Al Oliver stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1968
- College
- Kent State
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1982
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1968
- College
- Kent State
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1982
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,368
- AB
- 9,049
- R
- 1,189
- H
- 2,743
- HR
- 219
- RBI
- 1,326
- SB
- 84
- AVG
- .303
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | PIT | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1969 | PIT | 129 | 463 | 55 | 132 | 17 | 70 | 8 | .285 |
| 1970 | PIT | 151 | 551 | 63 | 149 | 12 | 83 | 1 | .270 |
| 1971 | PIT | 143 | 529 | 69 | 149 | 14 | 64 | 4 | .282 |
| 1972 | PIT | 140 | 565 | 88 | 176 | 12 | 89 | 2 | .312 |
| 1973 | PIT | 158 | 654 | 90 | 191 | 20 | 99 | 6 | .292 |
| 1974 | PIT | 147 | 617 | 96 | 198 | 11 | 85 | 10 | .321 |
| 1975 | PIT | 155 | 628 | 90 | 176 | 18 | 84 | 4 | .280 |
| 1976 | PIT | 121 | 443 | 62 | 143 | 12 | 61 | 6 | .323 |
| 1977 | PIT | 154 | 568 | 75 | 175 | 19 | 82 | 13 | .308 |
| 1978 | TEX | 133 | 525 | 65 | 170 | 14 | 89 | 8 | .324 |
| 1979 | TEX | 136 | 492 | 69 | 159 | 12 | 76 | 4 | .323 |
| 1980 | TEX | 163 | 656 | 96 | 209 | 19 | 117 | 5 | .319 |
| 1981 | TEX | 102 | 421 | 53 | 130 | 4 | 55 | 3 | .309 |
| 1982 | WSH | 160 | 617 | 90 | 204 | 22 | 109 | 5 | .331 |
| 1983 | WSH | 157 | 614 | 70 | 184 | 8 | 84 | 1 | .300 |
| 1984 |  PHI/SF | 119 | 432 | 36 | 130 | 0 | 48 | 3 | .301 |
| 1985 |  TOR/LAD | 96 | 266 | 21 | 67 | 5 | 31 | 1 | .252 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 28
- AB
- 92
- R
- 8
- H
- 21
- HR
- 3
- RBI
- 17
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .228
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 9,778
- TB
- 4,083
- XBH
- 825
- HBP
- 82
- IBB
- 119
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | PIT | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | PIT | 502 | 206 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | PIT | 609 | 228 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | PIT | 573 | 236 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | PIT | 612 | 247 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | PIT | 690 | 303 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | PIT | 661 | 293 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | PIT | 666 | 285 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | PIT | 481 | 211 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | 622 | 273 | 54 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | TEX | 568 | 257 | 54 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | TEX | 538 | 231 | 44 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | TEX | 709 | 315 | 65 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | 448 | 173 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | WSH | 687 | 317 | 67 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | WSH | 664 | 252 | 49 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | PHI/SF | 460 | 160 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | TOR/LAD | 280 | 95 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 40.2
- RC
- 1438.9
- RC/27
- 6.00
- ISOP
- .148
- SECA
- .209
- BB/K
- 0.71
- AB/HR
- 41.3
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | PIT | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.8 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | PIT | 2.0 | 70.4 | 5.6 | .160 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 27.2 | 0 |
| 1970 | PIT | 1.8 | 78.9 | 5.2 | .143 | 0.2 | 1 | 45.9 | 0 |
| 1971 | PIT | 2.5 | 77.7 | 5.3 | .164 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 37.8 | 0 |
| 1972 | PIT | 3.0 | 88.8 | 6 | .126 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 47.1 | 0 |
| 1973 | PIT | 1.1 | 99.3 | 5.7 | .171 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 32.7 | 0 |
| 1974 | PIT | 4.6 | 107.4 | 6.8 | .154 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 56.1 | 0 |
| 1975 | PIT | 3.1 | 90.8 | 5.3 | .174 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 34.9 | 0 |
| 1976 | PIT | 4.0 | 78.4 | 6.9 | .153 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 36.9 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | 3.4 | 95.4 | 6.1 | .173 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 29.9 | 0 |
| 1978 | TEX | 3.3 | 91.6 | 6.6 | .166 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 37.5 | 0 |
| 1979 | TEX | 3.0 | 85.8 | 6.7 | .146 | 0.2 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| 1980 | TEX | 3.2 | 112.7 | 6.6 | .162 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 34.5 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | 1.3 | 62.6 | 5.8 | .102 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 105.3 | 0 |
| 1982 | WSH | 5.0 | 125 | 8 | .183 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1983 | WSH | 1.2 | 90.1 | 5.6 | .111 | 0.2 | 1 | 76.8 | 0 |
| 1984 | PHI/SF | -1.0 | 56.4 | 5 | .069 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | TOR/LAD | -1.2 | 28.2 | 3.8 | .105 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 53.2 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Al Oliver's career stats?
Al Oliver played 18 seasons for the Pirates, the Rangers and the Nationals. He was a career .303 hitter with 2,743 hits, 219 home runs and 1,326 RBI. His best season was 1982: a .331 batting average, 22 home runs and 109 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
18 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1968 to 1985
Al Oliver finished top 10 in a stat 15 times.
Championships
- 1971 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates
Awards
All-time career rank
- 57th in hits (2,743)
- 88th in rbi (1,326)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1972 (10th), 1974 (4th), 1976 (7th), 1978 (3rd), 1979 (7th), 1982 (3rd)
- RBI: 1973 (10th), 1980 (5th), 1982 (7th)
- Hits: 1972 (10th), 1973 (6th), 1974 (5th), 1980 (4th), 1982 (3rd), 1983 (9th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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