Since it appears that John Olerud is retiring, I wanted to compare him to another very solid and probably underated first baseman of the last 15 years - Mark Grace. Who was better? Some potentially relevant stats:
OPS+
Olerud: 129
Grace: 119
162 Game Triple Crown Averages
Olerud: .295, 18, 89
Grace: .303, 12, 83
Career Hits Triple Crown Numbers
Olerud: 2239, 255, 1230 (in 7592 AB)
Grace: 2445, 173, 1146 (in 8065 AB)
Gold Gloves
Olerud: 3
Grace: 4
All-Star Appearances
Olerud: 2
Grace: 3
Other
Olerud: 1 Batting Title and 1 2nd Place Finish; 1 OPS Title; 1 Top 3 MVP Finish
Grace: Most Hits and Doubles for all players during 90s; 8 Times in Top 10 in Batting
OPS+
Olerud: 129
Grace: 119
162 Game Triple Crown Averages
Olerud: .295, 18, 89
Grace: .303, 12, 83
Career Hits Triple Crown Numbers
Olerud: 2239, 255, 1230 (in 7592 AB)
Grace: 2445, 173, 1146 (in 8065 AB)
Gold Gloves
Olerud: 3
Grace: 4
All-Star Appearances
Olerud: 2
Grace: 3
Other
Olerud: 1 Batting Title and 1 2nd Place Finish; 1 OPS Title; 1 Top 3 MVP Finish
Grace: Most Hits and Doubles for all players during 90s; 8 Times in Top 10 in Batting
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