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Karl Olson

Karl Arthur Olson (Ole)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: July 6, 1930 in Ross, CA
High School: Tamalpais HS (Mill Valley, CA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 30, 1951
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Senators/Tigers 1951-1957

Final Game: June 10, 1957
Died: December 25, 2010 in Reno, NV
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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
1951 20 BOS AL 5 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -48 1 1 0 1 /O97
1953 22 BOS AL 25 58 57 5 7 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 9 .123 .138 .211 .348 -9 12 4 0 0 O7/8
1954 23 BOS AL 101 245 227 25 59 12 2 1 20 2 1 12 23 .260 .293 .344 .637 67 78 11 0 3 3 879
1955 24 BOS AL 26 50 48 7 12 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 10 .250 .265 .354 .619 60 17 3 0 1 0 0 7/89
1956 25 WSH AL 106 353 313 34 77 10 2 4 22 1 1 28 41 .246 .305 .329 .635 71 103 13 1 6 5 1 87/9
1957 26 TOT AL 16 28 26 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .154 .185 .154 .339 -6 4 0 0 1 0 0 /78
1957 26 WSH AL 8 13 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .231 .167 .397 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 /87
1957 26 DET AL 8 15 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .143 .143 .143 .286 -22 2 0 0 1 0 0 /78
6 Yrs 279 745 681 74 160 25 6 6 50 3 2 43 94 .235 .278 .316 .594 58 215 32 1 12 8 1
162 Game Avg. 162 433 395 43 93 15 3 3 29 2 1 25 55 .235 .278 .316 .594 58 125 19 1 7
BOS (4 yrs) 157 364 342 37 79 15 4 2 27 2 1 14 45 .231 .259 .316 .575 51 108 19 0 5 3 0
WSH (2 yrs) 114 366 325 36 79 10 2 4 22 1 1 29 43 .243 .303 .323 .626 69 105 13 1 6 5 1
DET (1 yr) 8 15 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .143 .143 .143 .286 -22 2 0 0 1 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
1951 20 BOS AL 5 11 -2 0 -0 0 -0 -3 -0.3 0 -2 -0.3 .441 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -2 $ /O97
1953 22 BOS AL 25 58 -7 -0 -1 -3 -1 -12 -1.2 2 -10 -1.1 .450 .492 -0.8 -0.4 -7 $ O7/8
1954 23 BOS AL 101 245 -10 1 -2 -7 -2 -20 -2.2 7 -13 -1.5 .479 .487 -0.7 -1.1 -6 $ 879
1955 24 BOS AL 26 50 -3 0 -0 -2 -1 -6 -0.7 1 -5 -0.5 .474 .496 -0.3 -0.3 -3 $ 7/89
1956 25 WSH AL 106 353 -12 0 -1 -11 -1 -26 -2.6 9 -16 -1.7 .475 .484 -0.6 -1.2 -5 $ 87/9
1957 26 WSH AL 8 13 -1 0 0 -0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $ /87
1957 26 DET AL 8 15 -2 0 0 -1 -0 -3 -0.3 0 -3 -0.3 .458 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 $ /78
6 Seasons 279 745 -38 1 -4 -24 -6 -71 -7.4 20 -51 -5.5 .473 .493 -2.9 -3.1 -26 $
BOS (4 yrs) 157 364 -23 1 -3 -12 -4 -41 -4.4 10 -31 -3.4 .472 .493 -2.1 -1.7 -19 $
WSH (2 yrs) 114 366 -13 0 -1 -11 -2 -27 -2.7 10 -17 -1.8 .476 .492 -0.6 -1.3 -6 $
DET (1 yr) 8 15 -2 0 0 -1 -0 -3 -0.3 0 -3 -0.3 .458 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 $

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
1951 20 BOS AL 11 11 0 0.0 110 .143 .100 .279 .100 .362 .100 .409 .200 .771 -48 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .100 .000 .000
1953 22 BOS AL 58 54 2 1.0 106 .128 .123 .274 .138 .351 .211 .404 .348 .755 -9 .060 -9.1 -0.9 .241 .105 .088 .0
1954 23 BOS AL 245 186 23 3.3 108 .282 .260 .278 .293 .355 .344 .406 .637 .761 67 .388 -11.2 -1.2 .506 .141 .084 1.3
1955 24 BOS AL 50 40 4 2.7 110 .316 .250 .277 .265 .358 .354 .412 .619 .770 60 .273 -3.3 -0.3 .462 .125 .104
1956 25 WSH AL 353 261 30 3.1 103 .267 .246 .263 .305 .344 .329 .401 .635 .744 71 .307 -12.9 -1.2 .528 .173 .083 1.6
1957 26 TOT AL 28 23 1 1.2 100 .222 .154 .264 .185 .336 .154 .398 .339 .735 -6 .082 -3.9 -0.4 .227 .038 .000
1957 26 WSH AL 13 10 1 2.7 98 .200 .167 .261 .231 .333 .167 .394 .397 .726 12 .292 -1.5 -0.2 .300 .083 .000
1957 26 DET AL 15 13 0 0.0 102 .250 .143 .267 .143 .339 .143 .402 .286 .742 -22 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .167 .000 .000
6 Yrs 745 575 60 2.8 105 .261 .235 .270 .278 .349 .316 .404 .594 .753 58 .290 -42.7 -4.3 .468 .145 .081 4.0
162 Game Avg. 433 334 35 2.8 105 .261 .235 .270 .278 .349 .316 .404 .594 .753 58 .290 -42.7 -4.3 .468 .145 .081 2
BOS (4 yrs) 364 291 29 2.7 108 .258 .231 .277 .259 .355 .316 .407 .575 .762 51 .291 -25.8 -2.6 .435 .129 .085 2.0
WSH (2 yrs) 366 271 31 3.1 103 .265 .243 .262 .303 .343 .323 .400 .626 .744 69 .306 -14.4 -1.4 .519 .169 .080 1.6
DET (1 yr) 15 13 0 0.0 102 .250 .143 .267 .143 .339 .143 .402 .286 .742 -22 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .167 .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
1951 20 BOS AL 11 0.0% 27.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.3 1.67 64%
1953 22 BOS AL 58 1.7% 15.5% 1.7% 5.2% 43% 9.00 6.3 57.0 9.5 1.14 81%
1954 23 BOS AL 245 0.4% 9.4% 4.9% 6.1% 25% 1.92 9.9 227.0 11.4 1.28 84%
1955 24 BOS AL 50 0.0% 20.0% 2.0% 6.0% 25% 10.00 4.8 48.0 1.14 76%
1956 25 WSH AL 353 1.1% 11.6% 7.9% 4.5% 21% 1.46 7.6 78.3 14.2 1.19 77%
1957 26 TOT AL 28 0.0% 28.6% 3.6% 0.0% 0% 8.00 3.3 26.0 1.00 64%
1957 26 WSH AL 13 0.0% 15.4% 7.7% 0.0% 0% 2.00 6.0 1.33 77%
1957 26 DET AL 15 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.3 14.0 0.75 53%
6 Yrs 745 0.8% 12.6% 5.8% 5.0% 23% 2.19 7.2 113.5 13.6 1.21 79%
MLB Averages 2.1% 11.2% 9.3% 6.5% 28% 1.20 7.9 41.3 8.2 0.97 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1951 20 BOS AL -2.2 -0.2 11 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 1.05 -0.2 -0.0 -2.5 -0.2 1.10 -2.3 0
1953 22 BOS AL -9.2 -0.9 58 -0.4 1.0 -1.4 1.16 -0.7 0.3 -8.4 -0.8 0.98 -7.9 1.04 2
1954 23 BOS AL -11.2 -1.2 250 -1.5 3.8 -5.3 1.07 -0.5 -0.9 -7.1 -0.7 1.00 -7.9 1.08 21
1955 24 BOS AL -3.4 -0.3 50 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 1.06 -0.4 -0.2 -6.8 -0.7 0.99 -4.7 1.43 3
1956 25 WSH AL -12.9 -1.2 360 -2.3 4.5 -6.8 .98 -1.7 -0.7 -24.8 -2.5 0.98 -19.2 1.21 10
1957 26 TOT AL -3.9 -0.4 28 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 1.27 -0.3 -0.0 -3.0 -0.3 1.03 -3.3 2.12 5
1957 26 WSH AL -1.5 -0.2 13 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .85 -0.1 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 0.83 -0.7 1.84 2
1957 26 DET AL -2.4 -0.2 15 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 1.64 -0.2 0.0 -2.7 -0.3 1.20 -2.6 2.30 3
6 Yrs -42.8 -4.3 757 -5.6 10.1 -15.6 1.04 -3.8 -1.6 -52.7 -5.2 0.99 -45.3 1.26 41

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
1951 20 BOS AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 22 BOS AL 3 0 57% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
1954 23 BOS AL 5 0 34% 87 2 1 67% 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 5 48% 17 9 8 1 1 0 11 3 6
1955 24 BOS AL 0 0 54% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1956 25 WSH AL 6 0 29% 129 1 1 50% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 63% 15 5 10 4 3 1 11 3 8
1957 26 TOT AL 1 0 60% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1957 26 WSH AL 1 0 67% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1957 26 DET AL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 Yrs 15 0 34% 256 3 2 60% 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 9 13 51% 36 18 18 8 6 2 25 8 15

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
1951 20 BOS AL 11 91% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 4 1 25% 3 1 33% 9 0 0% 0 0 3 2 67% 0
1953 22 BOS AL 58 26% 7 2 1 1 1 1.04 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 4 27% 10 6 60% 42 6 14% 3 2 67% 5 3 60% 0
1954 23 BOS AL 245 30% 59 21 3 0 1 1.08 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 75% 62 11 18% 30 11 37% 167 24 14% 22 11 50% 10 4 40% 0
1955 24 BOS AL 50 62% 12 3 2 0 0 1.43 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 10 3 30% 5 2 40% 31 1 3% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1956 25 WSH AL 353 40% 77 10 2 0 0 1.21 4 0 10 4 0 3 1 0 7 6 86% 84 13 15% 48 22 46% 238 19 8% 23 10 43% 23 16 70% 0
1957 26 TOT AL 28 54% 4 5 0 0 0 2.12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 9 0 0% 3 1 33% 19 1 5% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1957 26 WSH AL 13 85% 2 2 0 0 0 1.84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1957 26 DET AL 15 27% 2 3 0 0 0 2.30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 0 0% 3 1 33% 15 1 7% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
6 Yrs 745 39% 160 41 8 1 2 1.26 6 0 20 6 0 3 3 0 15 12 80% 184 32 17% 99 43 43% 506 51 10% 52 25 48% 44 27 61% 0
MLB Averages 49% 83% 11% 32% 14% 50% 54%

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
1951 20 5 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -48 1 1 0 1
1952 21 5 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -48 1 1 0 1
1953 22 30 69 67 5 8 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 12 .119 .132 .194 .326 -15 13 5 0 1
1954 23 131 314 294 30 67 14 2 2 26 2 1 13 35 .228 .258 .310 .568 49 91 16 0 4 3
1955 24 157 364 342 37 79 15 4 2 27 2 1 14 45 .231 .259 .316 .575 51 108 19 0 5 3 0
1956 25 263 717 655 71 156 25 6 6 49 3 2 42 86 .238 .282 .322 .604 60 211 32 1 11 8 1
1957 26 279 745 681 74 160 25 6 6 50 3 2 43 94 .235 .278 .316 .594 58 215 32 1 12 8 1

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
1951 20 5 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1953 22 26 61 60 6 8 2 0 1 8 0 1 9 .133 .148 .217 .364 2 25
1954 23 106 254 236 25 60 12 2 1 20 2 12 24 .254 .287 .335 .622 23 101
1955 24 27 52 50 6 12 1 2 0 1 0 1 10 .240 .255 .340 .595 4 26
1956 25 111 367 326 35 79 10 2 4 22 1 29 43 .242 .302 .322 .624 32 106
1957 26 17 30 28 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 .179 .207 .179 .385 1 16
6 Yrs 292 776 711 76 164 25 6 6 52 3 44 97 .231 .274 .308 .582 62 279
162 Game Avg. 162 431 394 42 91 14 3 3 29 2 24 54 .231 .274 .308 .582 34 279

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1951 AL  born 1930-07-06 (5th)

                                         

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