Ivy Olson

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1924)

AVG .258
HR 13
RBI 446
H 1,575
OPS .613
PIV -10,348
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 175 lb
Born
10/14/1885 in Kansas City, MO, USA
Died
9/1/1965 in Inglewood, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1911-04-12
Last Game
1924-07-21

Full name: Ivan Massie Olson

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,574 6,111 730 1,575 191 69 13 446 156 285 301 .258 .295 .318 .613 -10,348

Career AVG .258 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .295 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 10.8% below league average.

Career SLG .318 vs. league average .358 across their career seasons — 11.2% below league average.

Career OPS .613 vs. league average .689 across their career seasons — 11.0% below 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
1911 CLE AL 140 545 89 142 20 8 1 50 20 34 56 .261 .266 (-2%) .336 (-7%) .356 (-7%) .693 (-7%) -668.4
1912 CLE AL 125 467 68 118 13 1 0 33 16 21 23 .253 .268 (-6%) .335 (-13%) .358 (-21%) .694 (-17%) -1240.4
1913 CLE AL 104 370 47 92 13 3 0 32 7 22 28 .249 .259 (-4%) .325 (-9%) .345 (-13%) .670 (-11%) -632.5
1914 CLE AL 89 310 22 75 6 2 1 20 15 13 24 .242 .255 (-5%) .322 (-15%) .339 (-16%) .661 (-16%) -748.1
1915 CIN NL 63 207 18 48 5 4 0 14 10 12 13 .232 .250 (-7%) .318 (-14%) .332 (-11%) .651 (-13%) -425.8
1915 BRO NL 18 26 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 .077 — — — — -425.8
1916 BRO NL 108 351 29 89 13 4 1 38 14 21 27 .254 .248 (+2%) .314 (-5%) .326 (-1%) .640 (-3%) -221.7
1917 BRO NL 139 580 64 156 18 5 2 38 6 14 34 .269 .248 (+8%) .312 (-7%) .323 (+1%) .635 (-3%) -373.8
1918 BRO NL 126 506 63 121 16 4 1 17 21 27 18 .239 .255 (-6%) .318 (-10%) .326 (-10%) .645 (-10%) -802.9
1919 BRO NL 140 590 73 164 14 9 1 38 26 30 12 .278 .262 (+6%) .322 (-2%) .347 (-3%) .670 (-3%) -278.4
1920 BRO NL 143 637 71 162 13 11 1 46 4 20 19 .254 .271 (-6%) .331 (-16%) .363 (-14%) .694 (-15%) -1575.4
1921 BRO NL 151 652 88 174 22 10 3 35 4 28 26 .267 .286 (-7%) .344 (-13%) .395 (-13%) .739 (-13%) -1414.2
1922 BRO NL 136 551 63 150 26 6 1 47 8 25 10 .272 .285 (-5%) .345 (-11%) .397 (-13%) .743 (-12%) -1161.5
1923 BRO NL 82 292 33 76 11 1 1 35 5 14 10 .260 .282 (-8%) .344 (-14%) .390 (-19%) .734 (-17%) -805.1
1924 BRO NL 10 27 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 .222 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 1,574 6,111 730 1,575 191 69 13 446 156 285 301 .258 — — — — -10,774

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
12 41 3 12 1 1 0 2 5 3 .293

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1920 WS BRO 7 25 2 8 1 0 0 0 3 1 .320
1916 WS BRO 5 16 1 4 0 1 0 2 2 2 .250

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home78229633578015240.270
Away79231503707748224.246

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1924-07-21 BROPITL 000000000
1924-06-30 BRONY1L 000000000
1924-06-23 BRONY1L 301000000
1924-06-22 BROPHIL 400000010
1924-06-21 BROPHIW 401000000
1924-06-20 BROPHIL 301000010
1924-06-19 BROCINW 301100010
1924-06-18 BROCINL 401000000
1924-06-17 BROCINW 401000000
1924-06-16 BROCINW 200000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 34 0 295 18 9 20
2B 288 0 651 938 72 136
3B 155 0 223 296 36 10
OF 10 0 17 1 0 0
SS 1054 0 2389 3313 417 425

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1911 CLE 3B 1 0 0 2 1 0
1911 CLE SS 139 0 293 428 72 51
1912 CLE 2B 21 0 47 64 9 6
1912 CLE 3B 36 0 62 74 8 2
1912 CLE OF 3 0 3 0 0 0
1912 CLE SS 56 0 118 180 27 10
1913 CLE 1B 21 0 206 10 8 17
1913 CLE 2B 1 0 5 3 1 1
1913 CLE 3B 73 0 97 145 12 7
1914 CLE 1B 3 0 17 1 0 0
1914 CLE 2B 23 0 62 72 2 5
1914 CLE 3B 19 0 42 32 5 1
1914 CLE OF 6 0 14 1 0 0
1914 CLE SS 31 0 58 89 9 14
1915 CIN 1B 7 0 65 7 1 3
1915 CIN 2B 39 0 88 125 14 17
1915 CIN 3B 15 0 17 34 4 0
1915 BRO 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1915 BRO 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1915 BRO OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1915 BRO SS 7 0 16 14 3 2
1916 BRO 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1916 BRO 2B 3 0 7 4 1 0
1916 BRO SS 103 0 234 303 47 28
1917 BRO 3B 6 0 4 7 6 0
1917 BRO SS 133 0 283 431 45 53
1918 BRO SS 126 0 265 388 58 42
1919 BRO SS 140 0 349 445 44 57
1920 BRO 2B 21 0 51 78 7 20
1920 BRO SS 125 0 275 404 47 48
1921 BRO 2B 20 0 36 65 7 12
1921 BRO SS 133 0 343 465 49 71
1922 BRO 2B 85 0 193 283 20 39
1922 BRO SS 51 0 139 149 13 43
1923 BRO 1B 2 0 5 0 0 0
1923 BRO 2B 72 0 161 244 11 36
1923 BRO 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0
1923 BRO SS 2 0 1 0 1 0
1924 BRO 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0
1924 BRO SS 8 0 15 17 2 6

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 36
Second Base 284
Third Base 165
Shortstop 1053
Left Field 8
Right Field 2

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Bones Ely
    .258 avg, 24 HR
  2. 95
    George Stovall
    .265 avg, 15 HR
  3. 92
    Everett Scott
    .249 avg, 20 HR
  4. 89
    Terry Turner
    .253 avg, 8 HR
  5. 87
    Alfredo Griffin
    .249 avg, 24 HR
  6. 86
    Ozzie Guillen
    .264 avg, 28 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Ivy Olson

What years did Ivy Olson play?
Ivy Olson played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1924.
Was Ivy Olson a pitcher?
No. Ivy Olson was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Ivy Olson hit?
Ivy Olson hit 13 career home runs with 1575 hits.