John Olerud Strikeouts
John Olerud Career Strikeouts Overview
During John Olerud's 17-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
1016 strikeouts, an average of 60 strikeouts per season. 1989 was his best season
with 1 strikeouts and his worst season was 2000 when he had
96 strikeouts. John Olerud underperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, not beating
USA (305.465), Gen X (449.976), Y (769.398), mlb (314.894), and 1B (401.211) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Strikeouts (K) are outs recorded because the player at bat accumulates 3 strikes before putting the ball in play, is walked, or hit by a pitch. Strikes are accumlated by swinging and missing a pitch, not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or by hitting a foul ball. Foul ball strkes however are not counted for a third strike unless the foul results from a bunt or is a foul tip caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, lower is better. (Source)
Strikeouts (K) are outs recorded because the player at bat accumulates 3 strikes before putting the ball in play, is walked, or hit by a pitch. Strikes are accumlated by swinging and missing a pitch, not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or by hitting a foul ball. Foul ball strkes however are not counted for a third strike unless the foul results from a bunt or is a foul tip caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, lower is better. (Source)