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John Olerud   |   Major Leaguer   1989-2005

Full Name:  John Garrett Olerud
Born:  August 5,1968  in  Seattle, Washington
Height:  6-5  Weight:  220  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left
High School:  Interlake (Bellevue,WA)
College:  Washington State University

Baseball Lists:  Hitting for the Cycle ... AL Gold Glove Award Winners ... Baseball Players in the Movies

Debut:  September 3,1989

Drafted:  Selected by New York Mets in 27th Round (682nd overall) of 1986 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  ... Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in 3rd Round (79th overall) of 1989 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Aug 26,1989] - signed  [Dec 20,1996] - Traded by Blue Jays with Cash to Mets for Robert Person.  [Oct 27,1997] - Granted Free Agency.  [Nov 24,1997] - Signed as Free Agent by Mets.  [Oct 29,1999] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 15,1999] - Signed as Free Agent by Mariners.  [Oct 29,2002] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 6,2002] - Signed as Free Agent by Mariners.  [Jul 27,2004] - Released by Mariners.  [Aug 3,2004] - Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.  [Oct 29,2004] - Granted Free Agency.  [May 1,2005] - Signed by Red Sox (minor)  

Disabled List:  [Aug 4,2005] - 15 Day Disabled list - (left hamstring strain)   [Aug 16,2005] - Activated  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1989TorontoAL20TorMLB 1b468230000000100000 .375.375.3757500%
1990TorontoAL21TorMLB dh61113584395151144802577516145 .265.364.43079440%
1991TorontoAL22TorMLB 1b4,51394546411630117680268846931012 .256.353.43879144%
1992TorontoAL23TorMLB 1b5,61384586813028016661070611111715 .284.375.45082543%
1993TorontoAL24TorMLB 1b51585511092005422410702114657330712 .363.473.599107234%
1994TorontoAL25TorMLB 1b51083844711429212671261533120511 .297.393.47787041%
1995TorontoAL26TorMLB 1b5135492721433208540084544100117 .291.398.40480244%
1996TorontoAL27TorMLB 1b61253985910925018611060371060110 .274.382.47285438%
1997NY MetsNL28NymMLB 1b315452490154341221020085671350819 .294.400.489889--
1998NY MetsNL29NymMLB 1b3,41605579119736422932296734111715 .354.447.55199842%
1999NY MetsNL30NymMLB 1b 162581107173390199630125661150622 .298.427.463890--
2000SeattleAL31SeaMLB 1b5,41595658416145014103021029641121017 .285.392.43983151%
2001SeattleAL32SeaMLB 1b41595729117332121953194705191721 .302.401.47287352%
2002SeattleAL33SeaMLB 1b4,3,515455385166390221020098665601219 .300.403.49089357%
2003SeattleAL34SeaMLB 1b5152539641453501083018467672320 .269.372.39076240%
2004SeattleAL35SeaMLB 1b6,7,478261296413152200404163146 .245.354.36071448%
 NY YankeesAL35NyyMLB 1b74916416467042600212021015 .280.367.39676343%
2005PawtucketIL36BosAAA 1b 310230012002100002 .300.417.6001017--
 BostonAL36BosMLB 1b7,68717318507073700162002036 .289.344.45179539%
 
Major League Totals - 17 Season(s)2234759211392239500132551230111412751016881571296232 .295.398.46586344%
Minor League Totals - 1 Season(s)310230012002100002 .300.417.6001017--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1991TorontoAL22TorCh519130003003100000 .158.273.158431--
1992TorontoAL23TorCh623482014002500000 .348.400.565965--
 TorontoAL23TorWs413240000000400000 .308.308.308616--
1993TorontoAL24TorCh623581003004100000 .348.444.391835--
 TorontoAL24TorWs517541012004100000 .235.381.471852--
1999NY MetsNL30NymDiv416370016003200000 .438.526.6251151--
 NY MetsNL30NymCh627480026002300000 .296.345.519864--
2000SeattleAL31SeaDiv310230012002100000 .300.417.6001017--
 SeattleAL31SeaCh620373012102200000 .350.409.6501059--
2001SeattleAL32SeaDiv517130001003500000 .176.300.176476--
 SeattleAL32SeaCh519240013002400000 .211.286.368654--
2004NY YankeesAL35NyyDiv414232000001210000 .214.313.357670--
 NY YankeesAL35NyyCh412120012001101100 .167.231.417648--
2005BostonAL36BosDiv37021000002000000 .286.444.429873--
 
Major League Totals - 8 Season(s)66237356610093410313211100 .278.364.435799--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1989TorontoAL20TorMLB1B51920210---1.000--
1989TorontoAL20TorMLBDH1--------
 
1990TorontoAL21TorMLB1B1813310214510---.986--
1990TorontoAL21TorMLBDH90--------
 
1991TorontoAL22TorMLB1B1351120785120377---.996--
1991TorontoAL22TorMLBDH1--------
 
1992TorontoAL23TorMLB1B1331057817114572---.994--
1992TorontoAL23TorMLBDH1--------
 
1993TorontoAL24TorMLB1B137116097101267107---.992--
1993TorontoAL24TorMLBDH20--------
 
1994TorontoAL25TorMLB1B10482468689883---.993--
1994TorontoAL25TorMLBDH3--------
 
1995TorontoAL26TorMLB1B13310998941192103---.997--
 
1996TorontoAL27TorMLB1B101781562839107---.998--
1996TorontoAL27TorMLBDH15--------
 
1997NY MetsNL28NymMLB1B146129212071419125---.995--
 
1998NY MetsNL29NymMLB1B157125811651379119---.996--
 
1999NY MetsNL30NymMLB1B160134410591458127---.994--
 
2000SeattleAL31SeaMLB1B1581358.2127113351409154---.9969.30
 
2001SeattleAL32SeaMLB1B1581347.2121012191340116---.9938.89
 
2002SeattleAL33SeaMLB1B1521317.2116910151275122---.9968.67
2002SeattleAL33SeaMLBDH2--------
 
2003SeattleAL34SeaMLB1B1521431287109612531224126---.9988.54
 
2004NY YankeesAL35NyyMLB1B474740036825139434---.9978.84
2004SeattleAL35SeaMLB1B7771645.154952160258---.9988.38
 
2005PawtucketIL36BosAAA1B21140152---1.000--
2005BostonAL36BosMLB1B803843141640145741---.9989.52
 


 Awards
[1989] - College Summer League Player of the Year  [1990] - AL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #4)  [1993] - Baseball America American League All-Star 1B, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #3), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1998] - New York Mets Player of the Year, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #12)  [2000] - AL Gold Glove Award (1B)  [2001] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [2002] - AL Gold Glove Award (1B)  [2003] - AL Gold Glove Award (1B)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1989*62,500  375,25780
1990100,000  426,35880
1991293,667  617,62742
1992387,500  798,18541
19931,562,500  815,72320
19943,750,00055  914,1576
19955,750,00017  831,5042
19966,500,00011  835,2621
19976,500,00021  996,9902
19983,750,000  1,054,0379
19994,250,000  1,222,53710
20006,350,00060  1,369,5055
20016,700,00081  1,609,5127
20026,950,00083  1,654,0887
20037,700,00078  1,773,3647
20047,700,00078  1,716,3037
2005*300,000  1,825,75680
 
Career:  $68,606,167   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Despite being a top-notch hitter during his career, Olerud was known for wearing a batting helmet in the field as a precaution. He has suffered a brain aneurysm while in College. Olerud also was known for not playing a single game in the minor leagues until he was in his 30s, jumping directly from Washington State to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Olerud was released by Seattle in mid-2004 and caught on with the New York Yankees for their post-season run. At the end of the season, he had surgery to repair torn ligaments in his foot and on May 1, 2005, he signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox and he went on to play 87 games with them, batting .289.

He announced his retirement on December 6, 2005.

Notes: Member of the World Series Champion Toronto Blue Jays in 1992 and 1993....Played in 2 All-Star games during his career (1993, 2001)
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