First name: Karl
Last name: Olson
Birthdate: 1930-07-06
Bats: R Throws: R
MLBAM ID: 120005
Retro ID: olsok101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | BOS | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 1953 | BOS | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -0.8 | 1.6 | -2 |
| 1954 | BOS | 3.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | -1.4 | -0.3 | 3.9 | -1 |
| 1955 | BOS | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1 |
| 1956 | WS1 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 5.3 | -1.9 | -0.3 | 5.7 | -1 |
| 1957 | DET | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1957 | WS1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Career | 9.2 | 1.7 | 11.0 | -5.1 | -1.7 | 12.9 | -5 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | BOS | 11 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 1 |
| 1953 | BOS | 58 | -9 | -9 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 9.2 | -1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.2 | 1 |
| 1954 | BOS | 245 | -8 | -10 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -19 | 9.7 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -2.1 | -5 |
| 1955 | BOS | 50 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 9.7 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -1 |
| 1956 | WS1 | 353 | -14 | -15 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -13 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -29 | 10.5 | -2.8 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -3.0 | -6 |
| 1957 | DET | 15 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8.8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0 |
| 1957 | WS1 | 13 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 745 | -39 | -42 | -4 | -1 | -2 | 3 | -23 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -69 | - | -6.9 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -7.3 | -10 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | BOS | LF | 17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | BOS | RF | 51 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1953 | BOS | LF | 350 | 36 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | BOS | CF | 98 | 12 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 8 | 0 | -1 |
| 1954 | BOS | LF | 230 | 28 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | BOS | CF | 935 | 121 | -8.0 | -7 | -6 | -12 | 42 | 1 | -5 |
| 1954 | BOS | RF | 279 | 46 | -3.0 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 21 | -1 | -4 |
| 1955 | BOS | LF | 133 | 12 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 4 | 0 | -1 |
| 1955 | BOS | CF | 184 | 20 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -5 | 14 | -1 | -2 |
| 1955 | BOS | RF | 41 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1956 | WS1 | LF | 209 | 21 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 21 | 0 | -2 |
| 1956 | WS1 | CF | 2168 | 263 | -12.0 | -12 | -10 | -26 | 117 | -1 | -11 |
| 1956 | WS1 | RF | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | DET | LF | 64 | 5 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 6 | 0 | -1 |
| 1957 | WS1 | LF | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | DET | CF | 27 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1957 | WS1 | CF | 85 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| LF | 1011 | 106 | -6.0 | -4 | -4 | -7 | 69 | 1 | -3 | ||
| CF | 3497 | 433 | -21.0 | -20 | -17 | -44 | 184 | -1 | -18 | ||
| RF | 379 | 64 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 32 | -1 | -2 |
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| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - 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. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher 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 Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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