Garrett Olson
Garrett Andrew Olson
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 18, 1983 in Fresno, CA
High School: Buchanan (Clovis, CA)
School: California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
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
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2007 23 BAL AL 1 3 .250 7.79 7 7 0 0 0 0 32.1 42 28 28 4 28 1 28 2 1 1 162 59 2.165 11.7 1.1 7.8 7.8 1.00
2008 24 BAL AL 9 10 .474 6.65 26 26 0 0 0 0 132.2 168 100 98 17 62 1 83 8 0 6 621 67 1.734 11.4 1.2 4.2 5.6 1.34
2009 25 SEA AL 3 5 .375 5.60 31 11 5 0 0 0 80.1 79 52 50 19 34 0 47 4 0 2 347 77 1.407 8.9 2.1 3.8 5.3 1.38
3 Seasons 13 18 .419 6.46 64 44 5 0 0 0 245.1 289 180 176 40 124 2 158 14 1 9 1130 69 1.683 10.6 1.5 4.5 5.8 1.27
162 Game Avg. 8 11 .419 6.46 40 28 3 0 0 0 154 182 113 111 25 78 1 99 9 1 6 711 69 1.683 10.6 1.5 4.5 5.8 1.27
BAL (2 yrs) 10 13 .435 6.87 33 33 0 0 0 0 165.0 210 128 126 21 90 2 111 10 1 7 783 65 1.818 11.5 1.1 4.9 6.1 1.23
SEA (1 yr) 3 5 .375 5.60 31 11 5 0 0 0 80.1 79 52 50 19 34 0 47 4 0 2 347 77 1.407 8.9 2.1 3.8 5.3 1.38

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2007 23 BAL AL 7 162 129 28 42 7 0 4 3 1 28 28 .326 .444 .473 .917 .380 61 6 2 0 3 1
2008 24 BAL AL 26 621 543 100 168 39 0 17 20 2 62 83 .309 .386 .475 .861 .338 258 11 8 4 4 1
2009 25 SEA AL 31 347 306 52 79 14 1 19 5 3 34 47 .258 .338 .497 .835 .248 152 9 4 1 2 0
3 Seasons 64 1130 978 180 289 60 1 40 28 6 124 158 .296 .380 .482 .861 .316 471 26 14 5 9 2
162 Game Avg. 40 711 616 113 182 38 1 25 18 4 78 99 .296 .380 .482 .861 .316 297 16 9 3 6 1
MLB Averages .262 .333 .418 .751 .299

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
2007 23 BAL AL 7 7 1 3 3 1 0 2 5 .286 0 2 0 0 0 0% 37 48 23 6 0 0 5 4.5 5.6 4.6 92 2 2 3 0 115
2008 24 BAL AL 26 26 9 10 7 3 1 11 15 .423 2 4 0 0 8 31% 40 74 17 31 15 0 11 5.8 5.9 5.1 89 7 13 6 0 117
2009 25 SEA AL 31 11 3 5 3 2 0 4 7 .364 2 0 0 0 3 27% 44 66 13 12 6 4 4 4.1 4.8 4.8 79 5 5 1 0 104
3 Seasons 64 44 13 18 13 6 1 17 27 .386 4 6 0 0 11 25% 41 74 13 49 21 4 20 5.2 5.6 4.9 87 14 20 10 0 117
MLB Averages .500 48% 49 98 -8 4.7 4.7 5.8 95

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
2009 25 SEA AL 31 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 17 5 29% 8 0.733 7 3 10 7 3 10 10 10 5 7 8 3 4.2 23
1 Season 31 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 17 5 29% 0.733 7 3 10 7 3 10 10 10 5 7 8 3 4.2 23

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
2007 23 BAL AL 162 83% 2.5% 17.3% 17.3% 6.8% 26% 0.51 0.66 62% 22% 6.5% 9% 52 6 12%
2008 24 BAL AL 621 77% 2.7% 13.4% 10.0% 9.0% 33% 0.74 0.87 72% 17% 7.5% 13% 131 11 8%
2009 25 SEA AL 347 70% 5.5% 13.5% 9.8% 9.8% 43% 0.54 0.71 70% 19% 12.8% 12% 73 9 12%
3 Seasons 1130 76% 3.5% 14.0% 11.0% 8.9% 35% 0.64 0.78 70% 18% 9.1% 12% 256 26 10%
MLB Averages 55% 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13% 11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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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 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
2007 23 BAL AL 162 642 3.96 368 57% 31% 14% 26% 28% 69% 1% 40% 79% 56% 7% 11 4 16% 26 14 3 14% 5 6 0 0 0
2008 24 BAL AL 621 2316 3.73 1399 60% 30% 12% 25% 33% 70% 0% 43% 83% 54% 8% 51 30 19% 115 69 9 40% 20 20 0 0 0
2009 25 SEA AL 347 1333 3.84 816 61% 30% 12% 26% 32% 70% 0% 43% 83% 54% 5% 19 9 23% 80 56 9 32% 9 10 0 0 0
3 Seasons 1130 4291 3.80 2583 60% 30% 12% 26% 32% 70% 0% 42% 82% 54% 7% 81 43 20% 221 139 21 33% 34 36 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 58% 5% 22% 25%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
2007 23 BAL AL 162 42 3 1 4 0 3 4 0 3 1 16 12 1 75% 0 1 2 83 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 11 0
2008 24 BAL AL 621 168 22 5 17 0 20 16 1 7 10 29 18 3 62% 5 6 1 254 20 2 91% 14 2 6 0 0 0 5 1 14 0
2009 25 SEA AL 347 79 4 0 19 1 6 15 4 7 12 15 6 4 40% 3 2 1 130 5 3 63% 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0
3 Seasons 1130 289 29 6 40 1 29 35 5 17 23 60 36 8 60% 8 9 4 467 28 6 82% 20 5 8 1 0 0 8 2 31 0
MLB Averages 52% 72%

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
2007 23 1 3 .250 7.79 7 7 0 0 0 0 32.1 42 28 28 4 28 1 28 2 1 1 162 59 2.165 11.7 1.1 7.8 7.8 1.00 59
2008 24 10 13 .435 6.87 33 33 0 0 0 0 165.0 210 128 126 21 90 2 111 10 1 7 783 65 1.818 11.5 1.1 4.9 6.1 1.23 65
2009 25 13 18 .419 6.46 64 44 5 0 0 0 245.1 289 180 176 40 124 2 158 14 1 9 1130 69 1.683 10.6 1.5 4.5 5.8 1.27 69

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
2007 23 1 2 .333 7.55 31.0 40 29 26 4 27 27 2 2.161 11.6 7.8 7.8 1.00 1.2 7
2008 24 4 10 .286 6.63 129.0 166 106 95 17 61 81 8 1.760 11.6 4.3 5.7 1.33 1.2 26
2009 25 2 6 .250 6.04 76.0 81 57 51 19 35 44 4 1.526 9.6 4.1 5.2 1.26 2.3 31
3 Seasons 7 18 .280 6.56 236.0 287 192 172 40 123 152 14 1.737 10.9 5.8 1.24 1.5 64

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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