Karl Olson
1951–1957 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators (1901-60)
279G
.235AVG
.278OBP
.316SLG
160H
6HR
50RBI
3SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279 | 745 | 681 | 74 | 160 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 43 | 94 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 215 | .235 | .278 | .316 | .594 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1954-06-23 to 1954-07-07
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1953-08-29 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1956-04-17 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1956-06-13 | 1 in 99 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 131 | 358 | 89 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 40 | .271 | .310 | .375 |
| Away | 148 | 387 | 71 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 54 | .201 | .238 | .261 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 29 | 84 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | .347 | .381 | .542 |
| May | 53 | 145 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 24 | .215 | .241 | .274 |
| June | 59 | 205 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 21 | .264 | .327 | .341 |
| July | 34 | 81 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | .203 | .210 | .241 |
| August | 62 | 131 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 17 | .231 | .267 | .314 |
| September | 42 | 99 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | .152 | .172 | .217 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 47 | 147 | 42 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 | .304 | .327 | .413 |
| baltimore-orioles | 39 | 110 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 15 | .216 | .273 | .268 |
| chicago-white-sox | 37 | 82 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | .246 | .293 | .290 |
| detroit-tigers | 35 | 93 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | .236 | .269 | .337 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 32 | 73 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .275 | .274 | .391 |
| cleveland-guardians | 29 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | .133 | .221 | .160 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 21 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .259 | .297 | .414 |
| boston-red-sox | 18 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .190 | .239 | .238 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Boston Red Sox | 5 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | .100 | – | – |
| 1953 | Boston Red Sox | 25 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 6 | – | .123 | – | – |
| 1954 | Boston Red Sox | 101 | 227 | 59 | 1 | 20 | 2 | .260 | – | – |
| 1955 | Boston Red Sox | 26 | 48 | 12 | – | 1 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 106 | 313 | 77 | 4 | 22 | 1 | .246 | – | – |
| 1957 | Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 16 | 26 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .154 | – | – |