun 22	TOR		BOS	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
67	70	Jun 24	TOR		BAL	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
68	71	Jun 25	TOR		BAL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
69	72	Jun 26	TOR		BAL	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
70	73	Jun 27	TOR	@	MIL	L,1-5	CG	43	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
71	74	Jun 28	TOR	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
72	75	Jun 29	TOR	@	MIL	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	8	2	0	10	4	1B
73	76	Jun 30	TOR	@	MIL	L,2-9	GS	39	7.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	77	Jul 1	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	47	11.2	9	3	0	12	1	1B
75	78	Jul 2	TOR	@	KCR	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
76	79	Jul 3	TOR	@	KCR	L,6-11	GS	31	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
77	80	Jul 4	TOR	@	KCR	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
78	81	Jul 5	TOR	@	MIN	W,14-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
79	82	Jul 6	TOR	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
80	83	Jul 7	TOR	@	MIN	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
81	84	Jul 8	TOR		KCR	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
82	85	Jul 9	TOR		KCR	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
83	86	Jul 10	TOR		KCR	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	1B
84	87	Jul 14	TOR	@	TEX	L,3-7	GS	21	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
85	94 (6)	Jul 21	TOR		TEX	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
86	96 (1)	Jul 23	TOR		TEX	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
87	97	Jul 24	TOR		TEX	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
88	98	Jul 26	TOR		MIL	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
89	99	Jul 27	TOR		MIL	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
90	100	Jul 28	TOR		MIL	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
91	101	Jul 29	TOR	@	BAL	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
92	102	Jul 30	TOR	@	BAL	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
93	103	Jul 31	TOR	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	104	Aug 1 (1)	TOR	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
95	106 (1)	Aug 2	TOR	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
96	107	Aug 3	TOR	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
97	108	Aug 4	TOR	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
98	109	Aug 5	TOR		DET	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
99	110	Aug 6	TOR		DET	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	4	2	1	7	0	1B
100	111	Aug 7	TOR		DET	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
101	112	Aug 8	TOR		CLE	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	4	1B
102	113	Aug 9	TOR		CLE	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
103	114	Aug 10	TOR		CLE	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
104	115	Aug 11	TOR	@	NYY	W,8-7	CG	53	13.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
							104gm		900.0	824	68	6	898	83