John Olerud
1989–2005 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays
2,233G
.295AVG
.398OBP
.465SLG
2,237H
255HR
1,230RBI
11SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,233 | 9,058 | 7,587 | 1,139 | 2,237 | 499 | 13 | 255 | 1,230 | 1,275 | 1,016 | 11 | 14 | 88 | 96 | 3,527 | .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1997-09-11 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 2003-08-02 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1994-04-11 | 1 in 2,522 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 | 1104 | 4571 | 1155 | 121 | 603 | 635 | 513 | .301 | .392 | .463 |
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 | 28 | 104 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 6 | .284 | .394 | .409 |
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 | 161 | 576 | 171 | 19 | 96 | 3 | .297 | – | – | |
| 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 | – | – |