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John Olerud played 17 major-league seasons (1989-2005) as a 1B (2,053). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 17 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 21 | TOR | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .750 | 113 |
| 1990 | 22 | TOR | 111 | 358 | 43 | 95 | 14 | 48 | 0 | 57 | 75 | .265 | .794 | 122 |
| 1991 | 23 | TOR | 139 | 454 | 64 | 116 | 17 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 84 | .256 | .791 | 118 |
| 1992 | 24 | TOR | 138 | 458 | 68 | 130 | 16 | 66 | 1 | 70 | 61 | .284 | .825 | 131 |
| 1993 | 25 | TOR | 158 | 551 | 109 | 200 | 24 | 107 | 0 | 114 | 65 | .363 | 1.072 | 187 |
| 1994 | 26 | TOR | 108 | 384 | 47 | 114 | 12 | 67 | 1 | 61 | 53 | .297 | .869 | 124 |
| 1995 | 27 | TOR | 135 | 492 | 72 | 143 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 84 | 54 | .291 | .802 | 110 |
| 1996 | 28 | TOR | 125 | 398 | 59 | 109 | 18 | 61 | 1 | 60 | 37 | .274 | .854 | 115 |
| 1997 | 29 | NYN | 154 | 524 | 90 | 154 | 22 | 102 | 0 | 85 | 67 | .294 | .889 | 139 |
| 1998 | 30 | NYN | 160 | 557 | 91 | 197 | 22 | 93 | 2 | 96 | 73 | .354 | .998 | 169 |
| 1999 | 31 | NYN | 162 | 581 | 107 | 173 | 19 | 96 | 3 | 125 | 66 | .298 | .890 | 133 |
| 2000 | 32 | SEA | 159 | 565 | 84 | 161 | 14 | 103 | 0 | 102 | 96 | .285 | .831 | 111 |
| 2001 | 33 | SEA | 159 | 572 | 91 | 173 | 21 | 95 | 3 | 94 | 70 | .302 | .873 | 131 |
| 2002 | 34 | SEA | 154 | 553 | 85 | 166 | 22 | 102 | 0 | 98 | 66 | .300 | .893 | 137 |
| 2003 | 35 | SEA | 152 | 539 | 64 | 145 | 10 | 83 | 0 | 84 | 67 | .269 | .761 | 103 |
| 2004 | 36 | SEA|NYA | 127 | 425 | 45 | 110 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 61 | 61 | .259 | .733 | 93 |
| 2005 | 37 | BOS | 87 | 173 | 18 | 50 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 20 | .289 | .795 | 110 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1B | 5 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1B | 18 | 15 | 133 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| 1991 | 1B | 135 | 124 | 1120 | 78 | 5 | 77 |
| 1992 | 1B | 133 | 125 | 1057 | 81 | 7 | 72 |
| 1993 | 1B | 137 | 137 | 1160 | 97 | 10 | 107 |
| 1994 | 1B | 104 | 101 | 824 | 68 | 6 | 83 |
| 1995 | 1B | 133 | 132 | 1099 | 89 | 4 | 103 |
| 1996 | 1B | 101 | 92 | 781 | 56 | 2 | 107 |
| 1997 | 1B | 146 | 141 | 1292 | 120 | 7 | 125 |
| 1998 | 1B | 157 | 149 | 1258 | 116 | 5 | 119 |
| 1999 | 1B | 160 | 159 | 1344 | 105 | 9 | 127 |
| 2000 | 1B | 158 | 155 | 1271 | 132 | 5 | 154 |
| 2001 | 1B | 158 | 149 | 1211 | 121 | 9 | 116 |
| 2002 | 1B | 152 | 150 | 1169 | 101 | 5 | 122 |
| 2003 | 1B | 152 | 143 | 1096 | 125 | 3 | 126 |
| 2004 | 1B | 124 | 118 | 915 | 77 | 2 | 92 |
| 2005 | 1B | 80 | 38 | 416 | 40 | 1 | 41 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
John Olerud won: Gold Glove 2000 (AL), Gold Glove 2002 (AL), Gold Glove 2003 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (3 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 1998, 1993, 1990.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Rookie of the Year | AL | 4 | 13 / 140 | 0 |
| 1993 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 3 | 198 / 392 | 0 |
| 1998 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 12 | 38 / 448 | 0 |
John Olerud ranks on 1 all-time single-season position leaderboard (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #62 | first basemen | 1993 | 187 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.