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Garrett Olson

Garrett Andrew Olson (twitter: @Oly49)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: October 18, 1983 in Fresno, CA
High School: Buchanan HS (Clovis, CA)
School: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (48th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 22, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 2007
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Orioles/Pirates 2007-2011
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 2.133, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2016 [*],
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2007 23 BAL AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2008 24 BAL AL 26 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583 53 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
2009 25 SEA AL 31 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2010 26 SEA AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 27 PIT NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Yrs 103 9 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .143 .167 .310 -17 1 1 0 2 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 14 9 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .167 .143 .167 .310 -17 2 2 0 3 2 0
SEA (2 yrs) 66 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
BAL (2 yrs) 33 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583 53 1 1 0 1 1 0
PIT (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 99 9 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .143 .167 .310 -17 1 1 0 2 1 0
NL (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2007 23 BAL AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2008 24 BAL AL 26 5 0 0 -0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
2009 25 SEA AL 31 4 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
2010 26 SEA AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
2011 27 PIT NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $430,000 /1
5 Seasons 103 9 -1 0 -0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 1 $430,000
SEA (2 yrs) 66 4 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.1 -0 $
BAL (2 yrs) 33 5 0 0 -0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $
PIT (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $430,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2008 24 BAL AL 5 5 0 0.0 106 .250 .333 .269 .250 .338 .333 .423 .583 .760 53 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
2009 25 SEA AL 4 4 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .260 .000 .328 .000 .417 .000 .745 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
5 Yrs 9 9 0 0.0 105 .200 .167 .265 .143 .333 .167 .420 .310 .753 -17 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .167 .000 .000
162 Game Avg. 14 14 0 0.0 105 .200 .167 .265 .143 .333 .167 .420 .310 .753 -17 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .167 .000 .000
SEA (2 yrs) 4 4 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .260 .000 .328 .000 .417 .000 .745 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
BAL (2 yrs) 5 5 0 0.0 106 .250 .333 .269 .250 .338 .333 .423 .583 .760 53 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .333 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2008 24 BAL AL 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 1.00 3.00 80% 0% 0.0% 0%
2009 25 SEA AL 4 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5 25% 0%
5 Yrs 9 0.0% 22.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 6.0 2.00 5.00 56% 0% 0.0% 0%
MLB Averages 2.6% 17.9% 8.6% 7.8% 33% 2.10 5.0 34.6 7.9 0.80 1.07 69% 19% 7.5% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2007 23 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
2008 24 BAL AL -0.1 -0.0 5 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 1.00 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.0 1.23 -0.2 0
2009 25 SEA AL -0.8 -0.1 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .94 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.82 -0.9 0
2010 26 SEA AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 27 PIT NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
5 Yrs -1.0 -0.1 9 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .97 -0.1 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1 1.05 -1.0 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2008 24 BAL AL 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2009 25 SEA AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2008 24 BAL AL 5 80% 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 3 1 33% 3 1 33% 5 1 20% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
2009 25 SEA AL 4 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 9 44% 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 4 1 25% 4 2 50% 6 1 17% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 54% 69% 11% 32% 15% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2008 24 BAL AL 5 15 3.00 10 67% 20% 10% 20% 50% 80% 0% 53% 88% 60% 20% 1 0 20% 1 0 20% 1 1 0 0 0
2009 25 SEA AL 4 13 3.25 10 77% 80% 0% 0% 20% 20% 0% 15% 100% 25% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
2 Yrs 9 28 3.11 20 71% 50% 5% 10% 35% 50% 0% 36% 90% 44% 11% 1 0 11% 1 0 11% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.80 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 24 33 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583 53 1 1 0 1 1 0
2009 25 64 9 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .143 .167 .310 -17 1 1 0 2 1 0
2010 26 99 9 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .143 .167 .310 -17 1 1 0 2 1 0
2011 27 103 9 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .143 .167 .310 -17 1 1 0 2 1 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2008 24 26 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 26
2009 25 31 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 31
2 Yrs 57 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 57
162 Game Avg. 162 26 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 57

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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