1B Irv Olson #42
New York Empires MLB
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
01/22/1968
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1B IRV OLSON #42 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
154 525 120 17 2 20 63 70 62 .229 .332 .383 0 3.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 60 50 65 60
Power 50 40 50 50
Eye 50 45 55 50
Avoid K's 70 60 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 35
Errors: - 40 25
Arm: 20 35 25
Turn DP: - 25 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 40 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/1967 TOR Win, 7-4 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
09/29/1967 TOR Win, 4-1 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
09/27/1967 DET Win, 4-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1967 DET Loss, 3-4 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/1967 BAL Win, 6-1 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/23/1967 BAL Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1967 @ TOR Loss, 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1967 @ TOR Win, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1967 @ TOR Loss, 3-8 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
09/18/1967 @ DET Win, 8-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He's a real fan favorite.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Greed
Birthday:12/24/1931
Born in:Huntington, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$212,000
Signed Through:1968 Season
Major Service:14 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 13th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1967 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 154 525 120 17 2 20 63 74 70 62 .229 .332 .383 .715 .327 .154 124
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 139 609 12 5 0 13 0 2 201 39 0 0 0.0 68.9 4.43 3.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   132 24 4 1 0 5 12 12 13 1 0 2 .182 .259 .227 .486
Versus Right   393 96 13 1 20 58 62 58 49 1 0 10 .244 .355 .435 .790
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   66 13 1 2 1 3 8 5 8 0 0 3 .197 .284 .318 .602
May   102 29 4 0 4 17 17 14 13 0 0 1 .284 .376 .441 .817
June   89 10 5 0 1 4 6 10 15 1 0 1 .112 .208 .202 .410
July   96 26 2 0 6 11 16 12 10 0 0 2 .271 .364 .479 .843
August   102 27 2 0 7 18 14 14 8 1 0 3 .265 .367 .490 .857
September   70 15 3 0 1 10 13 15 8 0 0 2 .214 .368 .300 .668
Spring Training   53 17 1 1 1 5 6 7 4 0 0 1 .321 .410 .434 .844
Last Year   525 120 17 2 20 63 74 70 62 2 0 12 .229 .332 .383 .715
2 Years Ago   531 149 32 1 23 65 62 49 51 0 2 7 .281 .349 .475 .824
Career   6910 2056 392 32 262 1133 974 608 644 68 3 100 .298 .360 .477 .837
Home   257 51 10 1 6 31 35 35 26 2 0 4 .198 .302 .315 .617
Road   268 69 7 1 14 32 39 35 36 0 0 8 .257 .360 .448 .808
Grass   525 120 17 2 20 63 74 70 62 2 0 12 .229 .332 .383 .715
Day   329 73 12 2 17 47 51 45 39 2 0 9 .222 .330 .426 .755
Night   196 47 5 0 3 16 23 25 23 0 0 3 .240 .335 .311 .646
As Starter   511 117 17 2 19 61 73 69 62 2 0 12 .229 .333 .382 .715
As Reliever / Substitution   14 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214 .267 .429 .695
Pinch Hitting   13 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .286 .462 .747
Close/Late   104 30 2 1 7 21 18 19 7 0 0 2 .288 .408 .529 .937
Inning 1-3   220 49 10 1 7 22 32 29 25 2 0 4 .223 .322 .373 .694
Inning 4-6   156 34 3 0 5 19 19 17 19 0 0 6 .218 .318 .333 .652
Inning 7-9   141 35 3 1 8 22 21 20 17 0 0 1 .248 .346 .454 .800
Extra Innings   8 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 .250 .538 .375 .913
0 Outs   197 42 9 0 9 13 36 30 25 0 0 2 .213 .323 .396 .719
1 Outs   181 38 4 0 5 18 24 23 20 2 0 5 .210 .313 .315 .628
2 Outs   147 40 4 2 6 32 14 17 17 0 0 5 .272 .367 .449 .816
Scoring Position   107 29 4 0 5 41 17 22 15 2 0 2 .271 .398 .449 .847
Bases Empty   345 73 12 2 8 8 40 38 43 0 0 7 .212 .303 .328 .630
Runner on 1st   73 18 1 0 7 14 17 10 4 0 0 3 .247 .360 .548 .908
Runner on 2nd   48 14 1 0 2 13 5 15 6 0 0 1 .292 .469 .438 .906
Runner on 3rd   12 2 0 0 1 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 .167 .333 .417 .750
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 7 1 0 2 9 4 0 4 0 0 0 .280 .280 .560 .840
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .250 .286 .536
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Bases Loaded   11 4 1 0 0 11 3 1 1 1 0 0 .364 .385 .455 .839
Two Strikes   244 45 6 1 6 17 26 27 62 0 0 2 .184 .271 .291 .562
First Pitch   79 27 2 1 6 20 12 5 0 0 0 3 .342 .402 .620 1.023
Count 0-1   49 12 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 .245 .288 .327 .615
Count 0-2   43 7 0 1 2 4 2 0 14 0 0 1 .163 .182 .349 .531
Count 1-0   34 9 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .265 .265 .529
Count 1-1   55 14 5 0 2 8 8 0 0 2 0 3 .255 .283 .455 .738
Count 1-2   65 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 21 0 0 1 .077 .091 .108 .199
Count 2-0   14 5 1 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 .357 .400 .857 1.257
Count 2-1   36 5 2 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .139 .139 .278 .417
Count 2-2   77 20 4 0 1 6 8 0 17 0 0 0 .260 .260 .351 .610
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 0 0 0 0 .000 .895 .000 .895
Count 3-1   12 3 0 0 2 5 11 21 0 0 0 0 .250 .727 .750 1.477
Full Count   59 13 0 0 3 6 13 27 10 0 0 0 .220 .465 .373 .838
Behind in Count   157 24 3 1 3 8 9 0 35 0 0 5 .153 .179 .242 .421
Ahead in Count   98 22 3 0 5 15 24 38 0 0 0 1 .224 .445 .408 .853
Batting Leadoff   251 59 10 0 14 38 42 41 33 1 0 6 .235 .355 .442 .797
Batting 2nd   211 47 5 1 5 22 23 21 25 1 0 4 .223 .304 .327 .631
Batting 3rd   50 11 2 1 0 1 8 7 4 0 0 2 .220 .339 .300 .639
Batting 4th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 5th   2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 2.000 2.667
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   222 42 6 2 4 6 18 14 30 0 0 6 .189 .256 .288 .544
Medium Leverage   221 55 8 0 11 27 41 36 25 1 0 3 .249 .360 .434 .795
High Leverage   81 23 3 0 5 30 15 19 7 1 0 3 .284 .433 .506 .939
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1954 New York - MLB 22 26 71 19 6 0 0 13 8 7 0 3 14 0 0 .268 .321 .352 .673 88 89 0.1
1955 New York - MLB 23 149 511 158 33 1 14 88 59 27 9 5 60 0 1 .309 .351 .460 .811 123 127 3.2
1956 New York - MLB 24 122 461 136 25 1 16 78 59 35 6 7 31 0 0 .295 .348 .458 .805 129 133 3.0
1957 New York - MLB 25 158 621 193 37 3 25 123 98 60 13 13 37 2 1 .311 .376 .501 .877 143 144 5.7
1958 New York - MLB 26 158 640 215 43 2 31 124 99 48 10 3 46 0 0 .336 .389 .555 .944 164 172 7.0
1959 New York - MLB 27 91 352 106 18 1 15 66 52 40 2 3 27 0 0 .301 .373 .486 .859 141 142 2.4
1960 New York - MLB 28 155 588 187 31 2 16 97 82 63 7 8 42 0 0 .318 .386 .459 .845 141 143 5.2
1961 New York - MLB 29 145 560 175 39 7 20 81 88 42 5 2 35 1 0 .312 .365 .514 .879 141 141 4.0
1962 New York - MLB 30 140 416 123 22 1 14 81 54 32 5 8 40 0 0 .296 .347 .454 .801 121 121 1.9
1963 New York - MLB 31 144 417 122 16 3 22 73 57 35 9 2 49 0 1 .293 .359 .504 .862 153 157 4.1
1964 New York - MLB 32 157 580 163 38 3 23 90 83 49 8 8 72 1 0 .281 .341 .476 .817 140 139 3.5
1965 New York - MLB 33 160 637 190 35 5 23 91 99 51 7 4 78 0 0 .298 .355 .477 .832 145 150 4.9
1966 New York - MLB 34 148 531 149 32 1 23 65 62 49 7 0 51 0 1 .281 .349 .475 .824 142 149 3.6
1967 New York - MLB 35 154 525 120 17 2 20 63 74 70 12 2 62 0 0 .229 .332 .383 .715 114 124 3.2
Total MLB 1907 6910 2056 392 32 262 1133 974 608 100 68 644 4 4 .298 .360 .477 .837 138 142 51.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1953 Total - 21 47 206 68 13 1 13 55 67 19 7 1 9 3 1 .330 .403 .592 .996 100 100 2.6
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1954 New York - MLB 22 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -49 -44 -0.2
1955 New York - MLB 23 12 39 11 5 0 3 9 8 3 0 0 9 0 0 .282 .333 .641 .974 163 168 0.1
1956 New York - MLB 24 6 24 9 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .400 .458 .858 145 154 -0.5
1965 New York - MLB 33 4 15 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .312 .333 .646 92 96 -1.5
Total MLB 26 83 24 8 0 3 12 12 6 0 0 11 0 0 .289 .337 .494 .831 131 137
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 New York - MLB 1B 21 19 151 14 16 166 1 .994 172.0 8.63 -0.1 1.006
1955 New York - MLB 1B 133 129 1035 72 96 1112 5 .996 1111.0 8.97 +5.1 1.035
1956 New York - MLB 1B 119 119 969 80 108 1065 16 .985 1031.1 9.15 +2.1 1.019
1957 New York - MLB 1B 158 157 1242 86 94 1348 20 .985 1360.0 8.79 +1.1 1.019
1958 New York - MLB 1B 152 152 1198 90 130 1300 12 .991 1348.2 8.60 -0.6 1.003
1959 New York - MLB 1B 90 90 766 64 67 837 7 .992 797.2 9.36 -3.3 .978
1960 New York - MLB 1B 151 150 1200 100 117 1314 14 .989 1316.1 8.89 +2.1 1.020
1961 New York - MLB 1B 141 141 1104 115 99 1236 17 .986 1227.2 8.94 -1.4 1.003
1962 New York - MLB 1B 94 93 742 60 67 810 8 .990 816.2 8.84 +0.6 .996
1963 New York - MLB 1B 99 98 766 53 53 826 7 .992 843.2 8.74 +1.4 1.019
1963 New York - MLB CF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.2 5.79 +0.0 1.004
1964 New York - MLB 1B 149 147 1179 89 102 1279 11 .991 1267.1 9.00 -0.6 1.002
1964 New York - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1965 New York - MLB 1B 155 155 1349 94 128 1465 22 .985 1301.1 9.98 -2.5 1.001
1965 New York - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 New York - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 New York - MLB 1B 128 121 1103 86 97 1203 14 .988 1120.2 9.55 -0.7 .988
1967 New York - MLB 1B 141 139 1129 66 110 1205 10 .992 1152.2 9.33 +1.1 1.011
1967 New York - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL 1B 1731 1710 13933 1069 1284 15166 164 .989 14867.0 9.08 +4.3 1.008
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.1 4.26 -0.0 1.004
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
11/01/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 13, 33rd overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of college (Delaware State).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 35 (45).
04/13/1954 Named the #26 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
10/01/1955 Wins the MLB ABL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/04/1955 Injured (Spained knee), day-to-day for 3 days.
10/11/1955 Wins the 1955 MLB ABL League Championship Series MVP Award.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
03/25/1956 Injured (Bruised hand), day-to-day for 6 days.
04/23/1956 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
06/03/1956 Injured (Fractured wrist), out for 5-6 weeks.
08/04/1956 Injured (Tendinitis (knee)), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
07/14/1957 Was selected to the 1957 The American Circuits All-Star Game.
08/19/1957 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
09/02/1957 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
07/13/1958 Was selected to the 1958 The American Circuits All-Star Game.
09/08/1958 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
09/29/1958 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
06/08/1959 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
06/12/1959 Injured (torn quadriceps),out for 2 months.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
06/13/1960 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1960 Was selected to the 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/01/1960 Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl.
09/21/1960 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
02/26/1961 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/09/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/31/1961 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
09/16/1961 Injured (sports hernia),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
08/11/1962 Injured (tendinitis (knee)),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/14/1962 Goes 5-5 against the Twin Cities Northmen, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 5 R.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
09/02/1963 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
04/27/1964 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
06/15/1964 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/12/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/21/1964 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
07/12/1965 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
09/17/1965 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $476,000 with the New York Empires organization.
09/25/1965 Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI!
09/27/1965 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1965 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
09/08/1966 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/20/1966 Declined his contract option.
10/28/1966 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $452,000 with the New York Empires organization.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
07/07/1967 Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit!
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1957 157 2
1958 152 3
1960 150 5
1965 155 3
Year PA Rank
1957 707 3
1958 701 2
1960 666 6
1964 645 10
1965 699 2
Year AB Rank
1957 621 2
1958 640 1
1960 588 6
1964 580 6
1965 637 1
Year H Rank
1957 193 3
1958 215 1
1960 187 3
1961 175 8
1964 163 6
1965 190 3
Year TB Rank
1957 311 5
1958 355 1
1960 270 10
1961 288 9
1964 276 5
1965 304 3
Year 2B Rank
1955 33 4
1957 37 2
1958 43 2
1960 31 8
1961 39 3
1964 38 1
1965 35 2
1966 32 4
Year HR Rank
1958 31 10
1967 20 10
Year RBI Rank
1957 123 3
1958 124 2
1960 97 7
1964 90 7
1965 91 6
Year R Rank
1957 98 9
1958 99 8
1964 83 8
1965 99 5
Year BB Rank
1967 70 4
Year IBB Rank
1959 4 10
1960 8 2
1961 7 2
1964 7 3
1967 5 10
Year HP Rank
1955 9 1
1956 6 7
1957 13 1
1958 10 1
1960 7 8
1963 9 7
1964 8 6
1965 7 7
1966 7 5
1967 12 2
Year SF Rank
1956 7 4
1957 13 1
1960 8 6
1962 8 4
1964 8 2
Year EBH Rank
1957 65 6
1958 76 1
1961 66 7
1964 64 3
1965 63 4
Year AVG Rank
1955 .309 7
1958 .336 3
1960 .318 4
1961 .312 2
1965 .298 9
Year OBP Rank
1958 .389 9
1960 .386 9
Year SLG Rank
1958 .555 4
1961 .514 8
1964 .476 7
Year RC Rank
1957 113.83 6
1958 130.86 3
1960 103.73 9
1961 102.94 10
1964 92.88 6
1965 110.64 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1958 7.78 7
1960 6.54 10
1961 6.95 5
1964 5.69 9
1965 6.52 8
Year ISO Rank
1961 .202 9
1964 .195 8
Year wOBA Rank
1958 .415 4
1961 .377 9
1964 .355 10
1965 .371 10
Year OPS Rank
1958 .944 6
1960 .845 10
1961 .879 4
1964 .817 9
Year WAR Rank
1957 5.7 9
1958 6.9 7
1960 5.1 10
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