Al Oliver vs Steve Garvey

Al Oliver Steve Garvey

Al Oliver and Steve Garvey compared on their MLB careers: Al Oliver played 18 seasons, 1968 to 1985, Steve Garvey 19 seasons, 1969 to 1987. Al Oliver has .303 batting average to Steve Garvey's .294. Al Oliver won 1 title, Steve Garvey won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Al Oliver and Steve Garvey career totals

2,368	GP	2,332
9,049	AB	8,835
1,189	R	1,143
2,743	H	2,599
219	HR	272
1,326	RBI	1,308
84	SB	83
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Al Oliver and Steve Garvey postseason

28	GP	55
92	AB	222
8	R	32
21	H	75
3	HR	11
17	RBI	31
0	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.6
0.7	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Al Oliver and Steve Garvey all-time places

57th (2,743)	Hits	82nd (2,599)
88th (1,326)	RBI	98th (1,308)
—	Home runs	214th (272)

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
Steve Garvey: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove ×4, NL MVP

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 Steve Garvey season by season

1st	1968	.125	0	0	1969	.333	0	0
2nd	1969	.285	17	70	1970	.269	1	6
3rd	1970	.270	12	83	1971	.227	7	26
4th	1971	.282	14	64	1972	.269	9	30
5th	1972	.312	12	89	1973	.304	8	50
6th	1973	.292	20	99	1974	.312	21	111
7th	1974	.321	11	85	1975	.319	18	95
8th	1975	.280	18	84	1976	.317	13	80
9th	1976	.323	12	61	1977	.297	33	115
10th	1977	.308	19	82	1978	.316	21	113
11th	1978	.324	14	89	1979	.315	28	110
12th	1979	.323	12	76	1980	.304	26	106
13th	1980	.319	19	117	1981	.283	10	64
14th	1981	.309	4	55	1982	.282	16	86
15th	1982	.331	22	109	1983	.294	14	59
16th	1983	.300	8	84	1984	.284	8	86
17th	1984	.301	0	48	1985	.281	17	81
18th	1985	.252	5	31	1986	.255	21	81
19th	—	—	—	—	1987	.211	1	9

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


28	GP	55
92	AB	222
8	R	32
21	H	75
3	HR	11
17	RBI	31
0	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.6
0.7	OPS	0.9


28	GP	55
92	AB	222
8	R	32
21	H	75
3	HR	11
17	RBI	31
0	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.6
0.7	OPS	0.9


28	GP	55
92	AB	222
8	R	32
21	H	75
3	HR	11
17	RBI	31
0	SB	2
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.6
0.7	OPS	0.9