Gregg Olson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-2001)

W–L 40–39
ERA 3.46
WHIP 1.38
SO 588
Pitcher PIV 10029.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 210 lb
Born
10/11/1966 in Scribner, NE, USA
MLB Debut
1988-09-02
Last Game
2001-06-22
Awards
All-Star · Rookie of the Year

Full name: Greggory William Olson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
40 39 622 0 0 0 217 672.0 598 258 46 330 588 3.46 10029.1

Career ERA 3.46 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — 18.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1988 BAL AL 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 11.0 10 4 10 9 3.27 3.73 (+12%) -359.7
1989 BAL AL 5 2 64 0 0 0 27 85.0 57 16 46 90 1.69 3.71 (+54%) 2710.0
1990 BAL AL 6 5 64 0 0 0 37 74.3 57 20 31 74 2.42 3.86 (+37%) 2164.4
1991 BAL AL 4 6 72 0 0 0 31 73.7 74 26 29 72 3.18 3.91 (+19%) 3013.9
1992 BAL AL 1 5 60 0 0 0 36 61.3 46 14 24 58 2.05 3.75 (+45%) 1620.8
1993 BAL AL 0 2 50 0 0 0 29 45.0 37 8 18 44 1.60 4.19 (+62%) 1894.9
1994 ATL NL 0 2 16 0 0 0 1 14.7 19 15 13 10 9.20 4.51 (-104%) -368.8
1995 CLE AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2.7 5 4 2 0 13.50 — 0.0
1995 KCA AL 3 3 20 0 0 0 3 30.3 23 11 17 21 3.26 4.45 (+27%) -177.9
1996 DET AL 3 0 43 0 0 0 8 43.0 43 24 28 29 5.02 4.61 (-9%) -1127.7
1996 HOU NL 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 9.3 12 5 7 8 4.82 4.61 (-5%) 0.0
1997 MIN AL 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 8.3 19 17 11 6 18.36 — 0.0
1997 KCA AL 4 3 34 0 0 0 1 41.7 39 14 17 28 3.02 4.39 (+31%) 412.1
1998 ARI NL 3 4 64 0 0 0 30 68.7 56 23 25 55 3.01 4.43 (+32%) 1743.1
1999 ARI NL 9 4 61 0 0 0 14 60.7 54 25 25 45 3.71 4.71 (+21%) -312.0
2000 LAN NL 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 17.7 21 10 7 15 5.09 4.77 (-7%) -427.7
2001 LAN NL 0 1 28 0 0 0 0 24.7 26 22 20 24 8.03 4.42 (-82%) -756.2
Career · 17 seasons 40 39 622 0 0 0 217 672.0 598 258 330 588 3.46 — 10,029

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
622 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 .250 .400 1.000 1.400 0

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 5.2% below league average.

Career OBP .400 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +20.3% above league average.

Career SLG 1.000 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — +144.7% above league average.

Career OPS 1.400 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — +88.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1988 BAL AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 BAL AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 BAL AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 BAL AL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 BAL AL 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 BAL AL 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 ATL NL 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 CLE AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 KCA AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 DET AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 HOU NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 MIN AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 KCA AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 ARI NL 64 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1999 ARI NL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 LAN NL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 LAN NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 622 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 .250 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1999 NLDS2 ARI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 2 0 0 0.3 0 0 1 0 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1999 NLDS2 ARI 0 0 2 0 0 0.3 0 0 1 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home31031112.333
Away31210000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home310332.22741181503093.19
Away312339.13241401802793.71

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2001-06-22 LADSDP — 0.2111100
2001-06-19 LADAZ — 0.2233120
2001-06-11 LADTEX — 1.0344111
2001-06-10 LADLAA — 1.0222011
2001-06-08 LADLAA — 1.0000110
2001-06-07 LADAZ — 1.0211010
2001-06-05 LADAZ — 0.0110000
2001-06-04 LADAZ — 2.0111021
2001-06-03 LADHOU — 0.1000000
2001-05-29 LADCOL — 2.0211031

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 622 0 44 80 6 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1988 BAL P 10 0 1 2 0 0
1989 BAL P 64 0 5 12 1 0
1990 BAL P 64 0 4 4 0 1
1991 BAL P 72 0 6 11 3 0
1992 BAL P 60 0 5 9 0 2
1993 BAL P 50 0 2 7 0 0
1994 ATL P 16 0 0 0 0 0
1995 CLE P 3 0 0 0 0 0
1995 KCA P 20 0 1 5 0 0
1996 DET P 43 0 3 3 0 0
1996 HOU P 9 0 3 0 0 0
1997 MIN P 11 0 0 2 0 0
1997 KCA P 34 0 4 4 1 0
1998 ARI P 64 0 4 7 0 0
1999 ARI P 61 0 4 9 0 0
2000 LAN P 13 0 2 2 0 0
2001 LAN P 28 0 0 3 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 622

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1989 Rookie of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2001 LAN NL $1,750,000
2000 LAN NL $1,250,000
1999 ARI NL $850,000
1998 ARI NL $650,000
1997 KCA AL $210,000
1997 MIN AL $400,000
1996 DET AL $400,000
1995 CLE AL $750,000
1994 ATL NL $1,900,000
1993 BAL AL $2,300,000
1992 BAL AL $1,450,000
1991 BAL AL $505,000
1990 BAL AL $270,000
1989 BAL AL $70,000
Total Career Earnings $12,755,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Auburn University Auburn AL 1986, 1987, 1988

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1989 Cy Young Award AL 6th 3.0 140 0
1989 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 35.0 392 0
1989 Rookie of the Year AL 1st 136.0 140 26

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Gregg Olson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jeff Brantley
    43-46, 3.39 ERA
  2. 94
    Jeurys Familia
    34-29, 3.58 ERA
  3. 91
    Santiago Casilla
    42-31, 3.29 ERA
  4. 91
    Bobby Thigpen
    31-36, 3.43 ERA
  5. 91
    Tippy Martinez
    55-42, 3.45 ERA
  6. 88
    Brian Fuentes
    26-43, 3.62 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Gregg Olson

What years did Gregg Olson play?
Gregg Olson played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2001.
Was Gregg Olson a pitcher?
Yes. Gregg Olson pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 588 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gregg Olson hit?
Gregg Olson hit 1 career home runs with 1 hits.