John Olerud

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 205lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: August 5, 1968 in Seattle, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 27th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Interlake HS (Bellevue, WA) and the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Washington State University (Pullman, WA).

High School: Interlake HS (Bellevue, WA)

School: Washington State University (Pullman, WA)

Debut: September 3, 1989 (Age 21-029d, 15,689th in major league history)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 2005 (Age 37-058d)
vs. NYY 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Full Name: John Garrett Olerud

Pronunciation: \OLE-le-RUDE\

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Relatives: Cousin of Dale Sveum

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

58.2

7592

2239

255

.295

1139

RBI

1230

OBP

.398

SLG

.465

OPS

.863

OPS+

129

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2001 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2001 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 2	SEA		OAK	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
2	2	Apr 3	SEA		OAK	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
3	3	Apr 4	SEA		OAK	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
4	4	Apr 6	SEA	@	TEX	W,9-7	CG	43	10.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
5	5	Apr 7	SEA	@	TEX	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
6	6	Apr 8	SEA	@	TEX	L,4-5	GF	16	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
7	7	Apr 10	SEA	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
8	8	Apr 11	SEA	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
9	9	Apr 12	SEA	@	OAK	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
10	10	Apr 13	SEA	@	ANA	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	6	1	0	7	3	1B
11	11	Apr 14	SEA	@	ANA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
12	12	Apr 15	SEA	@	ANA	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
13	13	Apr 16	SEA		TEX	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
14	14	Apr 17	SEA		TEX	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
15	15	Apr 18	SEA		TEX	L,6-8	CG	48	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
16	16	Apr 19	SEA		ANA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
17	17	Apr 20	SEA		ANA	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
18	18	Apr 21	SEA		ANA	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
19	19	Apr 22	SEA		ANA	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
20	20	Apr 24	SEA	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
21	21	Apr 25	SEA	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
22	22	Apr 26	SEA	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
23	23	Apr 27	SEA	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
24	24	Apr 28	SEA	@	CHW	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
25	25	Apr 29	SEA	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	50	13.2	8	2	0	10	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	26	May 1	SEA		BOS	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
27	27	May 2	SEA		BOS	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
28	28	May 3	SEA		BOS	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
29	29	May 4	SEA		TOR	L,3-8	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
30	30	May 5	SEA		TOR	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
31	31	May 6	SEA		TOR	L,3-11	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
32	32	May 8	SEA	@	BOS	L,4-12	CG	44	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
33	33	May 9	SEA	@	BOS	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
34	34	May 10	SEA	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
35	35	May 11	SEA	@	TOR	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
36	36	May 12	SEA	@	TOR	W,11-7	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
37	37	May 13	SEA	@	TOR	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
38	38	May 15	SEA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
39	39	May 16	SEA		CHW	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
40	40	May 17	SEA		CHW	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
41	41	May 18	SEA		NYY	L,10-14	CG	47	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
42	42	May 19	SEA		NYY	L,1-2	CG	37	10.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
43	43	May 20	SEA		NYY	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
44	44	May 22	SEA	@	MIN	L,11-12	CG	43	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
45	45	May 23	SEA	@	MIN	W,5-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
46	46	May 25	SEA	@	KCR	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
47	47	May 26	SEA	@	KCR	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
48	48	May 27	SEA	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	42	11.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
49	49	May 28	SEA	@	KCR	W,13-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
50	50	May 29	SEA		BAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	8	4	0	12	1	1B
51	51	May 30	SEA		BAL	W,12-5	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
52	52	May 31	SEA		BAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	53	Jun 1	SEA		TBD	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
54	54	Jun 2	SEA		TBD	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
55	55	Jun 3	SEA		TBD	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
56	56	Jun 4	SEA		TEX	W,11-6	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
57	57	Jun 5	SEA		TEX	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	1B
58	58	Jun 6	SEA		TEX	W,7-3	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
59	59	Jun 8	SEA		SDP	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
60	60	Jun 9	SEA		SDP	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
61	61	Jun 10	SEA		SDP	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
62	62	Jun 12	SEA	@	COL	W,10-9	GF	22	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
63	63	Jun 14 (1)	SEA	@	COL	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
64	64	Jun 14 (2)	SEA	@	COL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
65	65	Jun 15	SEA	@	SDP	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
66	66	Jun 16	SEA	@	SDP	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
67	67	Jun 17	SEA	@	SDP	L,9-11	CG	45	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
68	68	Jun 18	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
69	69	Jun 19	SEA	@	OAK	W,8-7	GS	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
70	70	Jun 20	SEA	@	OAK	L,4-6	CG	34	8.2	7	1	0	8	1	1B
71	71	Jun 21	SEA	@	OAK	W,12-10	CG	45	9.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
72	72	Jun 22	SEA		ANA	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
73	73	Jun 23	SEA		ANA	L,1-2	GS	28	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
74	74	Jun 24	SEA		ANA	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
75	75	Jun 26	SEA		OAK	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
76	76	Jun 27	SEA		OAK	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
77	78 (1)	Jun 29	SEA	@	ANA	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
78	79	Jun 30	SEA	@	ANA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	2	10	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	80	Jul 1	SEA	@	ANA	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
80	81	Jul 2	SEA	@	TEX	W,9-7	CG	48	10.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
81	83 (1)	Jul 4	SEA	@	TEX	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
82	84	Jul 5	SEA	@	TEX	L,2-14	GS	26	4.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
83	85	Jul 6	SEA	@	LAD	W,13-0	CG	32	9.0	12	2	1	15	1	1B
84	86	Jul 7	SEA	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	34	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	1B
85	87	Jul 8	SEA	@	LAD	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
86	88	Jul 12	SEA		SFG	W,4-3	CG	42	11.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
87	89	Jul 13	SEA		SFG	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
88	90	Jul 14	SEA		SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
89	91	Jul 15	SEA		ARI	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
90	92	Jul 16	SEA		ARI	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
91	93	Jul 17	SEA		ARI	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
92	94	Jul 18	SEA	@	KCR	W,2-0	CG	35	10.0	18	0	0	18	2	1B
93	95	Jul 19	SEA	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
94	96	Jul 20	SEA	@	MIN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
95	97	Jul 21	SEA	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	10	3	0	13	3	1B
96	98	Jul 22	SEA	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
97	99	Jul 23	SEA	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
98	100	Jul 24	SEA		KCR	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
99	101	Jul 25	SEA		KCR	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
100	102	Jul 26	SEA		KCR	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
101	103	Jul 27	SEA		MIN	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
102	104	Jul 28	SEA		MIN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	1B
103	105	Jul 29	SEA		MIN	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
104	106	Jul 31	SEA	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	107	Aug 1	SEA	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
106	108	Aug 2	SEA	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
107	109	Aug 3	SEA	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
108	110	Aug 4	SEA	@	CLE	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
109	111	Aug 5	SEA	@	CLE	L,14-15	GS	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	2	1B
110	112	Aug 6	SEA	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
111	113	Aug 7	SEA		TOR	W,5-4	CG	56	14.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
112	114	Aug 8	SEA		TOR	W,12-4	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
113	115	Aug 9	SEA		TOR	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
114	116	Aug 10	SEA		CHW	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
115	117	Aug 11	SEA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
116	118	Aug 12	SEA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
117	119	Aug 14	SEA	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	45	11.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
118	120	Aug 15	SEA	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
119	121	Aug 16	SEA	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
120	122	Aug 17	SEA	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
121	123	Aug 18	SEA	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
122	125 (1)	Aug 20	SEA		DET	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
123	126	Aug 21	SEA		DET	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
124	127	Aug 22	SEA		DET	W,16-1	CG	39	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	1B
125	128	Aug 23	SEA		DET	W,5-1	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
126	129	Aug 24	SEA		CLE	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
127	130	Aug 25	SEA		CLE	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
128	131	Aug 26	SEA		CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
129	132	Aug 28	SEA	@	TBD	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
130	133	Aug 29	SEA	@	TBD	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
131	134	Aug 30	SEA	@	TBD	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
132	135	Aug 31	SEA	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
133	136	Sep 1	SEA	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
134	137	Sep 2	SEA	@	BAL	W,1-0	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
135	138	Sep 3	SEA		TBD	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
136	139	Sep 4	SEA		TBD	L,3-8	CG	41	10.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
137	140	Sep 5	SEA		TBD	W,12-6	GS	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
138	141	Sep 7	SEA		BAL	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
139	142	Sep 8	SEA		BAL	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	12	0	1	13	2	1B
140	143	Sep 9	SEA		BAL	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
141	144	Sep 10	SEA	@	ANA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
142	145	Sep 18	SEA		ANA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
143	146	Sep 19	SEA		ANA	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
144	148 (1)	Sep 21	SEA	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
145	149	Sep 22	SEA	@	OAK	L,2-11	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
146	150	Sep 23	SEA	@	OAK	L,4-7	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
147	151	Sep 24	SEA	@	TEX	W,9-3	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
148	152	Sep 25	SEA	@	TEX	W,13-2	GS	30	7.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
149	153	Sep 26	SEA	@	TEX	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
150	154	Sep 28	SEA		OAK	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
151	155	Sep 29	SEA		OAK	L,4-8	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
152	156	Sep 30	SEA		OAK	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
153	157	Oct 2	SEA	@	ANA	W,14-5	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
154	158	Oct 3	SEA	@	ANA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
155	159	Oct 4	SEA		TEX	W,16-1	GS	26	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
156	160	Oct 5	SEA		TEX	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
157	161	Oct 6	SEA		TEX	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
158	162	Oct 7	SEA		TEX	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
							158gm		1347.2	1211	121	9	1341	116