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John Olerud

#17 RANKED AT POSITION
1989—2005
First Base
BORN
August 5, 1968, in Seattle, WA
BATS / THROWS
Left / Left
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-5 / 205
PRIMARY TEAM
Toronto Blue Jays
.295
BATTING AVERAGE
2234
GAMES
58.4
WAR
.398
ON-BASE PCT
1139
RUNS
39.1
WAR7
.465
SLUGGING
2239
HITS
21.0
WAR3
.863
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
255
HOME RUNS
4.2
WAR PER SEASON
Always wore a helmet in the field because of a brain injury. Batting champ who flirted with .400 on year.
2-TIME
ALL-STAR
Blue Jays
ALL-TIME TEAM
1992-93
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Olerud
CAREER
58.4
LONG PEAK
39.1
PRIME
27.2
SHORT PEAK
21.0
JAWS
48.8
WAR PER
4.2
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
61.0
LONG PEAK
42.1
PRIME
30.8
SHORT PEAK
21.0
JAWS
51.6
WAR PER
4.7

Where Does John Olerud Rank Among First Basemen?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
17
CAREER
20
LONG PEAK
21
PRIME
26
SHORT PEAK
17
JAWS
23
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame First Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Olerud
Average HOF First Base
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.058.439.127.22148.74.26142.130.82151.64.7Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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