Al Oliver Stats

Al Oliver was born on Monday, October 14, 1946, in Portsmouth, Ohio. Oliver was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 23, 1968, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Al Oliver baseball stats page.

"If Willie (Stargell) asked us to jump off the Fort Pitt Bridge, we'd ask him what kind of dive he wanted. That's how much respect we have for the man." - Al Oliver

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Al Oliver

Al Oliver Autograph on a 1984 Fleer (#280)

Al Oliver Autograph on a 1984 Fleer (#280)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Albert Oliver, Jr.
Nickname:   Al or Scoop
Born On:   10-14-1946
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Portsmouth, Ohio
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Kent State University (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-23-1968 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-05-1985
Draft:   Not Applicable
Al Oliver

Al Oliver Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Al Oliver

Al Oliver Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1968 Pirates 4 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125
1969 Pirates 129 463 55 132 19 2 17 1 70 21 11 38 3 2 13 18 .285 .333 .445
1970 Pirates 151 551 63 149 33 5 12 1 83 35 8 35 2 7 14 10 .270 .326 .414
1971 Pirates 143 529 69 149 31 7 14 0 64 27 2 72 2 10 5 14 .282 .317 .446
1972 Pirates 140 565 88 176 27 4 12 0 89 34 4 44 1 7 5 13 .312 .352 .437
1973 Pirates 158 654 90 191 38 7 20 1 99 22 1 52 0 9 5 18 .292 .316 .463
1974 Pirates 147 617 96 198 38 12 11 0 85 33 1 58 1 5 5 20 .321 .358 .475
1975 Pirates 155 628 90 176 39 8 18 1 84 25 3 73 0 8 5 19 .280 .309 .454
1976 Pirates 121 443 62 143 22 5 12 0 61 26 7 29 1 6 5 13 .323 .363 .476
1977 Pirates 154 568 75 175 29 6 19 0 82 40 9 38 2 8 4 11 .308 .353 .481
1978 Rangers 133 525 65 170 35 5 14 0 89 31 6 41 1 9 2 7 .324 .358 .490
1979 Rangers 136 492 69 159 28 4 12 0 76 34 8 34 1 7 4 14 .323 .367 .470
1980 Rangers 163 656 96 209 43 3 19 1 117 39 9 47 1 8 5 14 .319 .357 .480
1981 Rangers 102 421 53 130 29 1 4 0 55 24 10 28 0 1 2 17 .309 .348 .411
1982 Expos 160 617 90 204 43 2 22 0 109 61 15 59 1 4 4 11 .331 .392 .514
1983 Expos 157 614 70 184 38 3 8 2 84 44 17 44 1 3 2 21 .300 .347 .410
1984 Giants 91 339 27 101 19 2 0 0 34 20 4 27 0 0 1 19 .298 .339 .366
1984 Phillies 28 93 9 29 7 0 0 0 14 7 2 9 0 0 0 4 .312 .360 .387
1985 Dodgers 35 79 1 20 5 0 0 0 8 5 0 11 0 1 0 3 .253 .294 .316
1985 Blue Jays 61 187 20 47 6 1 5 0 23 7 2 13 0 0 1 8 .251 .282 .374
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
18 Years 2,368 9,049 1,189 2,743 529 77 219 7 1,326 535 119 756 17 95 82 254 .303 .344 .451
Al Oliver

Al Oliver Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1968 Pirates RF 1 - - 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1969 Pirates 1B 106 - - 926 8.7 918 869 49 8 87 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1969 Pirates OF 21 - - 44 2.1 43 42 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1970 Pirates 1B 77 - - 637 8.3 630 582 48 7 68 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1970 Pirates OF 80 - - 142 1.8 140 136 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1971 Pirates 1B 25 - - 203 8.1 203 192 11 0 16 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1971 Pirates CF 116 - - 315 2.7 309 305 4 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1972 Pirates 1B 3 - - 21 7.0 21 21 0 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1972 Pirates CF 138 - - 341 2.5 336 332 4 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1973 Pirates 1B 50 - - 489 9.8 485 454 31 4 42 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1973 Pirates CF 109 - - 252 2.3 243 238 5 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1974 Pirates 1B 49 - - 444 9.1 441 418 23 3 28 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1974 Pirates CF 98 - - 291 3.0 287 284 3 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1975 Pirates 1B 4 - - 30 7.5 30 29 1 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1975 Pirates CF 153 - - 390 2.5 385 380 5 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1976 Pirates 1B 3 - - 26 8.7 26 26 0 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1976 Pirates CF 106 - - 310 2.9 305 301 4 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1977 Pirates OF 148 - - 317 2.1 311 305 6 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1978 Rangers OF 107 - - 230 2.1 227 219 8 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1979 Rangers OF 119 - - 276 2.3 269 260 9 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1980 Rangers 1B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1980 Rangers OF 157 - - 332 2.1 323 314 9 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1981 Rangers 1B 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1982 Expos 1B 159 - - 1,397 8.8 1,378 1,286 92 19 96 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1983 Expos 1B 153 - - 1,338 8.7 1,325 1,207 118 13 93 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1983 Expos RF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1984 Giants 1B 82 - - 731 8.9 720 665 55 11 50 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1984 Phillies 1B 19 - - 156 8.2 154 149 5 2 8 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1984 Phillies LF 5 - - 5 1.0 5 4 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1985 Dodgers LF 17 - - 17 1.0 15 13 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .882 0.00 -
1985 Blue Jays 1B 1 - - 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 733 0 0 6,404 8.7 6,337 5,904 433 67 499 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
CF Totals 720 0 0 1,899 2.6 1,865 1,840 25 34 7 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
OF Totals 632 0 0 1,341 2.1 1,313 1,276 37 28 7 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
LF Totals 22 0 0 22 1.0 20 17 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 0.00 --
RF Totals 2 0 0 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
18 Years 2,309 - 0 9,669 4.2 9,538 9,040 498 131 513 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 --
Al Oliver

Al Oliver Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1968 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
1969 Pirates 8 5 .615 - - n/a 27.2 12.2 6.6 - - -
1970 Pirates 1 1 .500 - - n/a 45.9 15.7 6.6 - - -
1971 Pirates 4 3 .571 - - n/a 37.8 7.3 8.3 - - -
1972 Pirates 2 4 .333 - - n/a 47.1 12.8 6.3 - - -
1973 Pirates 6 0 1.000 - - n/a 32.7 12.6 6.6 - - -
1974 Pirates 10 1 .909 - - n/a 56.1 10.6 7.3 - - -
1975 Pirates 4 2 .667 - - n/a 34.9 8.6 7.5 - - -
1976 Pirates 6 2 .750 - - n/a 36.9 15.3 7.3 - - -
1977 Pirates 13 16 .448 - - n/a 29.9 14.9 6.9 - - -
1978 Rangers 8 9 .471 - - 26 37.5 12.8 5.9 - - -
1979 Rangers 4 5 .444 - - 10 41.0 14.5 6.5 - - -
1980 Rangers 5 7 .417 - - 4 34.5 14.0 5.6 - - -
1981 Rangers 3 0 1.000 - - 101 105.3 15.0 7.7 - - -
1982 Expos 5 2 .714 - - n/a 28.0 10.5 5.7 - - -
1983 Expos 1 3 .250 - - n/a 76.8 14.0 7.3 - - -
1984 Giants 2 2 .500 - - n/a 0.0 12.6 10.0 - - -
1984 Phillies 1 2 .333 - - n/a 0.0 10.3 6.6 - - -
1985 Dodgers 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 7.2 9.9 - - -
1985 Blue Jays 0 0 .000 - - 59 37.4 14.4 8.1 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
18 Years 84 64 .568 - - 200 41.3 12.0 6.8 - - -
Al Oliver

Al Oliver Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 29 Undetermined - -
1969 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 Undetermined - -
1970 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 Undetermined - -
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 Undetermined - Stats
1972 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 Undetermined Stats -
1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 Undetermined - -
1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 Undetermined - -
1975 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 Undetermined Stats -
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 $122,500.00 Stats -
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 $285,000.00 - -
1978 Texas Rangers 0 Undetermined - -
1979 Texas Rangers 0 Undetermined - -
1980 Texas Rangers 0 Undetermined Stats -
1981 Texas Rangers 0 Undetermined Stats -
1982 Montreal Expos 0 Undetermined Stats -
1983 Montreal Expos 0 Undetermined Stats -
1984 San Francisco Giants 0 Undetermined - -
1984 Philadelphia Phillies 0 Undetermined - -
1985 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 $750,000.00 - -
1985 Toronto Blue Jays 0 Undetermined - -


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