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Al Oliver
Albert Oliver Jr. (Scoop)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.

Debut September 23, 1968
  vs. CIN 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 5, 1985
Born October 14, 1946 in Portsmouth, OH

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1968 21 PIT NL   4    8    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .125  .125  .125  -24    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1969 22 PIT NL 129  463   55  132  19  2  17   70   8  5  21  38  .285  .333  .445  119  206   3   2  11  13  18 RoY-2
 1970 23 PIT NL 151  551   63  149  33  5  12   83   1  1  35  35  .270  .326  .414  100  228   2   7   8  14  10
 1971 24 PIT NL 143  529   69  149  31  7  14   64   4  3  27  72  .282  .317  .446  113  236   2  10   2   5  14
 1972 25 PIT NL 140  565   88  176  27  4  12   89   2  4  34  44  .312  .352  .437  125  247   1   7   4   5  13 MVP-7,AS
 1973 26 PIT NL 158  654   90  191  38  7  20   99   6  0  22  52  .292  .316  .463  116  303   0   9   1   5  18 MVP-23
 1974 27 PIT NL 147  617   96  198  38 12  11   85  10  1  33  58  .321  .358  .475  135  293   1   5   1   5  20 MVP-7
 1975 28 PIT NL 155  628   90  176  39  8  18   84   4  2  25  73  .280  .309  .454  111  285   0   8   3   5  19 AS
 1976 29 PIT NL 121  443   62  143  22  5  12   61   6  2  26  29  .323  .363  .476  137  211   1   6   7   5  13 MVP-12,AS
 1977 30 PIT NL 154  568   75  175  29  6  19   82  13 16  40  38  .308  .353  .481  120  273   2   8   9   4  11 MVP-16
 1978 31 TEX AL 133  525   65  170  35  5  14   89   8  9  31  41  .324  .358  .490  137  257   1   9   6   2   7 MVP-14
 1979 32 TEX AL 136  492   69  159  28  4  12   76   4  5  34  34  .323  .367  .470  126  231   1   7   8   4  14
 1980 33 TEX AL 163  656   96  209  43  3  19  117   5  7  39  47  .319  .357  .480  131  315   1   8   9   5  14 SS,MVP-11,AS
 1981 34 TEX AL 102  421   53  130  29  1   4   55   3  0  24  28  .309  .348  .411  125  173   0   1  10   2  17 SS,MVP-16,AS
 1982 35 MON NL 160  617   90  204  43  2  22  109   5  2  61  59  .331  .392  .514  150  317   1   4  15   4  11 SS,MVP-3,AS
 1983 36 MON NL 157  614   70  184  38  3   8   84   1  3  44  44  .300  .347  .410  111  252   1   3  17   2  21 MVP-19,AS
 1984 37 TOT NL 119  432   36  130  26  2   0   48   3  4  27  36  .301  .343  .370  103  160   0   0   6   1  23
         SFG NL  91  339   27  101  19  2   0   34   2  2  20  27  .298  .339  .366  101  124   0   0   4   1  19
         PHI NL  28   93    9   29   7  0   0   14   1  2   7   9  .312  .360  .387  109   36   0   0   2   0   4
 1985 38 TOT     96  266   21   67  11  1   5   31   1  0  12  24  .252  .286  .357   75   95   0   1   2   1  11
         LAD NL  35   79    1   20   5  0   0    8   1  0   5  11  .253  .294  .316   74   25   0   1   0   0   3
         TOR AL  61  187   20   47   6  1   5   23   0  0   7  13  .251  .282  .374   76   70   0   0   2   1   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons         9049      2743     77     1326     64     756  .303  .344  .451  121       17  95 119  82 254
               2368      1189      529    219       84    535                            4083
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        619   81  188  36  5  15   91   6  4  37  52  .303  .344  .451  121  279   1   6   8   6  17
 Career High    163  656   96  209  43 12  22  117  13 16  61  73  .331  .392  .514  150  317   3  10  17  14  23
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1968 21 PIT NL    8    7    0   0.0    80| .125  .250| .125  .308| .125  .352| .250  .660| -24  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1969 22 PIT NL  502  359   62   4.6    93| .285  .257| .333  .327| .445  .381| .778  .708| 119  .548   9.8   1.0  61%
 1970 23 PIT NL  609  422   75   4.8   101| .270  .263| .326  .336| .414  .402| .740  .738| 100  .513   0.2   0.0  50%
 1971 24 PIT NL  573  409   72   4.8    94| .282  .262| .317  .329| .446  .384| .763  .712| 113  .569   7.8   0.8  57%
 1972 25 PIT NL  612  414   85   5.6    91| .312  .255| .352  .323| .437  .377| .789  .701| 125  .639  17.7   1.8  33%
 1973 26 PIT NL  690  490   92   5.1    95| .292  .260| .316  .329| .463  .387| .779  .716| 116  .576  11.1   1.1 100%
 1974 27 PIT NL  661  446  101   6.1    92| .321  .259| .358  .330| .475  .374| .833  .704| 135  .659  26.1   2.7  90%
 1975 28 PIT NL  666  481   83   4.6    95| .280  .264| .309  .335| .454  .382| .763  .716| 111  .534   6.0   0.6  66%
 1976 29 PIT NL  481  322   74   6.2    92| .323  .263| .363  .329| .476  .374| .839  .703| 137  .681  20.6   2.1  75%
 1977 30 PIT NL  622  430   91   5.7   105| .308  .272| .353  .340| .481  .414| .834  .753| 120  .596  15.4   1.5  44%
 1978 31 TEX AL  568  381   90   6.3    94| .324  .261| .358  .326| .490  .385| .848  .711| 137  .667  25.2   2.5  47%
 1979 32 TEX AL  538  360   81   6.0   101| .323  .268| .367  .333| .470  .407| .837  .740| 126  .609  18.0   1.7  44%
 1980 33 TEX AL  709  477  108   6.1    96| .319  .266| .357  .327| .480  .394| .837  .721| 131  .626  27.7   2.7  41%
 1981 34 TEX AL  448  309   56   4.9    84| .309  .249| .348  .313| .411  .362| .759  .675| 125  .579  13.2   1.4 100%
 1982 35 MON NL  687  431  125   7.8    96| .331  .268| .392  .331| .514  .389| .906  .720| 150  .756  42.8   4.4  71%
 1983 36 MON NL  664  458   81   4.8    96| .300  .262| .347  .330| .410  .388| .757  .719| 111  .552   8.8   0.9  25%
 1984 37 TOT NL  460  329   47   3.8    92| .301  .261| .343  .326| .370  .380| .713  .705| 103  .461   1.7   0.1  42%
         SFG NL  360  259   36   3.7    91| .298  .260| .339  .324| .366  .378| .705  .702| 101  .449   0.4   0.0  50%
         PHI NL  100   70   11   4.2    95| .312  .266| .360  .331| .387  .386| .747  .717| 109  .505   1.3   0.1  33%
 1985 38 TOT     280  211   24   3.0    99| .252  .263| .286  .330| .357  .404| .643  .733|  75  .331 -10.0  -1.0 100%
         LAD NL   85   63    7   3.0    92| .253  .257| .294  .324| .316  .382| .610  .706|  74  .350  -2.6  -0.3 100%
         TOR AL  195  148   17   3.1   102| .251  .266| .282  .332| .374  .413| .656  .745|  76  .324  -7.4  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons     9778 6736 1347   5.4    95| .303  .262| .344  .329| .451  .387| .795  .717| 121  .599 240.8  24.2  56%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1968 21 PIT NL  RF    1      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  3.00  1.80  2.70  1.98    1   10.0
 1969 22 PIT NL  1B  106    869   49    8   87  .991  .992  8.66  8.84  9.60  9.83   97  861.0
                 OF   21     42    1    1    0  .977  .973  2.05  1.75  2.35  2.02   20  165.0
                 LF   13     13    1    0    0 1.000  .959  1.08  1.28  1.33  1.65   12   95.0
                 RF    8     20    1    1    0  .955  .977  2.62  1.59  2.70  1.86    8   70.0
 1970 23 PIT NL  OF   80    136    4    2    1  .986  .976  1.75  1.78  1.85  2.07   79  680.3
                 1B   77    582   48    7   68  .989  .992  8.18  8.37  9.86  9.68   64  575.3
                 RF   54    103    3    2    0  .981  .976  1.96  1.68  2.10  2.00   52  454.7
                 LF   28     34    1    0    1 1.000  .972  1.25  1.38  1.40  1.75   27  225.7
 1971 24 PIT NL  CF  116    309    4    6    2  .981  .982  2.70  2.30  2.82  2.64  112  997.7
                 1B   25    192   11    0   16 1.000  .992  8.12  8.58  9.48  9.88   21  192.7
 1972 25 PIT NL  CF  138    333    4    5    1  .985  .980  2.44  2.34  2.48  2.60  136 1223.3 AS
                 1B    3     21    0    0    3 1.000  .991  7.00  8.43  8.59  9.74    2   22.0 AS
 1973 26 PIT NL  CF  109    239    5    9    0  .964  .980  2.24  2.27  2.27  2.63  108  965.3
                 1B   50    454   31    4   42  .992  .992  9.70  8.40 10.12  9.83   48  431.3
 1974 27 PIT NL  CF   98    291    3    4    1  .987  .985  3.00  2.42  2.98  2.77   96  886.7
                 1B   49    418   23    3   28  .993  .991  9.00  8.34  9.59  9.94   48  413.7
 1975 28 PIT NL  CF  153    374    5    5    3  .987  .984  2.48  2.44  2.58  2.72  148 1322.3 AS
                 1B    4     29    1    0    3 1.000  .990  7.50  8.53 11.25  9.97    3   24.0 AS
 1976 29 PIT NL  CF  106    307    4    5    0  .984  .984  2.93  2.50  2.99  2.85  105  935.7 AS
                 1B    3     26    0    0    5 1.000  .992  8.67  8.60  9.87  9.95    3   23.7 AS
 1977 30 PIT NL  OF  148    305    6    6    1  .981  .978  2.10  1.93  2.21  2.26  147 1269.0
                 LF  133    215    4    5    1  .978  .972  1.65  1.51  1.97  1.93  110 1000.3
                 CF   41     94    2    1    0  .990  .986  2.34  2.34  3.22  2.73   37  268.7
 1978 31 TEX AL  OF  107    219    8    3    1  .987  .979  2.12  2.13  2.19  2.47  107  935.0
                 LF  100    192    7    3    1  .985  .974  1.99  1.78  2.04  2.21  100  877.0
                 DH   26
                 CF    8     24    1    0    0 1.000  .984  3.12  2.64  3.88  2.96    7   58.0
 1979 32 TEX AL  OF  119    260    9    7    2  .975  .981  2.26  2.13  2.45  2.46  115  988.3
                 CF   71    160    5    6    2  .965  .983  2.32  2.62  2.52  2.92   68  588.7
                 LF   49     96    3    1    0  .990  .980  2.02  1.80  2.23  2.22   47  399.7
                 DH   10
 1980 33 TEX AL  OF  157    314    9    9    2  .973  .979  2.06  2.15  2.17  2.47  155 1340.7 AS
                 LF  141    287    9    8    2  .974  .980  2.10  1.92  2.23  2.35  139 1194.3 AS
                 RF   16     25    0    0    0 1.000  .977  1.56  1.77  1.54  2.13   16  146.3 AS
                 DH    4 AS
                 1B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  8.40  9.00  9.90    0    1.0 AS
 1981 34 TEX AL  DH  101 AS
                 1B    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  8.60 18.00  9.90    0    1.0 AS
 1982 35 MON NL  1B  159   1286   92   19   96  .986  .992  8.67  6.29  8.99  6.52  159 1379.3 AS
 1983 36 MON NL  1B  153   1207  118   13   93  .990  .992  8.66  6.54  9.17  6.92  152 1301.0 AS
                 RF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.60  0.00  1.80    0    1.0 AS
 1984 37 TOT NL  1B  101    814   60   13   58  .985  .992  8.65  8.15  9.73  9.86   97  808.3
         SFG NL  1B   82    665   55   11   50  .985  .992  8.78  8.15  9.73  9.86   80  666.3
         PHI NL  1B   19    149    5    2    8  .987  .992  8.11  8.15  9.76  9.86   17  142.0
                 LF    5      4    1    0    0 1.000  .980  1.00  1.52  1.18  2.04    5   38.0
 1985 38 LAD NL  LF   17     13    2    2    0  .882  .974  0.88  1.50  1.09  1.92   17  124.0
         TOR AL  DH   59
                 1B    1      3    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  3.00  8.70 13.50  9.90    0    2.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1969 22 PIT NL  1B  106    869   49    8   87  .991  .992  8.66  8.84  9.60  9.83   97  861.0
 1970 23 PIT NL  1B   77    582   48    7   68  .989  .992  8.18  8.37  9.86  9.68   64  575.3
 1971 24 PIT NL  1B   25    192   11    0   16 1.000  .992  8.12  8.58  9.48  9.88   21  192.7
 1972 25 PIT NL  1B    3     21    0    0    3 1.000  .991  7.00  8.43  8.59  9.74    2   22.0
 1973 26 PIT NL  1B   50    454   31    4   42  .992  .992  9.70  8.40 10.12  9.83   48  431.3
 1974 27 PIT NL  1B   49    418   23    3   28  .993  .991  9.00  8.34  9.59  9.94   48  413.7
 1975 28 PIT NL  1B    4     29    1    0    3 1.000  .990  7.50  8.53 11.25  9.97    3   24.0
 1976 29 PIT NL  1B    3     26    0    0    5 1.000  .992  8.67  8.60  9.87  9.95    3   23.7
 1980 33 TEX AL  1B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  8.40  9.00  9.90    0    1.0
 1981 34 TEX AL  1B    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  8.60 18.00  9.90    0    1.0
 1982 35 MON NL  1B  159   1286   92   19   96  .986  .992  8.67  6.29  8.99  6.52  159 1379.3
 1983 36 MON NL  1B  153   1207  118   13   93  .990  .992  8.66  6.54  9.17  6.92  152 1301.0
 1984 37 TOT NL  1B  101    814   60   13   58  .985  .992  8.65  8.15  9.73  9.86   97  808.3
         SFG NL  1B   82    665   55   11   50  .985  .992  8.78  8.15  9.73  9.86   80  666.3
         PHI NL  1B   19    149    5    2    8  .987  .992  8.11  8.15  9.76  9.86   17  142.0
 1985 38 TOR AL  1B    1      3    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  3.00  8.70 13.50  9.90    0    2.0

 1971 24 PIT NL  CF  116    309    4    6    2  .981  .982  2.70  2.30  2.82  2.64  112  997.7
 1972 25 PIT NL  CF  138    333    4    5    1  .985  .980  2.44  2.34  2.48  2.60  136 1223.3
 1973 26 PIT NL  CF  109    239    5    9    0  .964  .980  2.24  2.27  2.27  2.63  108  965.3
 1974 27 PIT NL  CF   98    291    3    4    1  .987  .985  3.00  2.42  2.98  2.77   96  886.7
 1975 28 PIT NL  CF  153    374    5    5    3  .987  .984  2.48  2.44  2.58  2.72  148 1322.3
 1976 29 PIT NL  CF  106    307    4    5    0  .984  .984  2.93  2.50  2.99  2.85  105  935.7
 1977 30 PIT NL  CF   41     94    2    1    0  .990  .986  2.34  2.34  3.22  2.73   37  268.7
 1978 31 TEX AL  CF    8     24    1    0    0 1.000  .984  3.12  2.64  3.88  2.96    7   58.0
 1979 32 TEX AL  CF   71    160    5    6    2  .965  .983  2.32  2.62  2.52  2.92   68  588.7

 1978 31 TEX AL  DH   26
 1979 32 TEX AL  DH   10
 1980 33 TEX AL  DH    4
 1981 34 TEX AL  DH  101
 1985 38 TOR AL  DH   59

 1969 22 PIT NL  LF   13     13    1    0    0 1.000  .959  1.08  1.28  1.33  1.65   12   95.0
 1970 23 PIT NL  LF   28     34    1    0    1 1.000  .972  1.25  1.38  1.40  1.75   27  225.7
 1977 30 PIT NL  LF  133    215    4    5    1  .978  .972  1.65  1.51  1.97  1.93  110 1000.3
 1978 31 TEX AL  LF  100    192    7    3    1  .985  .974  1.99  1.78  2.04  2.21  100  877.0
 1979 32 TEX AL  LF   49     96    3    1    0  .990  .980  2.02  1.80  2.23  2.22   47  399.7
 1980 33 TEX AL  LF  141    287    9    8    2  .974  .980  2.10  1.92  2.23  2.35  139 1194.3
 1984 37 PHI NL  LF    5      4    1    0    0 1.000  .980  1.00  1.52  1.18  2.04    5   38.0
 1985 38 LAD NL  LF   17     13    2    2    0  .882  .974  0.88  1.50  1.09  1.92   17  124.0

 1968 21 PIT NL  OF    1      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  3.00  1.80  2.70  1.98    1   10.0
 1969 22 PIT NL  OF   21     42    1    1    0  .977  .973  2.05  1.75  2.35  2.02   20  165.0
 1970 23 PIT NL  OF   80    136    4    2    1  .986  .976  1.75  1.78  1.85  2.07   79  680.3
 1971 24 PIT NL  OF  116    305    4    6    2  .981  .979  2.66  1.92  2.79  2.19  112  997.7
 1972 25 PIT NL  OF  138    332    4    5    1  .985  .978  2.43  1.96  2.47  2.18  136 1223.3
 1973 26 PIT NL  OF  109    238    5    9    0  .964  .977  2.23  1.96  2.27  2.23  108  965.3
 1974 27 PIT NL  OF   98    284    3    4    1  .986  .979  2.93  1.96  2.91  2.27   96  886.7
 1975 28 PIT NL  OF  153    380    5    5    3  .987  .978  2.52  2.01  2.62  2.29  148 1322.3
 1976 29 PIT NL  OF  106    301    4    5    0  .984  .979  2.88  2.03  2.93  2.34  105  935.7
 1977 30 PIT NL  OF  148    305    6    6    1  .981  .978  2.10  1.93  2.21  2.26  147 1269.0
 1978 31 TEX AL  OF  107    219    8    3    1  .987  .979  2.12  2.13  2.19  2.47  107  935.0
 1979 32 TEX AL  OF  119    260    9    7    2  .975  .981  2.26  2.13  2.45  2.46  115  988.3
 1980 33 TEX AL  OF  157    314    9    9    2  .973  .979  2.06  2.15  2.17  2.47  155 1340.7
 1983 36 MON NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90  0.00  2.70    0    1.0
 1984 37 PHI NL  OF    5      4    1    0    0 1.000  .980  1.00  1.90  1.18  2.27    5   38.0
 1985 38 LAD NL  OF   17     13    2    2    0  .882  .980  0.88  1.88  1.09  2.20   17  124.0

 1968 21 PIT NL  RF    1      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  3.00  1.80  2.70  1.98    1   10.0
 1969 22 PIT NL  RF    8     20    1    1    0  .955  .977  2.62  1.59  2.70  1.86    8   70.0
 1970 23 PIT NL  RF   54    103    3    2    0  .981  .976  1.96  1.68  2.10  2.00   52  454.7
 1980 33 TEX AL  RF   16     25    0    0    0 1.000  .977  1.56  1.77  1.54  2.13   16  146.3
 1983 36 MON NL  RF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.60  0.00  1.80    0    1.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  OF*1376   3136   65   64   14  .980  .978  2.33  2.00  2.42  2.30 1351 11882.3  486  840   80#
                 CF* 840   2131   33   41    9  .981  .983  2.58  2.40  2.69  2.72  817 7246.3
                 1B* 733   5904  433   67  499  .990  .992  8.65  7.58  9.45  8.45  694 6036.3
                 LF* 486    854   28   19    5  .979  .976  1.81  1.70  2.01  2.13  457 3954.0
                 DH  200   Games not counted in Overall Total below            
                 RF*  80    151    4    3    0  .981  .976  1.94  1.69  2.05  2.01   77  682.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total      2109   9040  498  131  513  .986  .987  4.52  3.94  4.79  4.37 2045  17919
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1970   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   2   8   0   2  0  0  0   1   1   0  .250  .333  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
 1971   NLCS  PIT SFG     W   4  12   2   3  0  0  1   5   1   3  .250  .308  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    PIT BAL     W   5  19   1   4  2  0  0   2   2   5  .211  .286  .316   0  0   0   0   0 
 1972   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   5  20   3   5  2  1  1   3   0   4  .250  .250  .600   0  0   1   0   0 
 1974   NLCS  PIT LAD     L   4  14   1   2  0  0  0   1   2   2  .143  .250  .143   0  0   0   0   0 
 1975   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   3  11   1   2  0  0  1   2   2   0  .182  .308  .455   0  0   0   0   0 
 1985   ALCS  TOR KCR     L   5   8   0   3  1  0  0   3   0   0  .375  .444  .500   0  0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  6 Lg Champ Series     1-5  23  73   7  17  3  1  3  15   6   9  .233  .300  .425   0  0   1   0   1 
  7 Postseason Series   2-5  28  92   8  21  5  1  3  17   8  14  .228  .297  .402   0  0   1   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1972   PIT NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1975   PIT NL       1   1   1  1  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1976   PIT NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1980   TEX AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1981   TEX AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1982   MON NL       2   1   2  1  0  0   0   0   0   0  1   0   0   0           
 1983   MON NL   *   2   1   1  1  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 1B 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 7/7      1   9   3   4  3  0  0   0   1   0   0  1   0   0   0  .444  .500  .778 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1972 *
1975 *
1976 *
1980 *
1981 *
1982 *
1983 (1B)

Silver Sluggers
1980-AL--OF
1981-AL--DH
1982-NL--1B
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1972-NL-7-0.15
1973-NL-23-0.02
1974-NL-7-0.26
1976-NL-12-0.09
1977-NL-16-0.03
1978-AL-14-0.07
1980-AL-11-0.08
1981-AL-16-0.02
1982-NL-3-0.52
1983-NL-19-0.01
Car-176-1.25 shares

Batting Average
1972 NL-.312-6
1974 NL-.321-2
1977 NL-.308-10
1978 AL-.324-2
1979 AL-.323-5
1980 AL-.319-8
1981 AL-.309-9
1982 NL-.331-1
1983 NL-.300-9

On-base %
1982 NL-.392-4

Slugging %
1974 NL-.475-9
1982 NL-.514-4

OPS
1982 NL-.906-4

Games
1980 AL-163-1
1982 NL-160-8
1983 NL-157-10
Car-2368-83

At Bats
1973 NL-654-4
1974 NL-617-8
1975 NL-628-5
1980 AL-656-2
1981 AL-421-6
1983 NL-614-9
Car-9049-61

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1973 NL-690-10
1980 AL-709-6
1983 NL-664-10
Car-9778-87

Runs
1972 NL-88-8
1975 NL-90-10
1980 AL-96-10
1982 NL-90-10

Hits
1972 NL-176-8
1973 NL-191-5
1974 NL-198-4
1977 NL-175-10
1978 AL-170-8
1980 AL-209-4
1981 AL-130-6
1982 NL-204-1
1983 NL-184-4
Car-2743-48

Total Bases
1973 NL-303-5
1974 NL-293-5
1975 NL-285-6
1980 AL-315-5
1982 NL-317-1
Car-4083-71

Doubles
1971 NL-31-8
1973 NL-38-2
1974 NL-38-2
1975 NL-39-3
1978 AL-35-6
1980 AL-43-2
1981 AL-29-2
1982 NL-43-1
1983 NL-38-1
Car-529-30

Triples
1971 NL-7-10
1973 NL-7-8
1974 NL-12-2

RBI
1972 NL-89-10
1973 NL-99-7
1980 AL-117-4
1982 NL-109-1
Car-1326-85

Singles
1972 NL-133-4
1980 AL-144-5
1981 AL-96-6
1982 NL-137-6
1983 NL-135-6
Car-1918-60

Adjusted OPS+
1974 NL-135-9
1982 NL-150-4

Runs Created
1974 NL-101-10
1980 AL-108-10
1982 NL-125-1

Adjusted Batting Runs
1982 NL-43-2

Batting Wins
1974 NL-2.7-10
1980 AL-2.7-10
1982 NL-4.4-2

Extra-Base Hits
1973 NL-65-5
1974 NL-61-4
1975 NL-65-5
1980 AL-65-7
1982 NL-67-1
Car-825-80

Times on Base
1980 AL-253-10
1982 NL-269-2

Offensive Win%
1982 NL-.756-2

Hit By Pitch
1969 NL-13-4
1970 NL-14-2
1971 NL-5-9
1976 NL-5-9

Sac. Flies
1970 NL-7-5
1971 NL-10-2
1972 NL-7-10
1973 NL-9-3
1975 NL-8-6
1977 NL-8-5
1978 AL-9-7
Car-95-43

Intentional Walks
1981 AL-10-2
1982 NL-15-5
1983 NL-17-3
Car-119-76

Grounded into Double Plays
1969 NL-18-5
1973 NL-18-10
1974 NL-20-5
1975 NL-19-4
1981 AL-17-2
1983 NL-21-1
1984 NL-23-2
Car-254-24

Caught Stealing
1977 NL-16-9

At Bats per Strikeout
1969 NL-12.2-10
1970 NL-15.7-5
1977 NL-14.9-6
1979 AL-14.5-6
1980 AL-14.0-7
1981 AL-15.0-6
1983 NL-14.0-9

Outs
1973 NL-490-5
1975 NL-481-5
1980 AL-477-7
Car-6736-64

          

Black Ink: Batting - 16 (140) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 127 (140) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 40.3 (145) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 116.5 (122) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 13, 1964: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

December 8, 1977: Traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Nelson Norman to the Texas Rangers. The Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to the New York Mets. The Texas Rangers sent Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs, and Eddie Miller to the Atlanta Braves. The Texas Rangers sent a player to be named later and Tom Grieve to the New York Mets. The Texas Rangers sent Bert Blyleven to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to the Texas Rangers. The New York Mets sent John Milner to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson (March 15, 1978) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

March 31, 1982: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Larry Parrish and Dave Hostetler.

February 27, 1984: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the San Francisco Giants for Fred Breining and Max Venable. The San Francisco Giants sent Andy McGaffigan (March 31, 1984) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

August 20, 1984: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kelly Downs and George Riley. The San Francisco Giants sent Renie Martin (August 30, 1984) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

February 4, 1985: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pat Zachry.

July 9, 1985: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Len Matuszek.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Los Angeles Dodgers$750,000
Career (may be incomplete)$750,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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Name and misspellings: Albert (Jr.) alphonse allen allan alberto alan Al Scoop Oliver

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