Greg Olson

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: September 6, 1960 in Marshall, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 7th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN).

High School: Edina HS (Edina, MN)

School: University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

Debut: June 27, 1989 (Age 28-294d, 13,247th in MLB history)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1993 (Age 33-024d)
vs. HOU 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Gregory William Olson

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.2

AB

1275

H

309

HR

BA

.242

R

132

RBI

131

SB

OBP

.317

SLG

.342

OPS

.659

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
1982	21	NYM-min	A	32	107	91	10	24	1	0	0	5	1	1	12	5	.264	.362	.275	.637		25		2	2	0	1		LBG · CARL
1983	22	NYM-min	A	107	383	318	56	73	7	0	0	22	0	1	54	36	.230	.337	.252	.588		80		1	3	7	0		LBG · CARL
1984	23	NYM-min	AA	74	272	234	27	55	9	0	0	22	1	1	30	16	.235	.322	.274	.596		64		1	5	2	5		JAC · TL
1985	24	NYM-min	AA	69	240	211	21	57	7	0	1	32	1	3	23	20	.270	.342	.318	.659		67		1	3	2	1		JAC · TL
1986	25	NYM-min	AA,AAA	83	293	251	39	57	6	1	2	23	1	0	35	23	.227	.322	.283	.605		71		1	4	2	0		JAC,TID · TL,IL
1987	26	NYM-min	AAA	47	138	120	15	34	8	1	2	15	0	0	14	13	.283	.353	.417	.770		50		0	2	2	1		TID · IL
1988	27	NYM-min	AAA	115	397	344	39	92	19	1	6	48	0	0	42	42	.267	.348	.381	.729		131		4	1	6	2		TID · IL
1989	28	MIN-min	AAA	79	303	247	38	58	8	2	6	38	3	2	45	27	.235	.353	.356	.710		88		3	3	5	2		POR · PCL
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-min	AAA	3	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0	0		RMD · IL
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	2H/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/H
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/H
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/H
5 Yrs				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

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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