How John Olerud's Times on Base Compares to Similar Players

John Olerud totaled 3,602 career Times on Base, well above the league average of 687.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Times on Base season came in 1993, posting 321, well above the league average of 97.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1989 at 3, well below the league average of 92.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Times on Base total went from 235 in 2003 to 179 in 2004 and 66 in 2005, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Times on Base profile — ranging from 3 to 321 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

John Olerud Lifetime Times on Base

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John Olerud Times on Base Per Season

John Olerud's Times on Base for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Olerud Times on Base per season line chart

John Olerud Times on Base by Team

John Olerud's career Times on Base totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Olerud career Times on Base by team bar chart

John Olerud Cumulative Times on Base — Career Progression

A running total of John Olerud's career Times on Base, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
John Olerud Times on Base year-over-year waterfall chart

John Olerud Times on Base Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Olerud's seasonal Times on Base alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
John Olerud Times on Base distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Olerud Times on Base — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Olerud's MLB career with Times on Base alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
John Olerud Times on Base season-by-season breakdown table