Positions: First Baseman, Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left • Throws: Right
6-5, 230lb (196cm, 104kg)
Team: Oakland Athletics (majors)
Born: March 29, 1994 in Atlanta, GA us
Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (47th) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Parkview HS (Lilburn, GA).
High School: Parkview HS (Lilburn, GA)
Debut:
September 12, 2016
(Age 22-167d,
18,906th in MLB history)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2017
2017 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible
Service Time (01/2017): 0.021 • Arb Eligible: 2020 • Free Agent: 2023
Full Name: Matthew Kent Olson
2017
Career
0.7
0.5
83
104
12
15
18
20
.217
.192
8
8
16
16
0
0
.301
.306
.518
.442
.819
.748
117
101
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 | OAK | AL | 11 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .095 | .321 | .143 | .464 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /93 | |
| 2017 | 23 | OAK | AL | 29 | 93 | 83 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 32 | .217 | .301 | .518 | .819 | 117 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | |
| 2 Yrs | 40 | 121 | 104 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 36 | .192 | .306 | .442 | .748 | 101 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 490 | 421 | 61 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 146 | .192 | .306 | .442 | .748 | 101 | 186 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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