Al Oliver stats

Designated Hitter

Age 80 · 6' 0"

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Al Oliver played 18 MLB seasons, 1968 to 1985.

Stats

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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.

Standard by season
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.
1968PIT4811000.125
1969PIT1294635513217708.285
1970PIT1515516314912831.270
1971PIT1435296914914644.282
1972PIT1405658817612892.312
1973PIT1586549019120996.292
1974PIT14761796198118510.321
1975PIT1556289017618844.280
1976PIT1214436214312616.323
1977PIT15456875175198213.308
1978TEX1335256517014898.324
1979TEX1364926915912764.323
1980TEX16365696209191175.319
1981TEX102421531304553.309
1982WSH16061790204221095.331
1983WSH157614701848841.300
1984PHI/SF119432361300483.301
1985TOR/LAD9626621675311.252

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1968PIT8100000
1969PIT50220638131100
1970PIT6092285014800
1971PIT573236525200
1972PIT612247435400
1973PIT690303655100
1974PIT661293615100
1975PIT666285655300
1976PIT481211395700
1977PIT622273544900
1978TEX568257542600
1979TEX538231444800
1980TEX709315655900
1981TEX4481733421000
1982WSH6873176741500
1983WSH6642524921700
1984PHI/SF460160281600
1985TOR/LAD28095171200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
40.2
RC
1,438.9
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.

Advanced by season
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.
1968PIT-0.1-0.2-0.8.0000000
1969PIT2.070.45.6.1600.20.627.20
1970PIT1.878.95.2.1430.2145.90
1971PIT2.577.75.3.1640.20.437.80
1972PIT3.088.86.1260.20.847.10
1973PIT1.199.35.7.1710.20.432.70
1974PIT4.6107.46.8.1540.20.656.10
1975PIT3.190.85.3.1740.20.334.90
1976PIT4.078.46.9.1530.20.936.90
1977PIT3.495.46.1.1730.21.129.90
1978TEX3.391.66.6.1660.20.837.50
1979TEX3.085.86.7.1460.21410
1980TEX3.2112.76.6.1620.20.834.50
1981TEX1.362.65.8.1020.20.9105.30
1982WSH5.01258.1830.31.0280
1983WSH1.290.15.6.1110.2176.80
1984PHI/SF-1.056.45.0690.10.800
1985TOR/LAD-1.228.23.8.1050.20.553.20

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
80 yearsOct 14, 1946
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1968
Birthplace
Portsmouth, OH
College
Kent State
AL Silver Slugger
2x
NL Silver Slugger
1982

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

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 57th in hits (2,743)
  • 88th in rbi (1,326)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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