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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
17	9063	.295	.398	.465	.300	52.3

Birth Date	8-5-1968
Height	6' 5"
Weight	225 lbs

Bats	L
Throws	L

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1989	TOR	20	6	8	8	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.272	0.4	0.1	0.1
1990	TOR	21	111	421	358	43	95	15	1	14	154	57	75	1	4	1	48	0	2	.265	.364	.430	.285	13.1	-0.6	1.3
1991	TOR	22	139	541	454	64	116	30	1	17	199	68	84	6	10	3	68	0	2	.256	.353	.438	.277	14.3	5.0	2.0
1992	TOR	23	138	537	458	68	130	28	0	16	206	70	61	1	7	1	66	1	0	.284	.375	.450	.299	27.5	5.0	3.6
1993	TOR	24	158	679	551	109	200	54	2	24	330	114	65	7	7	0	107	0	2	.363	.473	.599	.353	69.3	6.6	7.7
1994	TOR	25	108	453	384	47	114	29	2	12	183	61	53	3	5	0	67	1	2	.297	.393	.477	.301	23.0	11.2	3.3
1995	TOR	26	135	581	492	72	143	32	0	8	199	84	54	4	1	0	54	0	0	.291	.398	.404	.275	15.2	-1.8	1.3
1996	TOR	27	125	469	398	59	109	25	0	18	188	60	37	10	1	0	61	1	0	.274	.382	.472	.287	16.7	5.8	2.1
1997	NYN	28	154	630	524	90	154	34	1	22	256	85	67	13	8	0	102	0	0	.294	.400	.489	.310	37.4	3.1	4.0
1998	NYN	29	160	665	557	91	197	36	4	22	307	96	73	4	7	1	93	2	2	.354	.447	.551	.344	64.8	17.2	8.1
1999	NYN	30	162	723	581	107	173	39	0	19	269	125	66	11	6	0	96	3	0	.298	.427	.463	.309	42.7	11.6	5.1
2000	SEA	31	159	683	565	84	161	45	0	14	248	102	96	4	10	2	103	0	2	.285	.392	.439	.287	25.1	8.0	3.1
2001	SEA	32	159	679	572	91	173	32	1	21	270	94	70	5	7	1	95	3	1	.302	.401	.472	.307	39.0	4.5	4.3
2002	SEA	33	154	668	553	85	166	39	0	22	271	98	66	5	12	0	102	0	0	.300	.403	.490	.320	46.8	-1.0	4.6
2003	SEA	34	152	634	539	64	145	35	0	10	210	84	67	6	3	2	83	0	1	.269	.372	.390	.267	4.9	3.1	0.8
2004	NYA	35	49	188	164	16	46	7	0	4	65	21	20	2	1	0	26	0	0	.280	.367	.396	.260	2.0	-2.4	-0.0
2004	SEA	35	78	312	261	29	64	13	1	5	94	40	41	6	4	1	22	0	0	.245	.354	.360	.254	0.5	1.8	0.2
2005	BOS	36	87	192	173	18	50	7	0	7	78	16	20	0	3	0	37	0	0	.289	.344	.451	.270	3.5	3.4	0.7
Career			2234	9063	7592	1139	2239	500	13	255	3530	1275	1016	88	96	12	1230	11	14	.295	.398	.465	.300	446.2	80.6	52.3

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1989	TOR	MLB	6	8	.272	.249	.313	.372	.000	.429	95	0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.1
1990	TOR	MLB	111	421	.285	.255	.321	.380	.000	.297	103	10.4	11.3	-7.2	-0.6	-2.1	13.1	1.3	13.1	1.3
1991	TOR	MLB	139	541	.277	.256	.319	.385	.000	.273	101	9.2	14.6	-9.2	5.0	0.1	14.3	2.0	14.3	2.0
1992	TOR	MLB	138	537	.299	.258	.319	.382	.000	.294	101	20.2	13.9	-8.8	5.0	0.5	27.5	3.6	27.5	3.6
1993	TOR	MLB	158	679	.353	.267	.330	.412	.000	.375	103	67.5	19.5	-12.5	6.6	-4.8	69.3	7.7	69.3	7.7
1994	TOR	MLB	108	453	.301	.270	.334	.428	.000	.315	99	20.8	13.8	-8.7	11.2	-2.7	23.0	3.3	23.0	3.3
1995	TOR	MLB	135	581	.275	.268	.335	.420	.000	.313	98	9.7	17.4	-11.1	-1.8	-1.2	15.2	1.3	15.2	1.3
1996	TOR	MLB	125	469	.287	.275	.340	.439	.000	.265	98	14.9	14.5	-9	5.8	-2.1	16.7	2.1	16.7	2.1
1997	NYN	MLB	154	630	.310	.255	.318	.394	.000	.298	99	34.4	16.8	-11.8	3.1	-0.6	37.4	4.0	37.4	4.0
1998	NYN	MLB	160	665	.344	.263	.326	.414	.000	.373	95	61.5	17.3	-12.6	17.2	-4.4	64.8	8.1	64.8	8.1
1999	NYN	MLB	162	723	.309	.267	.333	.423	.000	.307	97	41.5	19.6	-14.5	11.6	-3.3	42.7	5.1	42.7	5.1
2000	SEA	MLB	159	683	.287	.270	.339	.436	.000	.316	90	21.7	19.4	-13.8	8.0	-2.2	25.1	3.1	25.1	3.1
2001	SEA	MLB	159	679	.307	.269	.329	.428	.000	.311	95	35.2	18.6	-12.9	4.5	-3.6	39.0	4.3	39.0	4.3
2002	SEA	MLB	154	668	.320	.261	.322	.418	.000	.302	94	42.9	17.8	-12.3	-1.0	-3.4	46.8	4.6	46.8	4.6
2003	SEA	MLB	152	634	.267	.264	.324	.421	.000	.290	98	4.8	17.3	-11.9	3.1	-3.9	4.9	0.8	4.9	0.8
2004	NYA	MLB	49	188	.260	.263	.323	.416	.000	.298	99	0	5.1	-3.6	-2.4	-0.5	2.0	-0.0	2.0	-0.0
2004	SEA	MLB	78	312	.254	.265	.325	.417	.000	.269	98	-2.1	8.5	-5.9	1.8	-0.6	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.2
2005	BOS	MLB	87	192	.270	.268	.329	.424	.000	.289	105	2	5.1	-3.3	3.4	-0.5	3.5	0.7	3.5	0.7
2005	PAW	AAA	3	12	.346	.287	.342	.436	.000	.250	87	0.9	0.2	-0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		9063	.300	.264	.328	.414	.258	.309	98	394.7	250.7	-169.2	80.6	-35.3	446.2	52.3	446.2	52.3

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1989	TOR	MLB	8	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.000	.272	0.4	0.1	0.1
1990	TOR	MLB	421	43	95	15	1	14	48	57	75	0	2	.265	.364	.430	.165	.285	13.1	-0.6	1.3
1991	TOR	MLB	541	64	116	30	1	17	68	68	84	0	2	.256	.353	.438	.183	.277	14.3	5.0	2.0
1992	TOR	MLB	537	68	130	28	0	16	66	70	61	1	0	.284	.375	.450	.166	.299	27.5	5.0	3.6
1993	TOR	MLB	679	109	200	54	2	24	107	114	65	0	2	.363	.473	.599	.236	.353	69.3	6.6	7.7
1994	TOR	MLB	453	47	114	29	2	12	67	61	53	1	2	.297	.393	.477	.180	.301	23.0	11.2	3.3
1995	TOR	MLB	581	72	143	32	0	8	54	84	54	0	0	.291	.398	.404	.114	.275	15.2	-1.8	1.3
1996	TOR	MLB	469	59	109	25	0	18	61	60	37	1	0	.274	.382	.472	.198	.287	16.7	5.8	2.1
1997	NYN	MLB	630	90	154	34	1	22	102	85	67	0	0	.294	.400	.489	.195	.310	37.4	3.1	4.0
1998	NYN	MLB	665	91	197	36	4	22	93	96	73	2	2	.354	.447	.551	.197	.344	64.8	17.2	8.1
1999	NYN	MLB	723	107	173	39	0	19	96	125	66	3	0	.298	.427	.463	.165	.309	42.7	11.6	5.1
2000	SEA	MLB	683	84	161	45	0	14	103	102	96	0	2	.285	.392	.439	.154	.287	25.1	8.0	3.1
2001	SEA	MLB	679	91	173	32	1	21	95	94	70	3	1	.302	.401	.472	.170	.307	39.0	4.5	4.3
2002	SEA	MLB	668	85	166	39	0	22	102	98	66	0	0	.300	.403	.490	.190	.320	46.8	-1.0	4.6
2003	SEA	MLB	634	64	145	35	0	10	83	84	67	0	1	.269	.372	.390	.121	.267	4.9	3.1	0.8
2004	NYA	MLB	188	16	46	7	0	4	26	21	20	0	0	.280	.367	.396	.116	.260	2.0	-2.4	-0.0
2004	SEA	MLB	312	29	64	13	1	5	22	40	41	0	0	.245	.354	.360	.115	.254	0.5	1.8	0.2
2005	PAW	AAA	12	2	3	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	.300	.417	.600	.300	.346	0.0	0.2	0.0
2005	BOS	MLB	192	18	50	7	0	7	37	16	20	0	0	.289	.344	.451	.162	.270	3.5	3.4	0.7

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2005-08-01	2005-08-16	15-DL	15	12	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2004	SEA	$7,700,000
2003	SEA	$7,700,000
2002	SEA	$6,950,000
2001	SEA	$6,700,000
2000	SEA	$6,350,000

Years	Description	Salary
5 yr	Previous	$35,400,000
5 yr	Total	$35,400,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
14 y 31 d	Joe McIntosh

Details
retired 12/05 contract purchased 5/05 signed as a free agent from NYY 5/05 (minor-league contract) signed as a free agent from SEA 8/04 released 7/04 designated for assignment 7/04 re-signed 12/02 2 year/$15.4M (03-04) 04:$7.7M 3 year/$20M (00-02) 00:$6.35M, 01:$6.75M, 02:$6.95M signed as a free agent from NYM after 99

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Date	Question	Answer
2011-04-05 13:00:00	Steve, thanks for your time, as always. Question about Cito Gaston... I remember reading (before his return to the Blue Jays) some columnists and writers asking aloud why he never got a second job as a 2x World Series winner when so many other lesser managers did get recycled in baseball with a second team. Was he not that good manager? Did that mean teams in need mistakenly overlook him? (Chris from Binghamton)	Bill James described Gaston as "strategically inert." He wrote out his lineup and then pretty much sat on the bench and enjoyed the best seat in the house. He also clashed with some key young players like (IIRC) John Olerud and Sean Green. I just don't think there was a lot to recommend him despite the two rings. (Steven Goldman)
2011-02-02 13:00:00	James Loney = Casey Kotchman? Daric Barton = John Olerud? (Bob from Seattle)	I'll buy it in the broad strokes, though Olerud is a best-case outcome for Barton. Barton needs more batting helmet. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-03-02 13:00:00	Thoughts on the SmoakMonster? (Titus Welliver from The Island)	I keep going back to standards for first base when it comes to hitting, especially since expectations for Smoak were so high. If he winds up being somewhere between John Olerud and Lyle Overbay in the big picture, that isn't a bad regular, but it'll nevertheless disappoint some folks. (Christina Kahrl)
2011-01-05 13:00:00	Kevin Brown only got about 2% of the vote, and John Olerud got less than 1%. I know neither of them are clear choices...in fact, they're probably not Hall of Famers. But both are close enough that they deserved a few years of discussion, right? (John from Atlanta)	I agree, but the precedent with guys like David Cone, Dwight Gooden, Orel Hershiser and Will Clark going one and done on the ballot certainly suggested this was a possibility. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-07-09 13:00:00	Take a look at my minor and MLB resume. I've never been able to hit HR's. I'm a plus defender who works the count and draws a lot of walks. (Justin Smoak from On A Airplane)	Doesn't mean the power won't come. Can we at least upgrade Lyle Overbay to John Olerud? (Marc Normandin)
2010-01-28 14:00:00	Brett Wallace is the next...? (Jquinton82 from NY)	Better than Lyle Overbay, but not quite John Olerud. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-01-06 13:00:00	So if the pitchers are an underwhelming lot, which interesting position players will we be talking about in one year? (Grant from Nashville)	The top new position playing candidates are Jeff Bagwell, Rafael Palmeiro, John Olerud and Larry Walker. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-04-20 13:00:00	Will Clark and/or John Olerud for the HOF? I know Clark went off after one year, but I think he should have stayed on. (Jon from SF)	Neither. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-02-16 14:00:00	To paraphrase Bo, "Brett Wallace knows hitting". Is it simply his complete inability to offer anything on defense that dropped him to #37? (Paul from DC)	That played a big role certainly, but if he moves to first base, is he just John Olerud? Not that that is a bad thing, he's just not a 40-HR masher type. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-06-04 16:00:00	Do you think we'll ever see another draft pick go straight to the majors without seeing any minor league action? (SBE from Nashville)	It happens rarely -- see John Olerud. It could happen again. It's not happening this year. (Kevin Goldstein)

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