Al Oliver vs Hal McRae

Al Oliver Hal McRae

Al Oliver and Hal McRae compared on their MLB careers: Al Oliver played 18 seasons, 1968 to 1985, Hal McRae 19 seasons, 1968 to 1987. Al Oliver has .303 batting average to Hal McRae's .290. Al Oliver won 1 title, Hal McRae won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Al Oliver and Hal McRae career totals

2,368	GP	2,084
9,049	AB	7,218
1,189	R	940
2,743	H	2,091
219	HR	191
1,326	RBI	1,097
84	SB	109
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Al Oliver and Hal McRae postseason

28	GP	48
92	AB	144
8	R	14
21	H	42
3	HR	1
17	RBI	15
0	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Al Oliver and Hal McRae all-time places

57th (2,743)	Hits	242nd (2,091)
88th (1,326)	RBI	200th (1,097)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Al Oliver: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger ×2, NL Silver Slugger
Hal McRae: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Al Oliver and Hal McRae season by season

1st	1968	.125	0	0	1968	.196	0	2
2nd	1969	.285	17	70	1970	.248	8	23
3rd	1970	.270	12	83	1971	.264	9	34
4th	1971	.282	14	64	1972	.278	5	26
5th	1972	.312	12	89	1973	.234	9	50
6th	1973	.292	20	99	1974	.310	15	88
7th	1974	.321	11	85	1975	.306	5	71
8th	1975	.280	18	84	1976	.332	8	73
9th	1976	.323	12	61	1977	.298	21	92
10th	1977	.308	19	82	1978	.273	16	72
11th	1978	.324	14	89	1979	.288	10	74
12th	1979	.323	12	76	1980	.297	14	83
13th	1980	.319	19	117	1981	.272	7	36
14th	1981	.309	4	55	1982	.308	27	133
15th	1982	.331	22	109	1983	.311	12	82
16th	1983	.300	8	84	1984	.303	3	42
17th	1984	.301	0	48	1985	.259	14	70
18th	1985	.252	5	31	1986	.252	7	37
19th	—	—	—	—	1987	.313	1	9

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


28	GP	48
92	AB	144
8	R	14
21	H	42
3	HR	1
17	RBI	15
0	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8


28	GP	48
92	AB	144
8	R	14
21	H	42
3	HR	1
17	RBI	15
0	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8


28	GP	48
92	AB	144
8	R	14
21	H	42
3	HR	1
17	RBI	15
0	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8