Karl Olson Stats

Karl Olson was born on Sunday, July 6, 1930, in Kentfield, California. Olson was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 30, 1951, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Karl Olson baseball stats page.
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Karl Olson

Karl Olson Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archive (#186)

Karl Olson Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archive (#186)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Karl Arthur Olson
Nickname:   Ole
Born On:   07-06-1930
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Kentfield, California
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   06-30-1951 (Age 20)
Last Game:   06-10-1957
Draft:   Not Applicable
Karl Olson

Karl Olson Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Karl Olson

Karl Olson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1951 Red Sox 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 1 - 0 1 .100 .100 .100
1953 Red Sox 25 57 5 7 2 0 1 0 6 1 - 9 0 - 0 4 .123 .138 .211
1954 Red Sox 101 227 25 59 12 2 1 0 20 12 - 23 3 3 0 11 .260 .293 .344
1955 Red Sox 26 48 7 12 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 1 0 0 3 .250 .265 .354
1956 Senators 106 313 34 77 10 2 4 0 22 28 1 41 6 5 1 13 .246 .305 .329
1957 Senators 8 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167
1957 Tigers 8 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 279 681 74 160 25 6 6 0 50 43 1 94 12 8 1 32 .235 .278 .316
Karl Olson

Karl Olson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1951 Red Sox OF 5 - - 8 1.6 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1953 Red Sox OF 24 - - 33 1.4 32 31 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1954 Red Sox OF 78 - - 138 1.8 132 122 10 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1955 Red Sox OF 21 - - 28 1.3 28 27 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1956 Senators OF 101 - - 198 2.0 196 192 4 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1957 Senators OF 6 - - 10 1.7 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1957 Tigers OF 5 - - 6 1.2 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 240 0 0 421 1.8 412 396 16 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
6 Years 240 - - 421 1.8 412 396 16 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
Karl Olson

Karl Olson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1951 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 0.0 - - -
1953 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 57.0 6.3 9.5 - - -
1954 Red Sox 2 1 .667 - - n/a 227.0 9.9 11.4 - - -
1955 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.8 48.0 - - -
1956 Senators 1 1 .500 - - n/a 78.3 7.6 14.2 - - -
1957 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 - - -
1957 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.3 14.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 3 2 .600 - - n/a 113.5 7.2 13.6 - - -
Karl Olson

Karl Olson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1951 Boston Red Sox 21, 28 Undetermined - -
1953 Boston Red Sox 34 Undetermined - -
1954 Boston Red Sox 34 Undetermined - -
1955 Boston Red Sox 21, 34 Undetermined - -
1956 Washington Senators 3 Undetermined - -
1957 Washington Senators 3 Undetermined - -
1957 Detroit Tigers 30 Undetermined - -




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