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Marv Olson

Marvin Clement Olson (Sparky)

Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: May 28, 1907 in Gayville, SD
School: Luther College (Decorah, IA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1931
Team: RedSox 1931-1933

Final Game: April 30, 1933
Died: February 5, 1998 in Tyndall, SD
Buried: Gayville Cemetery, Gayville, SD
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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
1931 24 BOS AL 15 64 53 8 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 9 3 .189 .306 .208 .514 41 11 0 2 4
1932 25 BOS AL 115 477 403 58 100 14 6 0 25 1 5 61 26 .248 .347 .313 .660 76 126 0 12 *4/5
1933 26 BOS AL 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /4
3 Yrs 133 542 457 67 110 15 6 0 30 1 5 70 30 .241 .342 .300 .641 72 137 0 14
162 Game Avg. 162 660 557 82 134 18 7 0 37 1 6 85 37 .241 .342 .300 .641 72 167 0 17

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
1931 24 BOS AL 15 64 -4 0 0 -2 0 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .466 .497 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ 4
1932 25 BOS AL 115 477 -10 -1 0 -7 4 -15 -1.4 15 -0 0.1 .488 .491 0.7 -0.3 7 $ *4/5
1933 26 BOS AL 3 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .490 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /4
3 Seasons 133 542 -15 -1 0 -9 4 -21 -2.0 17 -4 -0.2 .485 .496 0.6 -0.4 5 $

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
1931 24 BOS AL 64 45 3 1.8 103 .200 .189 .279 .306 .345 .208 .399 .514 .744 41 .135 -4.1 -0.4 .465 .189 .019
1932 25 BOS AL 477 320 43 3.6 106 .265 .248 .278 .347 .347 .313 .408 .660 .756 76 .354 -11.4 -1.1 .594 .206 .065 .0
1933 26 BOS AL 1 1 0 0.0 108 .000 .283 .000 .355 .000 .408 .000 .763 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
3 Yrs 542 366 46 3.4 105 .258 .241 .278 .342 .347 .300 .407 .641 .754 72 .326 -15.8 -1.5 .577 .204 .059 .0
162 Game Avg. 660 446 56 3.4 105 .258 .241 .278 .342 .347 .300 .407 .641 .754 72 .326 -15.8 -1.5 .577 .204 .059

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
1931 24 BOS AL 64 0.0% 4.7% 14.1% 1.6% 10% 0.33 17.7 10.6 78%
1932 25 BOS AL 477 0.0% 5.5% 12.8% 4.2% 20% 0.43 15.5 16.1 79%
1933 26 BOS AL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
3 Yrs 542 0.0% 5.5% 12.9% 3.9% 19% 0.43 15.2 15.2 79%
MLB Averages 1.2% 8.1% 7.9% 6.8% 28% 1.03 11.2 74.1 8.0 81%

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
1931 24 15 64 53 8 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 9 3 .189 .306 .208 .514 41 11 0 2
1932 25 130 541 456 66 110 15 6 0 30 1 5 70 29 .241 .342 .300 .643 72 137 0 14
1933 26 133 542 457 67 110 15 6 0 30 1 5 70 30 .241 .342 .300 .641 72 137 0 14

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
1931 24 16 66 55 7 10 1 0 0 5 0 9 3 .182 .297 .200 .497 3 15
1932 25 121 490 417 54 98 14 6 0 23 1 60 27 .235 .331 .297 .629 41 115
1933 26 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
3 Yrs 140 557 473 62 108 15 6 0 28 1 69 31 .228 .327 .285 .612 44 133
162 Game Avg. 162 645 547 72 125 17 7 0 32 1 80 36 .228 .327 .285 .612 51 133

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1932 AL  12 (8th)

                                         

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