John Olerud
1989–2005 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays
2,234G
.295AVG
.398OBP
.465SLG
More career statistics
2,239H
255HR
1,230RBI
11SB
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,234 | 9,063 | 7,592 | 1,139 | 2,239 | 500 | 13 | 255 | 1,230 | 1,275 | 1,016 | 11 | 14 | 88 | 96 | 3,530 | .295 | .398 | .465 | .863 |
Streaks
26longest hitting streak · 1993-05-26 to 1993-06-22
47longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1991-09-18 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1997-09-11 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 2003-08-02 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1129 | 4487 | 1082 | 134 | 627 | 640 | 503 | .289 | .384 | .466 |
| Away | 1105 | 4576 | 1157 | 121 | 603 | 635 | 513 | .301 | .392 | .464 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| April | 318 | 1352 | 359 | 41 | 191 | 206 | 150 | .323 | .418 | .513 |
| May | 384 | 1612 | 387 | 41 | 198 | 240 | 177 | .288 | .389 | .439 |
| June | 400 | 1563 | 375 | 45 | 220 | 209 | 177 | .285 | .374 | .476 |
| July | 370 | 1491 | 367 | 55 | 201 | 206 | 154 | .292 | .384 | .489 |
| August | 379 | 1563 | 405 | 34 | 219 | 199 | 182 | .304 | .386 | .444 |
| September | 353 | 1369 | 318 | 37 | 189 | 199 | 168 | .279 | .378 | .438 |
| October | 29 | 109 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 6 | .290 | .394 | .419 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| texas-rangers | 158 | 652 | 138 | 16 | 82 | 90 | 83 | .254 | .350 | .415 |
| athletics | 149 | 604 | 152 | 14 | 76 | 82 | 86 | .298 | .387 | .469 |
| baltimore-orioles | 145 | 557 | 132 | 15 | 62 | 79 | 57 | .281 | .379 | .426 |
| boston-red-sox | 131 | 531 | 110 | 11 | 66 | 76 | 63 | .248 | .350 | .387 |
| new-york-yankees | 131 | 518 | 112 | 10 | 57 | 77 | 68 | .264 | .365 | .401 |
| kansas-city-royals | 122 | 512 | 132 | 11 | 58 | 61 | 55 | .296 | .377 | .442 |
| cleveland-guardians | 119 | 476 | 142 | 19 | 69 | 58 | 51 | .346 | .420 | .551 |
| minnesota-twins | 116 | 463 | 127 | 14 | 74 | 49 | 37 | .314 | .380 | .493 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | .375 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 111 | 358 | 95 | 14 | 48 | – | .265 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 139 | 454 | 116 | 17 | 68 | – | .256 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 138 | 458 | 130 | 16 | 66 | 1 | .284 | – | – | |
| 1993 | 158 | 551 | 200 | 24 | 107 | – | .363 | – | – | |
| 1994 | 108 | 384 | 114 | 12 | 67 | 1 | .297 | – | – | |
| 1995 | 135 | 492 | 143 | 8 | 54 | – | .291 | – | – | |
| 1996 | 125 | 398 | 109 | 18 | 61 | 1 | .274 | – | – | |
| 1997 | 154 | 524 | 154 | 22 | 102 | – | .294 | – | – | |
| 1998 | 160 | 557 | 197 | 22 | 93 | 2 | .354 | – | – | |
| 1999 | 162 | 581 | 173 | 19 | 96 | 3 | .298 | – | – | |
| 2000 | 159 | 565 | 161 | 14 | 103 | – | .285 | – | – | |
| 2001 | 159 | 572 | 173 | 21 | 95 | 3 | .302 | – | – | |
| 2002 | 154 | 553 | 166 | 22 | 102 | – | .300 | – | – | |
| 2003 | 152 | 539 | 145 | 10 | 83 | – | .269 | – | – | |
| 2004 | New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners | 127 | 425 | 110 | 9 | 48 | – | .259 | – | – |
| 2005 | 87 | 173 | 50 | 7 | 37 | – | .289 | – | – |