Editing John Olerud (section)

=== Retirement ===
Following the 2005 season, Olerud announced his retirement from baseball on December 6. At the time, his 2,239 career hits represented the 143rd-highest total in major league history. His career .398 on base percentage ranks 65th, and his 500 doubles are 44th.

In 2007, Olerud was inducted into the [[National College Baseball Hall of Fame]]. In 2016, Olerud was named [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] Player of the Century when the conference released its All-Century Baseball team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pac-12 All-Century Baseball team revealed|url=https://pac-12.com/news/2016/4/19/pac-12-all-century-baseball-team-revealed.aspx|website=Pac-12|date=April 19, 2016 |access-date=May 4, 2016}}</ref> He was named to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in the Class of 2020, although he was not inducted until 2023. The collegiate [[John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award]] is named after him.