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1B John Olerud #5
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L
07/14/1997
DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
1B JOHN OLERUD #5 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
94 342 79 15 0 12 39 51 57 .231 .336 .380 0 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 15 13 16 15
Gap 14 12 15 14
Power 12 11 13 12
Eye 15 13 16 15
Avoid K's 15 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
07/13/1997 @ ARI Win, 5-2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/12/1997 @ ARI Loss, 0-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/11/1997 @ ARI Loss, 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
07/09/1997 SEA Win, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/08/1997 SEA Win, 6-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/07/1997 SEA Win, 7-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/06/1997 SD Loss, 3-10 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/05/1997 SD Win, 7-4 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
07/04/1997 SD Loss, 2-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/03/1997 SEA Loss, 6-7 5 0 0 0 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 94 342 79 15 0 12 39 40 51 57 .231 .336 .380 .716 .309 .149 107
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 94 399 4 1 0 9 0 2 130 27 0 0 0.0 45.5 4.48 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   110 23 4 0 5 16 11 17 20 1 0 2 .209 .323 .382 .705
Versus Right   232 56 11 0 7 23 29 34 37 1 0 2 .241 .342 .379 .721
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 3 1 0 0 0 2 6 3 0 0 1 .167 .400 .222 .622
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   40 7 1 0 2 2 4 9 8 0 0 1 .175 .340 .350 .690
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   4067 1132 241 8 176 677 650 608 585 39 5 37 .278 .374 .471 .845
Home   192 37 7 0 5 18 20 23 28 1 0 2 .193 .284 .307 .592
Road   150 42 8 0 7 21 20 28 29 1 0 2 .280 .398 .473 .871
Grass   321 75 13 0 11 37 38 46 50 1 0 4 .234 .336 .377 .713
Turf   21 4 2 0 1 2 2 5 7 1 0 0 .190 .333 .429 .762
Day   281 63 14 0 9 27 34 44 46 1 0 3 .224 .334 .370 .704
Night   61 16 1 0 3 12 6 7 11 1 0 1 .262 .343 .426 .769
As Starter   342 79 15 0 12 39 40 51 57 2 0 4 .231 .336 .380 .716
Close/Late   69 16 3 0 2 6 6 10 12 0 0 2 .232 .346 .362 .708
Inning 1-3   140 32 9 0 7 21 18 18 24 1 0 0 .229 .314 .443 .757
Inning 4-6   110 30 3 0 3 12 14 15 15 1 0 1 .273 .362 .382 .744
Inning 7-9   89 17 3 0 2 6 8 16 17 0 0 3 .191 .333 .292 .625
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
0 Outs   86 18 2 0 2 11 13 15 11 2 0 1 .209 .327 .302 .629
1 Outs   131 32 8 0 6 15 17 21 24 0 0 1 .244 .353 .443 .796
2 Outs   125 29 5 0 4 13 10 15 22 0 0 2 .232 .324 .368 .692
Scoring Position   76 18 4 0 1 24 5 14 11 2 0 0 .237 .348 .329 .677
Bases Empty   209 48 8 0 8 8 26 27 39 0 0 3 .230 .326 .383 .709
Runner on 1st   57 13 3 0 3 7 9 10 7 0 0 1 .228 .353 .439 .792
Runner on 2nd   34 9 3 0 0 9 3 5 4 0 0 0 .265 .359 .353 .712
Runner on 3rd   11 2 0 0 1 5 1 2 3 2 0 0 .182 .267 .455 .721
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 .188 .316 .188 .503
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 3 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Two Strikes   171 32 8 0 4 18 22 19 57 1 0 3 .187 .278 .304 .582
First Pitch   36 8 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .216 .278 .494
Count 0-1   31 9 1 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .290 .516 .806
Count 0-2   20 5 2 0 1 2 4 0 7 0 0 1 .250 .286 .500 .786
Count 1-0   37 15 1 0 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .405 .405 .676 1.081
Count 1-1   30 8 2 0 2 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 .267 .313 .533 .846
Count 1-2   51 10 5 0 2 5 7 0 20 0 0 1 .196 .212 .412 .623
Count 2-0   8 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
Count 2-1   23 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .087 .087 .130 .217
Count 2-2   56 8 0 0 1 4 1 0 23 0 0 1 .143 .158 .196 .354
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 1 0 0 0 2 3 20 0 0 0 0 .167 .808 .167 .974
Full Count   44 9 1 0 0 7 10 19 7 1 0 0 .205 .438 .227 .665
Behind in Count   102 24 8 0 5 11 13 0 27 0 0 2 .235 .250 .461 .711
Ahead in Count   74 22 2 0 4 10 11 31 0 0 0 0 .297 .505 .486 .991
Batting 2nd   148 29 6 0 5 18 16 24 25 2 0 2 .196 .313 .338 .650
Batting 3rd   194 50 9 0 7 21 24 27 32 0 0 2 .258 .354 .412 .767
Low Leverage   168 36 6 0 7 10 19 21 30 0 0 2 .214 .309 .375 .684
Medium Leverage   129 32 5 0 5 19 18 19 20 2 0 2 .248 .349 .403 .752
High Leverage   44 11 4 0 0 10 3 11 7 0 0 0 .250 .400 .341 .741
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 94 342 79 15 0 12 39 40 51 4 2 57 0 0 .231 .336 .380 .716 105 107 1.5
Total DBL 1114 4067 1132 241 8 176 677 650 608 37 39 585 2 2 .278 .374 .471 .845 131 131 33.2
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 94 94 697 37 37 739 5 .993 828.1 7.98 +2.9 1.037
TOTAL 1B 1099 1094 9049 517 559 9626 60 .994 9754.2 8.83 +44.3 1.056
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
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
Year IBB Rank
1993 8 2
1996 7 2
Year HP Rank
1989 1 8
Year SF Rank
1994 10 3
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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