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Greg Olson
Gregory William Olson
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 6, 1960 in Marshall, MN
High School: Edina (Edina, MN)
School: University of Minnesota
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 7th round of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 1989
Final Game: September 30, 1993
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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
1989 28 MIN AL 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 176 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1990 29 ATL NL 100 332 298 36 78 12 1 7 36 1 1 30 51 .262 .332 .379 .712 92 113 8 2 1 1 4 2/5 AS
1991 30 ATL NL 133 464 411 46 99 25 0 6 44 1 1 44 48 .241 .316 .345 .662 82 142 13 3 2 4 3 *2
1992 31 ATL NL 95 340 302 27 72 14 2 3 27 2 1 34 31 .238 .316 .328 .643 78 99 8 1 1 2 4 2
1993 32 ATL NL 83 295 262 23 59 10 0 4 24 1 0 29 27 .225 .304 .309 .613 65 81 11 1 2 1 0 2
5 Seasons 414 1433 1275 132 309 61 3 20 131 5 3 137 157 .242 .317 .342 .659 80 436 40 7 6 8 11
162 Game Avg. 162 561 499 52 121 24 1 8 51 2 1 54 61 .242 .317 .342 .659 80 171 16 3 2 3 4
ATL (4 yrs) 411 1431 1273 132 308 61 3 20 131 5 3 137 157 .242 .317 .342 .659 80 435 40 7 6 8 11
MIN (1 yr) 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 176 1 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 411 1431 1273 132 308 61 3 20 131 5 3 137 157 .242 .317 .342 .659 80 435 40 7 6 8 11
AL (1 yr) 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 176 1 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1991 30 ATL NL NLCS PIT W 7 28 24 3 8 1 0 1 4 1 0 4 3 .333 .429 .500 .929 12 0 0 0 0 0
1991 30 ATL NL WS MIN L 7 32 27 3 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 4 .222 .344 .296 .640 8 0 0 0 0 0
1993 32 ATL NL NLCS PHI L 2 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167 2 0 1 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 16 64 54 6 15 4 0 1 5 2 0 9 8 .278 .391 .407 .798 22 0 1 0 0 0
2 NLCS 9 32 27 3 9 2 0 1 4 1 0 4 4 .333 .438 .519 .956 14 0 1 0 0 0
1 WS 7 32 27 3 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 4 .222 .344 .296 .640 8 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1989 MIN AL 28 C 3 0 5.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.20 1.33 1.000 6.30 5.20 0 0 1 0 0%
1990 ATL NL 29 C 97 78 719.1 551 501 43 7 3 .987 -5.0 -8.3 -5 6.81 5.61 .987 6.65 5.44 2 28 75 23 23% AS
1990 ATL NL 29 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30 AS
1991 ATL NL 30 C 127 113 1010.1 773 721 48 4 7 .995 -6.0 -7.1 -6 6.85 6.06 .988 6.78 5.59 5 47 95 37 28%
1992 ATL NL 31 C 94 85 754.2 566 522 43 1 8 .998 5.0 8.0 5 6.74 6.01 .991 6.67 5.68 4 25 70 45 39%
1993 ATL NL 32 C 81 73 641.0 486 445 35 6 6 .988 -3.0 -5.6 -3 6.74 5.93 .989 6.74 5.75 6 22 56 23 29%
5 Seasons C 402 349 3130.1 2380 2193 169 18 24 .992 -9.0 -3.5 -9 6.79 5.88 .989 6.71 5.60 17 122 297 128 30%
1 Season 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
5 Seasons TOT 403 349 3131.1 2380 2193 169 18 24 .992 -9.0 -3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 -9 6.79 5.86 .981 6.71 5.60 17 122 297 128 30%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games
1990 *

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 13 (1009), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Ray Lamanno (975)
  2. Bob Kearney (974)
  3. Pete Daley (973)
  4. Fran Healy (968)
  5. Joe Tipton (967)
  6. Eddie Phillips (966)
  7. Steve Lake (965)
  8. Carlos Ruiz (965)
  9. Sammy Taylor (964)
  10. Carlos Hernandez (963)
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  1. Mike Difelice (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Charley Lau (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Gary Bennett (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 7th round of the 1982 amateur draft.

October 15, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

November 30, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

October 15, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

November 6, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

December 6, 1993: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

December 20, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1992Atlanta Braves$350,000
1993Atlanta Braves$925,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,275,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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