John Olerud Putouts
John Olerud Career Putouts Overview
During John Olerud's 17-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
16165 putouts, an average of 950.88 putouts per season. 1999 was his best season
with 1344 putouts and his worst season was 1989 when he had
19 putouts. John Olerud outperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, besting
USA (1532.15), Gen X (1473.99), Y (6114.35), mlb (1481.83), and 1B (4369.66) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Putouts are awarded to defensive players who meet one of several criteria when an out is recorded by their team. These criteria include tagging a runner out, catching a batted or thrown ball and tagging a base for an out, catching a fly ball, catching a third strike, or being the closest player to a runner called out for interference. Generally, for Putouts, higher is better. (Source)
Putouts are awarded to defensive players who meet one of several criteria when an out is recorded by their team. These criteria include tagging a runner out, catching a batted or thrown ball and tagging a base for an out, catching a fly ball, catching a third strike, or being the closest player to a runner called out for interference. Generally, for Putouts, higher is better. (Source)