Gene Oliver stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1969

Age 91

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Gene Oliver played 10 MLB seasons, 1959 to 1969.

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
786
AB
2,216
R
268
H
546
HR
93
RBI
320
SB
24
AVG
.246

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.
1959STL6817214426283.244
1961STL2252814490.269
1962STL122345428914455.258
1963STL/ATL134398449717654.244
1964ATL93279457713493.276
1965ATL1223925610621585.270
1966ATL7619119378242.194
1967ATL/PHI102314376910402.220
1968BOS/CHC244639020.196
1969CHC232706000.222

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

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
2,467
TB
946
XBH
209
HBP
15
IBB
22
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
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.
1959STL18169150000
1961STL612862100
1962STL399152341400
1963STL/ATL449168355400
1964ATL298133291000
1965ATL432189413500
1966ATL20972180300
1967ATL/PHI355117281300
1968BOS/CHC54901100
1969CHC29931100

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
5.2
RC
311.6
RC/27
4.90
ISOP
.181
SECA
.279
BB/K
0.51
AB/HR
23.8
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.
1959STL-0.4193.8.1570.20.228.70
1961STL0.410.57.3.2690.40.6130
1962STL2.357.45.9.1830.30.924.60
1963STL/ATL-0.156.24.9.1780.30.523.40
1964ATL0.841.15.3.2010.20.421.50
1965ATL2.464.76.2120.30.618.70
1966ATL-0.219.53.4.1830.30.423.90
1967ATL/PHI0.537.24.1530.30.631.40
1968BOS/CHC-0.43.52.5.0000.20.500
1969CHC-0.12.53.2.1110.10.100

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

Bio

Age
91 yearsMar 22, 1935
Debut
1959

What were Gene Oliver's career stats?

Gene Oliver played 10 seasons for the Cardinals, the Braves and the Cubs. He was a career .246 hitter with 546 hits, 93 home runs and 320 RBI. His best season was 1964: a .276 batting average, 13 home runs and 49 RBI.

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