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Ivan Massie Olson

First name: Ivy

Last name: Olson

Birthdate: 1885-10-14

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 120004

Retro ID: olsoi101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1911CLE7.82.610.50.03.07.49
1912CLE6.71.98.60.12.66.08
1913CLE5.41.46.81.13.13.79
1914CLE4.31.25.5-0.31.44.24
1915BRO0.40.10.5-0.4-0.20.8-1
1915CIN3.00.83.8-0.60.53.31
1916BRO5.12.07.02.54.52.514
1917BRO8.02.710.71.54.66.014
1918BRO7.42.49.81.54.45.413
1919BRO8.22.710.92.65.95.118
1920BRO8.42.711.0-0.52.78.38
1921BRO8.82.811.6-1.81.610.05
1922BRO7.52.29.7-0.32.67.28
1923BRO3.91.15.1-0.11.43.64
1924BRO0.40.20.6-0.4-0.20.8-1
Career85.326.8112.14.937.974.3113

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1911CLE612-16-17-2-102-10600-289.6-2.90.60.1-2.211
1912CLE522-22-24-1703-5300-209.5-2.10.30.1-1.79
1913CLE411-12-1342-113100-48.5-0.50.10.1-0.313
1914CLE331-13-14-1101-1100-148.8-1.60.10.1-1.48
1915BRO31-4-400000000-48.2-0.50.00.0-0.51
1915CIN226-8-9-21-11-1000-118.0-1.40.00.0-1.45
1916BRO393-4-5330-1550057.90.60.5-0.11.020
1917BRO613-8-9010-31700-107.9-1.30.7-0.1-0.722
1918BRO554-13-12-250-23600-87.7-1.00.6-0.1-0.522
1919BRO636-2-31501-6700-28.3-0.20.7-0.10.415
1920BRO666-25-2711-11-3600-288.6-3.30.6-0.1-2.818
1921BRO694-27-29-320-2-13600-459.5-4.70.6-0.1-4.28
1922BRO595-26-2520-11-3400-2610.1-2.60.4-0.1-2.314
1923BRO318-16-1521-1-12200-1210.1-1.20.2-0.1-1.111
1924BRO32-2-20000-3000-59.7-0.50.00.0-0.5-2
Career6,634-198-208228-52-315400-212--23.25.4-0.4-18.2175

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1911 CLE 3B 34 4 -0.6 -1 -1 0 0 -0.1 0.0 0 -1
1911 CLE SS 3848 714 -15.5 -13 -9 -91 -64 -0.5 0.7 0 -9
1912 CLE 2B 416 73 5.0 5 3 5 4 0.0 -0.3 0 3
1912 CLE 3B 1218 185 -3.0 -2 -1 -13 -16 -0.1 0.0 0 -1
1912 CLE SS 1583 306 -8.0 -7 -5 -40 -34 0.1 0.4 0 -5
1913 CLE 1B 611 57 -1.1 -1 -1 -9 -6 0.2 0.0 0 -1
1913 CLE 2B 26 5 0.8 1 1 2 1 -0.1 -0.3 0 1
1913 CLE 3B 2009 287 3.0 4 3 -14 -18 0.1 0.0 0 3
1914 CLE 1B 58 6 0.0 0 0 0 -2 0.0 0.0 0 0
1914 CLE 2B 631 111 -1.2 -1 -1 -17 -14 0.5 0.7 1 0
1914 CLE 3B 541 85 -1.4 -1 -1 3 -10 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1914 CLE SS 804 142 -0.1 0 0 6 9 0.5 -0.8 0 0
1915 CIN 1B 213 17 0.4 0 0 -2 3 0.2 0.0 0 0
1915 CIN 2B 1048 181 0.1 0 0 -6 -1 0.8 -0.5 0 0
1915 BRO 2B 16 6 1.6 2 1 4 3 -0.1 0.1 0 1
1915 CIN 3B 447 61 -2.5 -2 -1 -16 -8 -0.3 0.0 0 -1
1915 BRO 3B 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1915 BRO SS 150 31 -1.2 -1 -1 2 -2 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1916 BRO 1B 4 1 0.3 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1916 BRO 2B 46 9 0.0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0.1 0 0
1916 BRO SS 2841 559 11.2 12 8 50 24 -0.6 -2.2 -3 5
1917 BRO 3B 183 24 -6.0 -6 -4 -5 -4 -0.1 0.0 0 -4
1917 BRO SS 3863 735 8.0 8 6 -17 -21 0.5 -1.7 -1 5
1918 BRO SS 3543 675 5.0 5 3 -11 -12 -0.2 -0.3 0 3
1919 BRO SS 4198 784 -6.0 -6 -4 -30 -35 1.1 -2.8 -2 -6
1920 BRO 2B 656 112 3.0 3 2 -7 -13 -0.1 -0.3 0 2
1920 BRO SS 3681 713 -5.0 -6 -5 20 -5 0.7 -0.8 0 -5
1921 BRO 2B 568 105 -2.0 -2 -2 7 7 0.3 -0.3 0 -2
1921 BRO SS 4017 785 -11.0 -11 -9 18 4 -0.6 -1.3 -2 -11
1922 BRO 2B 2486 441 1.0 2 2 11 7 0.6 -1.7 -1 1
1922 BRO SS 1597 285 -5.0 -5 -4 -24 -35 0.3 0.1 0 -4
1923 BRO 1B 9 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1923 BRO 2B 2092 370 5.0 6 5 14 14 0.6 -2.4 -2 3
1923 BRO 3B 33 4 0.0 0 0 0 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1923 BRO SS 10 3 -1.0 -1 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0.0 0 -1
1924 BRO 2B 8 1 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1924 BRO SS 203 27 -4.0 -4 -3 -10 -6 0.3 -0.4 0 -3
1B 895 82 -0.4 -1 -1 -10 -5 0.4 0.0 0 -1
2B 7993 1414 13.3 16 11 15 7 2.4 -4.9 -2 9
3B 4466 651 -10.2 -8 -5 -44 -56 -0.5 0.0 0 -5
SS 30338 5759 -32.6 -29 -24 -127 -178 1.5 -9.1 -8 -32

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1912 CLE LF 80 6 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 5 -1 -2
1914 CLE LF 131 18 -0.2 0 0 1 5 0 0
1914 CLE RF 7 2 -0.1 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1915 BRO RF 5 0 -0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0
LF 211 24 -1.2 -1 -1 -1 10 -1 -2
RF 12 2 -0.3 0 0 -1 0 0 0

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1916BRO0.20.10.40.10.20.21
1920BRO0.40.10.50.70.8-0.22
Career0.60.20.90.81.00.03

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1916BRO20001000-100007.90.00.00.00.00
1920BRO28220-101100035.50.50.00.00.52
Career48221-10100003-0.50.00.00.52

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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