How Matt Olson's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players

Matt Olson has totaled 56 career Hit By Pitch, well above the league average of 13.9 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Hit By Pitch season came in 2019, posting 12, well above the league average of 2.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at 0, well below the league average of 2.2 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Hit By Pitch total has gone from 4 in 2023 to 9 in 2024 and 4 in 2025, holding steady over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 12 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Matt Olson Lifetime Hit By Pitch

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Matt Olson Hit By Pitch Per Season

Matt Olson's Hit By Pitch for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Matt Olson Hit By Pitch per season line chart

Matt Olson Hit By Pitch by Team

Matt Olson's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Matt Olson career Hit By Pitch by team bar chart

Matt Olson Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression

A running total of Matt Olson's career Hit By Pitch, 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.
Matt Olson Hit By Pitch year-over-year waterfall chart

Matt Olson Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Matt Olson's seasonal Hit By Pitch 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.
Matt Olson Hit By Pitch distribution box chart versus comparable players

Matt Olson Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Matt Olson's MLB career with Hit By Pitch 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.
Matt Olson Hit By Pitch season-by-season breakdown table