John Olerud
[edit] Biography
John Olerud (John Garrett Olerud) was born on August 5, 1968 in Seattle, Washington. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1989 for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1990, his rookie year, he hit .265 with 14 home runs and 48 RBI. Olerud played for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that John Olerud's best season was 1993, when he slugged 24 home runs, hit for a .363 average and knocked in 107 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| 6
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .375
| .375
| .375
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| 111
| 358
| 43
| 95
| 14
| 48
| .265
| .364
| .430
| 15
| 1
| 57
| 75
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 5
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| 139
| 454
| 64
| 116
| 17
| 68
| .256
| .353
| .438
| 30
| 1
| 68
| 84
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 12
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| 138
| 458
| 68
| 130
| 16
| 66
| .284
| .375
| .450
| 28
| 0
| 70
| 61
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 11
| 15
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| 158
| 551
| 109
| 200
| 24
| 107
| .363
| .473
| .599
| 54
| 2
| 114
| 65
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 12
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| 108
| 384
| 47
| 114
| 12
| 67
| .297
| .393
| .477
| 29
| 2
| 61
| 53
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 11
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| 135
| 492
| 72
| 143
| 8
| 54
| .291
| .398
| .404
| 32
| 0
| 84
| 54
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 17
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| 125
| 398
| 59
| 109
| 18
| 61
| .274
| .382
| .472
| 25
| 0
| 60
| 37
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 10
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| 154
| 524
| 90
| 154
| 22
| 102
| .294
| .400
| .489
| 34
| 1
| 85
| 67
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 19
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 160
| 557
| 91
| 197
| 22
| 93
| .354
| .447
| .551
| 36
| 4
| 96
| 73
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 11
| 15
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 162
| 581
| 107
| 173
| 19
| 96
| .298
| .427
| .463
| 39
| 0
| 125
| 66
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 22
|
| 2000
| SEA
| A
| 159
| 565
| 84
| 161
| 14
| 103
| .285
| .392
| .439
| 45
| 0
| 102
| 96
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 17
|
| 2001
| SEA
| A
| 159
| 572
| 91
| 173
| 21
| 95
| .302
| .401
| .472
| 32
| 1
| 94
| 70
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 19
| 21
|
| 2002
| SEA
| A
| 154
| 553
| 85
| 166
| 22
| 102
| .300
| .403
| .490
| 39
| 0
| 98
| 66
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 19
|
| 2003
| SEA
| A
| 152
| 539
| 64
| 145
| 10
| 83
| .269
| .372
| .390
| 35
| 0
| 84
| 67
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 20
|
| 2004
| SEA
| A
| 78
| 261
| 29
| 64
| 5
| 22
| .245
| .354
| .360
| 13
| 1
| 40
| 41
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| 2004
| NY
| A
| 49
| 164
| 16
| 46
| 4
| 26
| .280
| .367
| .396
| 7
| 0
| 21
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 2004
| TOT
| A
| 127
| 425
| 45
| 110
| 9
| 48
| .259
| .359
| .374
| 20
| 1
| 61
| 61
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 11
|
| 2005
| BOS
| A
| 87
| 173
| 18
| 50
| 7
| 37
| .289
| .344
| .451
| 7
| 0
| 16
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 476
| 1662
| 288
| 524
| 63
| 291
| .315
| .425
| .501
| 109
| 5
| 306
| 206
| 28
| 1
| 5
| 21
| 56
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1758
| 5930
| 851
| 1715
| 192
| 939
| .289
| .390
| .455
| 391
| 8
| 969
| 810
| 60
| 11
| 6
| 136
| 176
|
| Total
|
|
| 2234
| 7592
| 1139
| 2239
| 255
| 1230
| .295
| .398
| .465
| 500
| 13
| 1275
| 1016
| 88
| 12
| 11
| 157
| 232
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 1
| 16
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 90
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 18
| 15
| 144
| 133
| 10
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 135
| 124
| 1126.1
| 1120
| 78
| 5
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 133
| 125
| 1096.1
| 1057
| 81
| 7
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 137
| 137
| 1205.1
| 1160
| 97
| 10
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 20
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 104
| 101
| 900
| 824
| 68
| 6
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 133
| 132
| 1173
| 1099
| 89
| 4
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 101
| 92
| 823
| 781
| 56
| 2
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .998
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 146
| 141
| 1236.1
| 1292
| 120
| 7
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 157
| 149
| 1336.2
| 1258
| 116
| 5
| 119
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 160
| 159
| 1385.2
| 1344
| 105
| 9
| 127
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 2000
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 158
| 155
| 1358.2
| 1271
| 133
| 5
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 2001
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 158
| 149
| 1347.2
| 1210
| 121
| 9
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 2002
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 152
| 150
| 1317.2
| 1169
| 101
| 5
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 2003
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 152
| 143
| 1287
| 1096
| 125
| 3
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .998
|
| 2004
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 77
| 71
| 645.1
| 549
| 52
| 1
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .998
|
| 2004
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 47
| 47
| 400
| 368
| 25
| 1
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 2004
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 124
| 118
| 1045.1
| 917
| 77
| 2
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .998
|
| 2005
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 80
| 38
| 431
| 416
| 40
| 1
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .998
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 133
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2053
| 1929
| 17230
| 16166
| 1419
| 82
| 1581
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Mets in the 27th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1986).
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1989 - signed August 26, 1989).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with cash to New York Mets in exchange for Robert Person (December 20, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1997).
- Signed by New York Mets (November 24, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1999).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 15, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2002).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 6, 2002).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (July 27, 2004).
- Signed by New York Yankees (August 3, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2004).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (May 2, 2005).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 2005).
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