Ivy Olson
Ivan Massie Olson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 14, 1885 in Kansas City, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1911
Final Game: July 21, 1924
Died: September 1, 1965 in Inglewood, CA
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Standard Batting

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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
1911 25 CLE AL 140 610 545 89 142 20 8 1 50 20 34 .261 .311 .332 .643 79 181 6 25 *6/5
1912 26 CLE AL 125 522 467 68 118 13 1 0 33 16 21 .253 .291 .285 .575 63 133 4 30 654/O
1913 27 CLE AL 104 411 370 47 92 13 3 0 32 7 22 28 .249 .296 .300 .596 72 111 3 16 53/4
1914 28 CLE AL 89 331 310 22 75 6 2 1 20 15 9 13 24 .242 .275 .284 .559 65 88 1 7 645/O3
1915 29 TOT NL 81 257 233 20 50 5 5 0 17 10 6 13 13 .215 .256 .279 .535 60 65 0 11 45/36O
1915 29 CIN NL 63 226 207 18 48 5 4 0 14 10 6 12 13 .232 .274 .295 .569 71 61 0 7 45/3
1915 29 BRO NL 18 31 26 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 .077 .111 .154 .265 -21 4 0 4 /645O
1916 30 BRO NL 108 393 351 29 89 13 4 1 38 14 21 27 .254 .298 .322 .620 88 113 1 20 *6/43
1917 31 BRO NL 139 613 580 64 156 18 5 2 38 6 14 34 .269 .291 .328 .619 87 190 4 15 *6/5
1918 32 BRO NL 126 553 506 63 121 16 4 1 17 21 27 18 .239 .286 .292 .578 76 148 6 14 *6
1919 33 BRO NL 140 635 590 73 164 14 9 1 38 26 30 12 .278 .316 .337 .654 95 199 3 12 *6
1920 34 BRO NL 143 665 637 71 162 13 11 1 46 4 7 20 19 .254 .278 .314 .592 67 200 1 7 *64
1921 35 BRO NL 151 695 652 88 174 22 10 3 35 4 9 28 26 .267 .301 .345 .646 68 225 4 11 *64
1922 36 BRO NL 136 595 551 63 150 26 6 1 47 8 5 25 10 .272 .306 .347 .653 68 191 2 17 46
1923 37 BRO NL 82 318 292 33 76 11 1 1 35 5 0 14 10 .260 .296 .315 .611 63 92 1 11 4/536
1924 38 BRO NL 10 32 27 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .222 .300 .259 .559 53 7 0 2 /64
14 Seasons 1574 6630 6111 730 1575 191 69 13 446 156 36 285 222 .258 .295 .318 .613 74 1943 36 198
162 Game Avg. 162 682 629 75 162 20 7 1 46 16 29 .258 .295 .318 .613 74 200 4 20
BRO (10 yrs) 1053 4530 4212 486 1100 134 51 11 297 88 21 183 157 .261 .295 .325 .620 75 1369 22 113
CLE (4 yrs) 458 1874 1692 226 427 52 14 2 135 58 9 90 52 .252 .296 .303 .599 70 513 14 78
CIN (1 yr) 63 226 207 18 48 5 4 0 14 10 6 12 13 .232 .274 .295 .569 71 61 0 7
NL (10 yrs) 1116 4756 4419 504 1148 139 55 11 311 98 27 195 170 .260 .294 .324 .618 75 1430 22 120
AL (4 yrs) 458 1874 1692 226 427 52 14 2 135 58 9 90 52 .252 .296 .303 .599 70 513 14 78

Advanced Batting

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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
1911 25 CLE AL 610 428 55 3.4 97 .259 .261 .282 .311 .349 .332 .371 .643 .720 79 .416 -17.0 -1.8 .598 .171 .072 1.9
1912 26 CLE AL 522 379 38 2.7 94 .253 .253 .276 .291 .345 .285 .363 .575 .708 63 .331 -23.9 -2.6 .499 .111 .032 .0
1913 27 CLE AL 411 294 32 2.9 89 .269 .249 .268 .296 .340 .300 .352 .596 .692 72 .400 -13.9 -1.6 .514 .130 .051 .0
1914 28 CLE AL 331 251 24 2.6 85 .260 .242 .261 .275 .335 .284 .342 .559 .677 65 .390 -14.7 -1.7 .443 .103 .042 1.9
1915 29 TOT NL 257 200 16 2.2 82 .227 .215 .258 .256 .321 .279 .345 .535 .667 60 .316 -12.1 -1.4 .434 .137 .064 .0
1915 29 CIN NL 226 172 16 2.5 82 .247 .232 .258 .274 .321 .295 .345 .569 .667 71 .378 -8.1 -1.0 .467 .140 .063 .0
1915 29 BRO NL 31 28 0 0.0 82 .077 .077 .258 .111 .321 .154 .345 .265 .667 -21 .000 -4.0 -0.5 .208 .115 .077
1916 30 BRO NL 393 282 33 3.2 80 .272 .254 .258 .298 .316 .322 .344 .620 .660 88 .480 -5.5 -0.6 .569 .168 .068 1.9
1917 31 BRO NL 613 439 54 3.3 81 .283 .269 .260 .291 .318 .328 .343 .619 .661 87 .497 -10.8 -1.3 .505 .093 .059 3.0
1918 32 BRO NL 553 399 41 2.8 80 .246 .239 .261 .286 .319 .292 .337 .578 .656 76 .404 -14.6 -1.7 .525 .148 .053 1.9
1919 33 BRO NL 635 438 62 3.8 83 .282 .278 .267 .316 .321 .337 .350 .654 .671 95 .533 -5.0 -0.6 .606 .154 .059 1.9
1920 34 BRO NL 665 489 54 3.0 94 .261 .254 .281 .278 .335 .314 .374 .592 .709 67 .387 -30.0 -3.3 .452 .086 .060 1.6
1921 35 BRO NL 695 498 64 3.4 110 .274 .267 .303 .301 .354 .345 .417 .646 .771 68 .370 -32.2 -3.2 .517 .113 .078 3.4
1922 36 BRO NL 595 423 58 3.7 112 .276 .272 .301 .306 .359 .347 .419 .653 .778 68 .368 -27.0 -2.6 .544 .125 .074 1.8
1923 37 BRO NL 318 227 28 3.3 105 .267 .260 .291 .296 .349 .315 .405 .611 .754 63 .342 -15.7 -1.5 .519 .120 .055 1.7
1924 38 BRO NL 32 23 2 2.3 101 .231 .222 .286 .300 .341 .259 .399 .559 .740 53 .226 -1.6 -0.2 .476 .148 .037
14 Seasons 6630 4770 561 3.2 93 .266 .258 .276 .295 .336 .318 .369 .613 .705 74 .405 -224.0 -24.0 .521 .126 .060 24.0
162 Game Avg. 682 491 58 3.2 93 .266 .258 .276 .295 .336 .318 .369 .613 .705 74 .405 -224.0 -24.0 .521 .126 .060 2
BRO (10 yrs) 4530 3246 396 3.3 93 .269 .261 .278 .295 .334 .325 .374 .620 .708 75 .415 -146.4 -15.4 .524 .123 .064 19.6
CLE (4 yrs) 1874 1352 149 2.9 92 .259 .252 .273 .296 .343 .303 .359 .599 .703 70 .384 -69.5 -7.6 .523 .133 .051 3.9
CIN (1 yr) 226 172 16 2.5 82 .247 .232 .258 .274 .321 .295 .345 .569 .667 71 .378 -8.1 -1.0 .467 .140 .063 .0
NL (10 yrs) 4756 3418 412 3.3 93 .268 .260 .277 .294 .334 .324 .373 .618 .706 75 .414 -154.4 -16.4 .521 .124 .064 19.8
AL (4 yrs) 1874 1352 149 2.9 92 .259 .252 .273 .296 .343 .303 .359 .599 .703 70 .384 -69.5 -7.6 .523 .133 .051 3.9

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
1916 30 BRO NL WS BOS L 5 20 16 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 .250 .333 .375 .708 6 1 0 2 0 0
1920 34 BRO NL WS CLE L 7 28 25 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 .320 .393 .360 .753 9 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 12 48 41 3 12 1 1 0 2 0 1 5 3 .293 .370 .366 .735 15 1 0 2 0 0
2 WS 12 48 41 3 12 1 1 0 2 0 1 5 3 .293 .370 .366 .735 15 1 0 2 0 0

Cumulative Batting

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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
1911 25 140 610 545 89 142 20 8 1 50 20 34 .261 .311 .332 .643 79 181 6 25
1912 26 265 1132 1012 157 260 33 9 1 83 36 55 .257 .302 .310 .612 71 314 10 55
1913 27 369 1543 1382 204 352 46 12 1 115 43 77 28 .255 .300 .308 .608 72 425 13 71
1914 28 458 1874 1692 226 427 52 14 2 135 58 9 90 52 .252 .296 .303 .599 70 513 14 78
1915 29 539 2131 1925 246 477 57 19 2 152 68 15 103 65 .248 .291 .300 .591 69 578 14 89
1916 30 647 2524 2276 275 566 70 23 3 190 82 15 124 92 .249 .292 .304 .596 72 691 15 109
1917 31 786 3137 2856 339 722 88 28 5 228 88 15 138 126 .253 .292 .308 .600 75 881 19 124
1918 32 912 3690 3362 402 843 104 32 6 245 109 15 165 144 .251 .291 .306 .597 75 1029 25 138
1919 33 1052 4325 3952 475 1007 118 41 7 283 135 15 195 156 .255 .295 .311 .605 78 1228 28 150
1920 34 1195 4990 4589 546 1169 131 52 8 329 139 22 215 175 .255 .292 .311 .604 76 1428 29 157
1921 35 1346 5685 5241 634 1343 153 62 11 364 143 31 243 201 .256 .293 .315 .609 75 1653 33 168
1922 36 1482 6280 5792 697 1493 179 68 12 411 151 36 268 211 .258 .295 .318 .613 75 1844 35 185
1923 37 1564 6598 6084 730 1569 190 69 13 446 156 36 282 221 .258 .295 .318 .613 74 1936 36 196
1924 38 1574 6630 6111 730 1575 191 69 13 446 156 36 285 222 .258 .295 .318 .613 74 1943 36 198

Neutralized Batting

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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
1911 25 147 608 568 88 144 20 8 1 50 20 34 0 .254 .303 .322 .625 55 140
1912 26 131 513 487 69 122 13 1 0 34 17 22 0 .251 .288 .281 .570 39 125
1913 27 109 420 393 54 101 14 3 0 36 8 24 29 .257 .305 .308 .613 37 104
1914 28 91 338 323 26 82 7 2 1 24 16 14 25 .254 .287 .297 .584 28 89
1915 29 84 263 248 25 58 6 6 0 21 12 15 14 .234 .278 .306 .584 21 81
1916 30 112 404 378 38 106 15 5 1 50 17 25 28 .280 .327 .354 .681 44 108
1917 31 144 643 622 81 182 21 6 2 48 7 16 35 .293 .316 .355 .671 69 139
1918 32 161 712 664 98 173 23 6 1 26 30 39 23 .261 .310 .318 .628 64 126
1919 33 162 745 703 100 210 18 12 1 52 33 38 14 .299 .338 .363 .701 86 140
1920 34 150 698 675 80 175 14 12 1 52 4 22 20 .259 .284 .320 .604 61 143
1921 35 160 711 679 87 173 22 10 3 34 4 28 28 .255 .288 .330 .618 64 151
1922 36 142 590 564 58 145 25 6 1 43 8 24 10 .257 .290 .328 .618 53 136
1923 37 86 320 305 32 78 11 1 1 34 5 14 11 .256 .291 .308 .599 27 82
1924 38 11 31 28 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 .214 .290 .250 .540 2 10
14 Seasons 1690 6996 6637 836 1755 210 78 13 504 181 318 238 .264 .302 .325 .628 650 1574
162 Game Avg. 162 671 636 80 168 20 7 1 48 17 30 .264 .302 .325 .628 62 1574

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1918 NL--126--5th
1919 NL--140--1st
1921 NL--151--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1917 NL--580--6th
1918 NL--506--2nd
1919 NL--590--1st
1920 NL--637--2nd
1921 NL--652--1st

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1918 NL--553--5th
1919 NL--635--1st
1920 NL--665--7th
1921 NL--695--4th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1918 NL--63--10th
1919 NL--73--5th

Hits s c a p y
1917 NL--156--9th
1919 NL--164--1st

Total Bases s c a p y
1919 NL--199--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1918 NL--21--10th
1919 NL--26--8th

Singles s c a p y
1917 NL--131--6th
1919 NL--140--1st
1920 NL--137--10th

Times On Base s c a p y
1919 NL--197--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1918 NL--6--5th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1911 AL--25--10th
1912 AL--30--2nd
1916 NL--20--9th
Career--198--84th

AB per SO s c a p y
1918 NL--28.1--6th
1919 NL--49.2--1st
1920 NL--33.5--4th
1922 NL--55.1--2nd
Career--23.0--73rd

Outs Made s c a p y
1911 AL--428--6th
1917 NL--439--4th
1918 NL--399--1st
1919 NL--438--1st
1920 NL--489--3rd
1921 NL--498--1st

Oldest s c a p y
1921 NL--born 1885-10-14--8th
1922 NL--born 1885-10-14--5th
1923 NL--born 1885-10-14--4th
1924 NL--born 1885-10-14--3rd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 6 (334), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 24 (896), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 12 (1042), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1284), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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