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1B John Olerud #5
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L
08/25/1998
DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
1B JOHN OLERUD #5 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
130 459 114 28 1 10 36 79 70 .248 .361 .379 0 2.6
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 14 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
08/24/1998 @ TOR Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/23/1998 @ MON Win, 5-2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/22/1998 @ MON Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1998 @ MON Loss, 6-8 3 2 2 1 1 2 0 0
08/19/1998 ARI Win, 4-2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
08/18/1998 ARI Loss, 3-6 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 0
08/17/1998 ARI Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/16/1998 @ LV Loss, 5-6 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
08/15/1998 @ LV Loss, 2-9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/14/1998 @ LV Win, 3-0 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
Birthday:08/05/1968
Born in:Seattle, WA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Drafted:1988, 8th Pick in Round 1
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1998 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 130 459 114 28 1 10 36 65 79 70 .248 .361 .379 .740 .319 .131 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 544 3 3 0 7 1 2 174 39 0 3 0.0 67.0 5.06 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   142 33 8 1 2 8 15 13 24 0 0 1 .232 .301 .345 .646
Versus Right   317 81 20 0 8 28 50 66 46 2 1 2 .256 .385 .394 .779
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Last Week   19 6 0 0 3 4 7 7 2 0 0 1 .316 .519 .789 1.308
March   9 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 .444 .444 .778 1.222
April   93 19 7 0 1 6 8 16 17 0 1 0 .204 .321 .312 .633
May   102 21 7 0 1 7 16 14 22 0 0 1 .206 .308 .304 .612
June   95 23 7 0 0 6 10 16 15 1 0 0 .242 .348 .316 .664
July   90 31 4 1 4 11 14 13 10 1 0 0 .344 .423 .544 .968
August   70 16 3 0 3 5 14 20 5 0 0 2 .229 .413 .400 .813
Last Year   577 143 28 1 25 87 79 86 103 10 0 6 .248 .346 .430 .776
2 Years Ago   592 158 39 2 29 86 83 85 85 2 0 4 .267 .362 .486 .848
Career   4761 1310 282 10 199 761 754 722 701 49 6 42 .275 .372 .464 .836
Home   223 49 12 0 4 16 26 35 38 1 0 0 .220 .324 .327 .652
Road   236 65 16 1 6 20 39 44 32 1 1 3 .275 .394 .428 .822
Grass   394 98 21 1 8 29 50 59 65 2 1 2 .249 .348 .368 .716
Turf   65 16 7 0 2 7 15 20 5 0 0 1 .246 .430 .446 .876
Day   392 92 22 1 9 31 54 64 58 1 1 2 .235 .344 .365 .709
Night   67 22 6 0 1 5 11 15 12 1 0 1 .328 .452 .463 .915
As Starter   459 114 28 1 10 36 65 79 70 2 1 3 .248 .361 .379 .740
Close/Late   88 23 4 0 4 8 15 18 15 0 0 0 .261 .387 .443 .830
Inning 1-3   167 34 9 0 4 15 16 32 30 1 0 1 .204 .333 .329 .663
Inning 4-6   155 41 12 1 2 11 27 23 23 1 1 2 .265 .365 .394 .758
Inning 7-9   126 36 7 0 4 10 21 23 16 0 0 0 .286 .396 .437 .832
Extra Innings   11 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
0 Outs   134 35 8 0 3 9 29 17 18 0 1 1 .261 .349 .388 .737
1 Outs   164 39 11 1 4 17 23 35 31 2 0 0 .238 .368 .390 .758
2 Outs   161 40 9 0 3 10 13 27 21 0 0 2 .248 .363 .360 .723
Scoring Position   81 17 3 0 2 24 9 19 21 2 1 0 .210 .353 .321 .674
Bases Empty   313 79 21 1 8 8 49 45 39 0 0 3 .252 .352 .403 .754
Runner on 1st   65 18 4 0 0 4 7 15 10 0 0 0 .277 .412 .338 .751
Runner on 2nd   33 7 0 0 1 6 7 13 11 0 1 0 .212 .435 .303 .738
Runner on 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 6 0 3 1 1 0 0 .273 .400 .364 .764
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 3 2 0 0 5 0 3 6 0 0 0 .150 .261 .250 .511
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 0 0 1 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .333 .636 .970
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   231 48 16 1 3 18 25 37 70 1 0 1 .208 .319 .325 .643
First Pitch   62 18 3 0 2 4 7 3 0 1 0 1 .290 .328 .435 .764
Count 0-1   35 9 1 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .278 .371 .649
Count 0-2   21 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 12 1 0 0 .190 .182 .190 .372
Count 1-0   31 9 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .290 .323 .613
Count 1-1   42 7 1 0 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .405 .571
Count 1-2   72 17 8 1 1 9 9 0 18 0 0 1 .236 .247 .417 .663
Count 2-0   10 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 2-1   37 16 3 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 .432 .432 .514 .946
Count 2-2   75 14 3 0 0 1 3 0 26 0 0 0 .187 .187 .227 .413
Count 3-0   3 1 0 0 1 1 3 11 0 0 0 0 .333 .857 1.333 2.190
Count 3-1   8 4 2 0 0 0 7 28 0 0 0 0 .500 .889 .750 1.639
Full Count   63 13 5 0 2 7 11 37 14 0 0 0 .206 .500 .381 .881
Behind in Count   128 30 9 1 2 11 18 0 30 1 0 2 .234 .244 .367 .611
Ahead in Count   89 32 7 0 1 8 22 39 0 0 1 0 .360 .555 .472 1.027
Batting 2nd   204 44 14 0 3 14 27 30 40 0 1 1 .216 .319 .328 .648
Batting 3rd   237 63 13 0 6 21 34 44 28 2 0 2 .266 .382 .397 .779
Batting 5th   18 7 1 1 1 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 .389 .522 .722 1.244
Low Leverage   231 57 12 1 6 9 28 40 29 0 0 2 .247 .363 .385 .748
Medium Leverage   158 36 11 0 1 12 24 26 30 2 1 1 .228 .337 .316 .653
High Leverage   67 19 4 0 3 15 11 13 11 0 0 0 .284 .400 .478 .878
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 .776 127 123 3.8
1998 Oakland - DBL 29 130 459 114 28 1 10 36 65 79 3 2 70 0 3 .248 .361 .379 .740 115 115 2.6
Total DBL 1311 4761 1310 282 10 199 761 754 722 42 49 701 2 6 .275 .372 .464 .836 130 131 38.1
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
1998 Oakland - DBL 1B 130 130 905 54 67 968 9 .991 1156.2 7.46 +4.8 1.060
TOTAL 1B 1296 1290 10447 593 655 11112 72 .994 11481.1 8.65 +53.2 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).
10/31/1997 Wins the 1997 DBL UL Gold Glove at 1B.
01/01/1998 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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