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1B John Olerud #5
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L
10/05/1997
DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
1B JOHN OLERUD #5 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
161 577 143 28 1 25 87 86 103 .248 .346 .430 0 3.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 15 13 15 15
Gap 14 12 15 14
Power 13 11 13 13
Eye 15 13 16 15
Avoid K's 14 13 15 15
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 10 1
Errors: - 9 1
Arm: - 10 2
Turn DP: - 10 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 19 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 11
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1997 @ SD Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/27/1997 @ SD Loss, 4-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1997 @ SD Win, 14-2 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 0
09/25/1997 @ COL Win, 16-6 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 0
09/24/1997 @ COL Win, 7-4 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
09/23/1997 @ COL Win, 10-5 5 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
09/22/1997 @ COL Win, 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/21/1997 ARI Win, 11-3 5 2 2 3 2 0 0 0
09/20/1997 ARI Win, 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/19/1997 ARI Win, 3-2 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Birthday:08/05/1968
Born in:Seattle, WA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Drafted:1988, 8th Pick in Round 1
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 161 577 143 28 1 25 87 79 86 103 .248 .346 .430 .776 .323 .182 117
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 160 679 6 7 0 14 0 10 248 54 0 1 0.0 89.2 5.25 3.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   178 46 7 1 10 31 26 23 36 2 0 3 .258 .350 .478 .827
Versus Right   399 97 21 0 15 56 53 63 67 8 0 3 .243 .345 .409 .753
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 7 2 0 2 9 6 3 5 1 0 0 .259 .323 .556 .878
March   2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
April   99 17 3 0 3 12 9 14 18 1 0 1 .172 .278 .293 .571
May   101 23 6 0 3 11 11 15 15 1 0 1 .228 .331 .376 .707
June   100 30 5 0 4 14 15 11 16 0 0 1 .300 .375 .470 .845
July   81 19 4 1 3 5 12 19 17 1 0 1 .235 .382 .420 .802
August   96 23 3 0 5 20 15 17 21 3 0 2 .240 .356 .427 .783
September   98 29 7 0 7 25 16 8 16 4 0 0 .296 .336 .582 .918
Last Year   592 158 39 2 29 86 83 85 85 2 0 4 .267 .362 .486 .848
2 Years Ago   377 117 23 2 19 80 73 51 44 6 0 3 .310 .391 .533 .924
Career   4302 1196 254 9 189 725 689 643 631 47 5 39 .278 .373 .473 .846
Home   293 65 11 1 13 44 34 34 49 2 0 3 .222 .307 .399 .707
Road   284 78 17 0 12 43 45 52 54 8 0 3 .275 .383 .461 .845
Grass   513 126 22 1 24 80 72 72 88 7 0 6 .246 .341 .433 .774
Turf   64 17 6 0 1 7 7 14 15 3 0 0 .266 .383 .406 .789
Day   471 114 23 1 20 68 61 73 84 7 0 4 .242 .344 .423 .767
Night   106 29 5 0 5 19 18 13 19 3 0 2 .274 .355 .462 .817
As Starter   577 143 28 1 25 87 79 86 103 10 0 6 .248 .346 .430 .776
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   106 27 5 0 4 16 12 20 19 2 0 3 .255 .382 .415 .797
Inning 1-3   228 53 15 1 13 41 30 30 38 3 0 0 .232 .318 .478 .796
Inning 4-6   195 54 8 0 8 29 29 24 34 5 0 1 .277 .351 .441 .792
Inning 7-9   149 35 5 0 4 15 20 30 29 1 0 5 .235 .378 .349 .727
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 .200 .375 .200 .575
0 Outs   158 38 8 0 4 20 29 25 24 3 0 1 .241 .342 .367 .709
1 Outs   201 53 11 0 10 40 26 31 39 7 0 2 .264 .357 .468 .825
2 Outs   218 52 9 1 11 27 24 30 40 0 0 3 .239 .339 .440 .779
Scoring Position   140 39 6 0 6 63 14 26 25 10 0 0 .279 .369 .450 .819
Bases Empty   346 85 16 1 16 16 52 46 65 0 0 5 .246 .343 .436 .779
Runner on 1st   91 19 6 0 3 8 13 14 13 0 0 1 .209 .321 .374 .694
Runner on 2nd   65 17 4 0 3 18 8 11 14 0 0 0 .262 .368 .462 .830
Runner on 3rd   21 5 1 0 2 16 2 3 5 7 0 0 .238 .258 .571 .829
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 9 0 0 1 7 2 3 4 0 0 0 .346 .414 .462 .875
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 0 0 .231 .313 .308 .620
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 3 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .600 .714 .600 1.314
Bases Loaded   10 2 0 0 0 11 0 5 1 2 0 0 .200 .412 .200 .612
Two Strikes   311 62 14 0 12 46 42 27 103 6 0 3 .199 .265 .360 .625
First Pitch   52 12 2 0 2 6 3 3 0 1 0 0 .231 .268 .385 .652
Count 0-1   51 17 3 0 5 9 9 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .358 .686 1.045
Count 0-2   39 9 3 0 2 7 6 0 14 1 0 1 .231 .244 .462 .705
Count 1-0   55 23 4 0 3 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 .418 .418 .655 1.073
Count 1-1   45 14 3 1 2 6 5 3 0 1 0 1 .311 .360 .556 .916
Count 1-2   93 18 6 0 3 12 10 0 36 1 0 1 .194 .200 .355 .555
Count 2-0   13 5 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .615 1.000
Count 2-1   38 7 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 .184 .195 .237 .432
Count 2-2   100 17 1 0 5 15 7 0 40 1 0 1 .170 .176 .330 .506
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 3 0 0 0 6 5 32 0 0 0 0 .250 .795 .250 1.045
Full Count   79 18 4 0 2 12 19 27 13 3 0 0 .228 .413 .354 .767
Behind in Count   183 44 12 0 10 28 25 0 50 2 0 4 .240 .254 .470 .724
Ahead in Count   118 38 6 0 4 20 20 53 0 2 0 0 .322 .526 .475 1.001
Batting 2nd   148 29 6 0 5 18 16 24 25 2 0 2 .196 .313 .338 .650
Batting 3rd   429 114 22 1 20 69 63 62 78 8 0 4 .266 .358 .462 .819
Low Leverage   279 69 14 1 15 22 42 36 51 1 0 4 .247 .341 .466 .807
Medium Leverage   217 53 8 0 9 39 29 32 37 5 0 2 .244 .340 .406 .745
High Leverage   80 21 6 0 1 26 8 18 15 4 0 0 .263 .382 .375 .757
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1989 Kansas City - DBL 20 109 357 90 9 0 18 67 52 57 1 4 63 1 0 .252 .353 .429 .782 113 117 2.3
1990 Kansas City - DBL 21 143 537 168 41 1 20 87 94 75 4 7 65 0 0 .313 .396 .505 .901 142 143 5.1
1991 Kansas City - DBL 22 133 506 140 33 2 23 93 94 79 3 2 62 1 0 .277 .376 .486 .862 132 133 4.3
1992 Kansas City - DBL 23 119 432 125 26 0 18 73 65 63 2 3 65 0 0 .289 .380 .475 .855 131 135 3.8
1993 Kansas City - DBL 24 140 498 132 25 1 19 71 75 85 8 3 78 0 0 .265 .379 .434 .813 122 123 3.5
1994 Kansas City - DBL 25 119 426 123 30 0 18 81 74 62 8 10 66 0 0 .289 .381 .486 .867 130 133 3.6
1995 Kansas City - DBL 26 97 377 117 23 2 19 80 73 51 3 6 44 0 1 .310 .391 .533 .924 147 148 4.0
1996 Oakland - DBL 27 160 592 158 39 2 29 86 83 85 4 2 85 0 1 .267 .362 .486 .848 142 137 5.2
1997 Oakland - DBL 28 161 577 143 28 1 25 87 79 86 6 10 103 0 1 .248 .346 .430 .776 122 117 3.5
Total DBL 1181 4302 1196 254 9 189 725 689 643 39 47 631 2 3 .278 .373 .473 .846 131 131 35.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1989 Makiki - WL 20 28 108 27 3 0 4 15 15 18 1 0 15 1 0 .250 .362 .389 .751 100 117 0.0
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1989 Kansas City - DBL 20 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1990 Kansas City - DBL 21 6 20 5 1 0 1 5 4 6 1 0 3 0 0 .250 .444 .450 .894 0 0 0.0
1991 Kansas City - DBL 22 6 26 7 1 0 2 5 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 .269 .296 .538 .835 0 0 0.0
1992 Kansas City - DBL 23 15 58 15 1 0 3 9 6 6 0 0 11 0 0 .259 .328 .431 .759 0 0 0.0
1993 Kansas City - DBL 24 19 71 20 2 0 6 12 9 7 0 0 12 0 0 .282 .346 .563 .910 0 0 0.0
1994 Kansas City - DBL 25 3 12 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .417 .462 .417 .878 0 0 0.0
1995 Kansas City - DBL 26 13 45 15 4 0 2 9 7 4 0 1 9 0 0 .333 .380 .556 .936 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 65 237 67 9 0 14 41 29 25 1 1 43 0 0 .283 .352 .498 .850 128 132
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1989 Kansas City - DBL 1B 94 94 778 69 50 850 3 .996 835.0 9.13 +4.8 1.073
1989 Makiki - WL 1B 28 28 226 9 35 237 2 .992 245.2 8.61 +2.8 1.000
1990 Kansas City - DBL 1B 137 137 1166 67 63 1239 6 .995 1224.2 9.06 +4.7 1.044
1991 Kansas City - DBL 1B 129 129 1101 70 56 1183 12 .990 1158.0 9.10 +3.0 1.034
1992 Kansas City - DBL 1B 113 111 900 57 46 966 9 .991 984.1 8.75 +5.0 1.058
1993 Kansas City - DBL 1B 138 138 1190 56 78 1251 5 .996 1225.1 9.15 +6.0 1.070
1994 Kansas City - DBL 1B 113 111 938 47 61 989 4 .996 1010.1 8.77 +5.8 1.069
1995 Kansas City - DBL 1B 94 93 827 42 40 874 5 .994 855.2 9.14 +4.2 1.081
1995 Kansas City - DBL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1996 Oakland - DBL 1B 159 159 1226 63 93 1298 9 .993 1387.1 8.36 +5.2 1.056
1997 Oakland - DBL 1B 161 160 1190 59 66 1257 8 .994 1398.1 8.04 +6.9 1.065
TOTAL 1B 1166 1160 9542 539 588 10144 63 .994 10324.2 8.79 +48.4 1.058
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1988 Drafted in the 1988 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (17); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 14 (14).
01/15/1989 Named to the 1989 Hawaii Winter League for the Makiki Seals.
03/27/1989 Named the #9 prospect in the DBL
11/01/1989 Wins the 1989 DBL FL Gold Glove at 1B.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 14 (14).
07/11/1990 Was selected to the 1990 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/06/1990 Wins the DBL FL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (18); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 15 (15).
04/10/1991 Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
06/01/1991 Wins the DBL FL Batter of the Month Award.
07/10/1991 Was selected to the 1991 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/05/1991 Wins the 1991 DBL FL Division Series MVP Award.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (18); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 15 (15).
10/27/1992 Wins the 1992 DBL FL Gold Glove at 1B.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 15 (15).
10/15/1993 Wins the 1993 DBL FL League Championship MVP Award.
10/26/1993 Wins the 1993 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
10/28/1993 Wins the 1993 DBL FL Gold Glove at 1B.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 15 (15).
06/04/1994 Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 15 (15).
06/07/1995 Goes 0-3 against the Cincinnati Reds, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
10/21/1995 Wins the 1995 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (16); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 15 (15).
01/10/1996 Released by the Kansas City Royals.
04/08/1996 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
10/25/1996 Wins the 1996 DBL UL Gold Glove at 1B.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 15 (15).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1996 159 6
1997 160 5
Year 2B Rank
1990 41 5
1996 39 3
Year HR Rank
1989 4 5
Year BB Rank
1989 18 3
1993 85 8
1996 85 7
1997 86 8
Year IBB Rank
1993 8 2
1996 7 2
1997 7 4
Year HP Rank
1989 1 8
Year SF Rank
1994 10 3
1997 10 2
Year AVG Rank
1990 .313 1
1992 .289 6
1994 .289 8
Year OBP Rank
1990 .396 3
1991 .376 6
1992 .380 4
1993 .379 5
1994 .381 7
1996 .362 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1990 7.66 6
1992 6.86 9
Year WOBA Rank
1990 .384 7
1992 .365 9
Year OPS Rank
1990 .901 10
1991 .862 10
Year WAR Rank
1996 5.0 10
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