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Historical player · 1968–1985

Al Oliver

B/T L/L · HT 72 · WT 195 · Born 10/14/1946 · From Portsmouth, OH USA · Debut 1968-09-23 · Final 1985-10-05

Career · batting

G
2,368
 
 
AB
9,049
 
 
H
2,743
 
 
HR
219
 
 
RBI
1,326
 
 
SB
84
 
 
BB
535
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.303 · 0.795
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Pittsburgh Pirates · 1968–1977

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HR
135
#13 on the Pirates
1 K. Young
4 P. Alvarez
Hits
1,490
#13 on the Pirates
113 T. Leach
11 D. Parker
RBI
717
#13 on the Pirates
2 M. Carey
53 J. Beckley
SB
54
#71 on the Pirates
1 A. Comorosky
1 B. Ely
Runs
689
#19 on the Pirates
12 J. Beckley
17 B. Bonds
BB
263
#54 on the Pirates
2 C. Barnhart
3 J. Bell

Career with the Texas Rangers · 1978–1981

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HR
49
#51 on the Rangers
6 J. Franco
2 G. Matthews
Hits
668
#31 on the Rangers
5 A. Garcia
14 S. Buechele
RBI
337
#31 on the Rangers
1 S. Buechele
6 J. Franco
SB
20
#78 on the Rangers
1 I. Desmond
1 E. Carter
Runs
283
#45 on the Rangers
3 J. King
5 D. Lock
BB
128
#69 on the Rangers
1 E. Maddox
1 T. Cullen

Career with the Montreal Expos · 1982–1983

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HR
30
#68 on the Expos
1 V. Robles
1 C. Speier
Hits
388
#58 on the Expos
7 M. Taylor
8 V. Robles
RBI
193
#53 on the Expos
1 H. Rodriguez
9 M. Taylor
SB
6
#147 on the Expos
1 B. Castro
1 J. Alu
Runs
160
#70 on the Expos
2 K. Ruiz
4 S. Andrews
BB
105
#76 on the Expos
1 R. Church
3 A. Call

Career with the Toronto Blue Jays · 1985–1985

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HR
5
#181 on the Blue Jays
1 J. Beniquez
1 B. Wilkerson
Hits
47
#219 on the Blue Jays
1 R. Clayton
1 T. Ward
RBI
23
#205 on the Blue Jays
1 F. Crespo
1 L. Parrish
Runs
20
#233 on the Blue Jays
1 T. Lawless
1 S. Bowling
BB
7
#285 on the Blue Jays
1 S. Berroa
1 W. Canate

Career with the San Francisco Giants · 1984–1984

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Hits
101
#401 on the Giants
1 N. Aoki
1 D. Lyons
RBI
34
#468 on the Giants
1 B. Bescher
1 G. Watkins
SB
2
#499 on the Giants
1 D. Anderson
1 N. Ahmed
Runs
27
#541 on the Giants
1 J. Barr
1 T. Cuccinello
BB
20
#529 on the Giants
1 B. Barton
1 F. Castleman

Career with the Philadelphia Phillies · 1984–1984

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Hits
29
#721 on the Phillies
1 D. Bennett
1 V. Thomas
RBI
14
#657 on the Phillies
1 J. Bell
1 F. Warner
SB
1
#561 on the Phillies
1 F. Andrews
Runs
9
#802 on the Phillies
1 J. Bateman
1 E. Averill
BB
7
#785 on the Phillies
1 E. Abbaticchio
1 F. Abbott

Career with the Los Angeles Dodgers · 1985–1985

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Hits
20
#804 on the Dodgers
1 S. Bilko
1 T. Wilson
RBI
8
#796 on the Dodgers
1 S. Alomar
1 B. Zimmerman
SB
1
#593 on the Dodgers
1 L. Alcaraz
Runs
1
#1,235 on the Dodgers
1 T. Adams
BB
5
#864 on the Dodgers
1 S. Andrews
1 B. Aspromonte

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
219
#327 all-time MLB
1 T. Oliva
1 M. Trumbo
Hits
2,743
#58 all-time MLB
6 L. Appling
8 G. Goslin
RBI
1,326
#100 all-time MLB
4 C. Fisk
1 N. Cruz
SB
84
#1,106 all-time MLB
1 B. Bailey
1 P. Bodie

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1968 Pirates NL 4811 00 0 0 004 0.1250.1250.125
1969 Pirates NL 12946355132 192 17 70 82138 0.2850.3330.445
1970 Pirates NL 15155163149 335 12 83 13535 0.2700.3260.414
1971 Pirates NL 14352969149 317 14 64 42772 0.2820.3170.446
1972 Pirates NL 14056588176 274 12 89 23444 0.3120.3520.437
1973 Pirates NL 15865490191 387 20 99 62252 0.2920.3160.463
1974 Pirates NL 14761796198 3812 11 85 103358 0.3210.3580.475
1975 Pirates NL 15562890176 398 18 84 42573 0.2800.3090.454
1976 Pirates NL 12144362143 225 12 61 62629 0.3230.3630.476
1977 Pirates NL 15456875175 296 19 82 134038 0.3080.3530.481
1978 Rangers AL 13352565170 355 14 89 83141 0.3240.3580.490
1979 Rangers AL 13649269159 284 12 76 43434 0.3230.3670.470
1980 Rangers AL 16365696209 433 19 117 53947 0.3190.3570.480
1981 Rangers AL 10242153130 291 4 55 32428 0.3090.3480.411
1982 Expos NL 16061790204 432 22 109 56159 0.3310.3920.514
1983 Expos NL 15761470184 383 8 84 14444 0.3000.3470.410
1984 Giants NL 9133927101 192 0 34 22027 0.2980.3390.366
1984 Phillies NL 2893929 70 0 14 179 0.3120.3600.387
1985 Dodgers NL 3579120 50 0 8 1511 0.2530.2940.316
1985 Blue Jays AL 611872047 61 5 23 0713 0.2510.2820.374
Career 2,368 9,049 1,189 2,743 529 77 219 1,326 84 535 756 0.303 0.344 0.451

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
OF1,3761,35111,882.03,136656414
1B7336946,036.35,90443367499

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
2011Veterans - Expansion Era12Ballot
2009Veterans - 1943 and Later948Ballot
2007Veterans - Players1462Ballot
1991BBWAA19333Ballot
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