John Olerud
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
John Olerud
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Birthdate:
Aug. 5, 1968 (64 y, 0 m, 2 d)
Born In:
Seattle, WA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'5"/224
Entry:
1988 Draft - Round: 47, Overall: 1312, Team: Kansas City Royals
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1991 Minnesota (VBL)
Rookie of the Year 1989 Minnesota (VBL)
All-Star 1996 Colorado (VBL)
1994 Colorado (VBL)
1991 Minnesota (VBL)
Gold Glove 1993 - 1B Colorado (VBL)
Batter of the Month Aug 1996 Colorado (VBL)
Aug 1992 Minnesota (VBL)
Jul 1991 Minnesota (VBL)
Rookie of the Month Aug 1989 Minnesota (VBL)
Jul 1989 Minnesota (VBL)
May 1989 Minnesota (VBL)
Player of the Week Aug 9, 1999 Colorado (VBL)
Jul 29, 1996 Colorado (VBL)
Jun 10, 1996 Colorado (VBL)
May 13, 1996 Colorado (VBL)
Jul 4, 1994 Colorado (VBL)
Sep 14, 1992 Minnesota (VBL)
Aug 31, 1992 Minnesota (VBL)
Apr 22, 1991 Minnesota (VBL)
Sep 17, 1990 Minnesota (VBL)
Sep 18, 1989 Minnesota (VBL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink47
Grey Ink211
Similar Players (1B)
Player Score
Greg Colbrunn 908
Stan Ross 884
Kal Daniels 867
César Chávez 866
Johnny Damon 863
Paul Goldschmidt 857
Kevin Young 857
Orlando Merced 849
Randall Simon 846
Albert Pujols 824
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1989 133 9
1990 160 1
1991 159 1
1992 161 1
1993 161 2
1996 155 2
Year PA Rank
1989 597 8
1990 705 2
1991 717 2
1992 720 1
1993 726 2
1996 722 2
2000 713 4
Year AB Rank
1989 511 8
1990 621 2
1991 604 5
1992 619 3
1993 620 6
1996 615 6
2000 611 6
Year Hits Rank
1989 157 8
1990 178 3
1991 210 1
1992 204 1
1993 172 8
1994 194 2
1995 195 6
1996 224 1
2000 179 7
Year K Rank
1989 83 7
1990 99 5
Year TB Rank
1989 267 4
1990 280 3
1991 345 1
1992 333 1
1993 268 7
1994 306 9
1995 327 6
1996 373 2
Year 2B Rank
1989 40 1
1990 25 7
1991 47 1
1992 39 1
1993 35 3
1994 46 1
1995 34 9
1996 54 2
Year 3B Rank
1989 5 4
1990 4 9
Year HR Rank
1989 20 5
1990 23 3
1991 28 2
1992 28 4
1993 19 10
1995 32 7
1996 29 10
Year RBI Rank
1989 70 6
1990 86 3
1991 100 1
1992 110 3
1993 93 4
1995 122 5
1996 128 2
Year R Rank
1989 79 8
1990 84 6
1991 103 2
1992 96 3
1993 85 10
1995 115 8
1996 129 2
Year BB Rank
1989 80 2
1990 77 2
1991 102 1
1992 90 1
1993 95 2
1994 71 10
1995 84 6
1996 99 4
1997 79 10
2000 96 4
2001 98 6
Year IBB Rank
1989 7 5
1990 7 3
1991 15 1
1992 10 1
1995 11 2
1996 8 6
Year HBP Rank
1989 2 7
1990 2 8
Year SF Rank
1989 4 5
1990 5 2
1991 10 1
1992 9 2
1993 10 1
1994 9 2
1995 4 9
Year XBH Rank
1989 65 1
1990 52 3
1991 77 1
1992 70 1
1993 56 6
1994 69 7
1995 67 7
1996 87 1
Year Avg Rank
1989 0.307 3
1990 0.287 5
1991 0.348 1
1992 0.330 1
1994 0.354 1
1995 0.344 2
1996 0.364 1
Year OBP Rank
1989 0.400 1
1990 0.365 5
1991 0.437 1
1992 0.411 1
1993 0.369 7
1994 0.425 1
1995 0.427 4
1996 0.451 1
1997 0.416 5
1999 0.398 10
2000 0.387 10
Year SLG Rank
1989 0.523 2
1990 0.451 4
1991 0.571 1
1992 0.538 4
1993 0.432 10
1994 0.558 10
1995 0.577 5
1996 0.607 4
Year ISO Rank
1989 0.215 3
1990 0.164 4
1991 0.224 1
1992 0.208 5
1993 0.155 10
1996 0.242 10
Year OPS Rank
1989 0.923 1
1990 0.815 4
1991 1.008 1
1992 0.949 3
1993 0.801 10
1994 0.983 4
1995 1.004 4
1996 1.057 3
1997 0.917 9
Year G Rank
1989 155 5
1990 160 1
1991 160 1
1992 161 1
1993 161 2
1994 156 4
1996 157 3
2000 161 2
Year WAR Rank
1989 5.3 5
1990 4.0 6
1991 8.2 1
1992 7.4 1
1993 4.5 9
1994 6.2 4
1995 6.1 6
1996 8.4 2