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Bob Oliver
Robert Lee Oliver

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 215 lb.

Debut September 10, 1965
  vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 3, 1975
Born February 8, 1943 in Shreveport, LA

Father of Darren Oliver

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1963. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 22 PIT NL   3    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1969 26 KCR AL 118  394   43  100   8  4  13   43   5  5  21  74  .254  .294  .393   91  155   6   2   2   2  18
 1970 27 KCR AL 160  612   83  159  24  6  27   99   3  3  42 126  .260  .309  .451  109  276   2   3   4   3  15 MVP-27
 1971 28 KCR AL 128  373   35   91  12  2   8   52   0  0  14  88  .244  .277  .351   78  131   1   5   3   5  13
 1972 29 TOT AL 150  572   54  154  22  5  20   76   5  3  29 109  .269  .305  .430  123  246   0   5   8   3  17
         KCR AL  16   63    7   17   2  1   1    6   1  0   2  12  .270  .292  .381  101   24   0   0   0   0   2
         CAL AL 134  509   47  137  20  4  19   70   4  3  27  97  .269  .307  .436  126  222   0   5   8   3  15
 1973 30 CAL AL 151  544   51  144  24  1  18   89   1  1  33 100  .265  .311  .412  110  224   0   4   7   5  15
 1974 31 TOT AL 119  379   23   92  11  1   8   59   3  2  16  56  .243  .271  .340   80  129   0   6   2   1  21
         CAL AL 110  359   22   89   9  1   8   55   2  1  16  51  .248  .277  .345   84  124   0   6   2   1  21
         BAL AL   9   20    1    3   2  0   0    4   1  1   0   5  .150  .150  .250   15    5   0   0   0   0   0
 1975 32 NYY AL  18   38    3    5   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   9  .132  .154  .158  -11    6   0   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      847 2914  293  745 102 19  94  419  17 14 156 562  .256  .295  .400  100 1167   9  25  26  19 101
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        557   56  142  20  4  18   80   3  3  30 107  .256  .295  .400  100  223   2   5   5   4  19
 Career High    160  612   83  159  24  6  27   99   5  5  42 126  .269  .311  .451  123  276   6   6   8   5  21
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1965 22 PIT NL    2    2    0   0.0    94| .000  .259| .000  .323| .000  .392| .000  .715|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1969 26 KCR AL  425  325   39   3.2    95| .254  .254| .294  .331| .393  .384| .687  .715|  91  .381  -7.3  -0.8  50%
 1970 27 KCR AL  662  476   82   4.6    97| .260  .257| .309  .331| .451  .392| .760  .723| 109  .534   3.6   0.4  50%
 1971 28 KCR AL  398  301   34   3.0    91| .244  .254| .277  .326| .351  .377| .628  .702|  78  .373 -12.0  -1.3   0%
 1972 29 TOT AL  609  443   71   4.3    79| .269  .240| .305  .308| .430  .347| .735  .655| 123  .578  12.9   1.5  62%
         KCR AL   65   48    7   3.9    82| .270  .245| .292  .314| .381  .354| .673  .668| 101  .535  -0.4   0.0 100%
         CAL AL  544  395   64   4.4    78| .269  .240| .307  .307| .436  .346| .743  .654| 126  .583  13.3   1.5  57%
 1973 30 CAL AL  586  420   66   4.2    87| .265  .250| .311  .317| .412  .368| .723  .685| 110  .487   6.0   0.6  50%
 1974 31 TOT AL  402  316   30   2.6    84| .243  .252| .271  .315| .340  .362| .611  .677|  80  .293 -10.3  -1.1  60%
         CAL AL  382  298   29   2.6    84| .248  .251| .277  .315| .345  .361| .622  .676|  84  .303  -8.2  -0.9  66%
         BAL AL   20   18    1   1.5    87| .150  .255| .150  .319| .250  .366| .400  .685|  15  .134  -2.2  -0.2  50%
 1975 32 NYY AL   39   35    1   0.8    92| .132  .257| .154  .327| .158  .377| .312  .704| -11  .041  -5.6  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      3123 2318  323   3.8    89| .256  .251| .295  .321| .400  .371| .695  .693| 100  .458 -13.2  -1.4  54%

* 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 ------+
1965 22 PIT NL LF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.37 5.40 1.80 0 5.0 1969 26 KCR AL OF 98 199 11 5 4 .977 .978 2.14 1.84 2.36 2.13 89 799.3 CF 48 99 3 2 1 .981 .982 2.12 2.18 2.38 2.50 44 385.7 RF 45 91 8 3 2 .971 .974 2.20 1.60 2.40 1.91 41 371.7 1B 12 72 6 0 6 1.000 .992 6.50 8.33 9.66 9.63 8 72.7 LF 9 7 1 0 1 1.000 .976 0.89 1.60 1.71 1.99 4 42.0 3B 8 5 8 3 0 .813 .956 1.62 2.74 2.33 3.17 5 50.3 1970 27 KCR AL 1B 115 1020 65 8 100 .993 .991 9.43 8.14 9.84 9.07 110 992.3 3B 46 57 80 6 11 .958 .949 2.98 2.67 3.02 3.07 46 408.7 1971 28 KCR AL 1B 68 470 31 6 53 .988 .992 7.37 8.10 10.54 9.59 44 428.0 OF 48 94 3 1 0 .990 .982 2.02 1.96 2.23 2.24 44 392.3 RF 47 91 3 1 1 .989 .980 2.00 1.70 2.17 2.05 44 390.3 3B 2 2 3 1 0 .833 .962 2.50 2.75 5.62 3.04 0 8.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1972 29 TOT AL OF 24 57 1 3 0 .951 .983 2.42 1.91 2.51 2.22 24 208.3 TOT AL RF 23 58 0 2 0 .967 .981 2.52 1.76 2.61 2.12 23 200.3 KCR AL RF 16 46 0 1 0 .979 .981 2.88 1.76 2.89 2.12 16 143.3 CAL AL 1B 127 1079 54 7 93 .994 .991 8.92 7.87 9.26 8.18 124 1100.7 OF 8 12 0 2 0 .857 .984 1.50 1.91 1.66 2.22 8 65.0 RF 7 12 0 1 0 .923 .984 1.71 1.76 1.89 2.12 7 57.0 LF 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 1.50 1.12 1.91 1 8.0 1973 30 CAL AL 3B 49 37 103 7 5 .952 .950 2.86 2.68 2.95 3.00 48 426.7 RF 47 74 4 0 0 1.000 .976 1.66 1.73 1.96 2.09 46 359.0 1B 32 282 14 4 21 .987 .992 9.25 8.27 9.54 9.86 31 279.3 DH 12 1974 31 TOT AL 1B 61 405 23 7 41 .984 .992 7.02 8.01 9.05 9.70 47 425.7 TOT AL DH 2 CAL AL 1B 57 373 18 6 40 .985 .992 6.86 8.01 8.94 9.70 44 393.7 3B 46 27 65 6 6 .939 .954 2.00 2.77 2.26 3.12 40 366.7 OF 4 6 2 1 0 .889 .976 2.00 2.12 3.00 2.40 2 24.0 RF 3 2 2 1 0 .800 .976 1.33 1.87 1.57 2.19 2 23.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 DH 1 BAL AL 1B 4 32 5 1 1 .974 .992 9.25 8.00 10.41 9.70 3 32.0 DH 1 1975 32 NYY AL 1B 8 39 2 0 9 1.000 .990 5.12 8.32 8.39 9.84 4 44.0 DH 3 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.80 2.25 3.15 1 8.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1969 26 KCR AL 1B 12 72 6 0 6 1.000 .992 6.50 8.33 9.66 9.63 8 72.7 1970 27 KCR AL 1B 115 1020 65 8 100 .993 .991 9.43 8.14 9.84 9.07 110 992.3 1971 28 KCR AL 1B 68 470 31 6 53 .988 .992 7.37 8.10 10.54 9.59 44 428.0 1972 29 CAL AL 1B 127 1079 54 7 93 .994 .991 8.92 7.87 9.26 8.18 124 1100.7 1973 30 CAL AL 1B 32 282 14 4 21 .987 .992 9.25 8.27 9.54 9.86 31 279.3 1974 31 TOT AL 1B 61 405 23 7 41 .984 .992 7.02 8.01 9.05 9.70 47 425.7 CAL AL 1B 57 373 18 6 40 .985 .992 6.86 8.01 8.94 9.70 44 393.7 BAL AL 1B 4 32 5 1 1 .974 .992 9.25 8.00 10.41 9.70 3 32.0 1975 32 NYY AL 1B 8 39 2 0 9 1.000 .990 5.12 8.32 8.39 9.84 4 44.0 1969 26 KCR AL 3B 8 5 8 3 0 .813 .956 1.62 2.74 2.33 3.17 5 50.3 1970 27 KCR AL 3B 46 57 80 6 11 .958 .949 2.98 2.67 3.02 3.07 46 408.7 1971 28 KCR AL 3B 2 2 3 1 0 .833 .962 2.50 2.75 5.62 3.04 0 8.0 1973 30 CAL AL 3B 49 37 103 7 5 .952 .950 2.86 2.68 2.95 3.00 48 426.7 1974 31 CAL AL 3B 46 27 65 6 6 .939 .954 2.00 2.77 2.26 3.12 40 366.7 1975 32 NYY AL 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.80 2.25 3.15 1 8.0 1969 26 KCR AL CF 48 99 3 2 1 .981 .982 2.12 2.18 2.38 2.50 44 385.7 1973 30 CAL AL DH 12 1974 31 TOT AL DH 2 CAL AL DH 1 BAL AL DH 1 1975 32 NYY AL DH 3 1965 22 PIT NL LF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.37 5.40 1.80 0 5.0 1969 26 KCR AL LF 9 7 1 0 1 1.000 .976 0.89 1.60 1.71 1.99 4 42.0 1971 28 KCR AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1972 29 CAL AL LF 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 1.50 1.12 1.91 1 8.0 1974 31 CAL AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1965 22 PIT NL OF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.73 5.40 1.98 0 5.0 1969 26 KCR AL OF 98 199 11 5 4 .977 .978 2.14 1.84 2.36 2.13 89 799.3 1971 28 KCR AL OF 48 94 3 1 0 .990 .982 2.02 1.96 2.23 2.24 44 392.3 1972 29 TOT AL OF 24 57 1 3 0 .951 .983 2.42 1.91 2.51 2.22 24 208.3 KCR AL OF 16 45 1 1 0 .979 .983 2.88 1.91 2.89 2.22 16 143.3 CAL AL OF 8 12 0 2 0 .857 .984 1.50 1.91 1.66 2.22 8 65.0 1973 30 CAL AL OF 47 77 4 0 0 1.000 .979 1.72 2.02 2.03 2.29 46 359.0 1974 31 CAL AL OF 4 6 2 1 0 .889 .976 2.00 2.12 3.00 2.40 2 24.0 1969 26 KCR AL RF 45 91 8 3 2 .971 .974 2.20 1.60 2.40 1.91 41 371.7 1971 28 KCR AL RF 47 91 3 1 1 .989 .980 2.00 1.70 2.17 2.05 44 390.3 1972 29 TOT AL RF 23 58 0 2 0 .967 .981 2.52 1.76 2.61 2.12 23 200.3 KCR AL RF 16 46 0 1 0 .979 .981 2.88 1.76 2.89 2.12 16 143.3 CAL AL RF 7 12 0 1 0 .923 .984 1.71 1.76 1.89 2.12 7 57.0 1973 30 CAL AL RF 47 74 4 0 0 1.000 .976 1.66 1.73 1.96 2.09 46 359.0 1974 31 CAL AL RF 3 2 2 1 0 .800 .976 1.33 1.87 1.57 2.19 2 23.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 423 3367 195 32 323 .991 .991 8.42 8.05 9.59 9.01 368 3342.7 OF* 224 436 21 10 4 .979 .980 2.04 1.91 2.30 2.20 205 1788.0 15 48 165# RF* 165 316 17 7 3 .979 .978 2.02 1.69 2.23 2.04 156 1344.3 3B* 152 128 261 23 22 .944 .951 2.56 2.71 2.76 3.06 140 1268.3 CF* 48 99 3 2 1 .981 .982 2.12 2.18 2.38 2.50 44 385.7 DH 17 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 15 11 1 1 1 .923 .976 0.80 1.56 1.86 1.96 5 58.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 799 3931 477 65 349 .985 .986 5.52 5.32 6.20 5.93 713 6399
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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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.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1970-AL-27-0.00

Games
1970 AL-160-6

At Bats
1970 AL-612-8
1972 AL-572-9

Hits
1972 AL-154-9

Total Bases
1972 AL-246-6

Triples
1970 AL-6-9
1972 AL-5-10

Home Runs
1970 AL-27-9

RBI
1970 AL-99-8
1972 AL-76-8

Strikeouts
1970 AL-126-2
1972 AL-109-5
1973 AL-100-10

Extra-Base Hits
1972 AL-47-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1969 AL-18-9
1972 AL-17-7
1974 AL-21-3

Outs
1970 AL-476-6
1972 AL-443-9

Gray Ink: Batting - 20 (998) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 5.0 (2504) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
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 

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1967: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Minnesota Twins for Ron Kline.

October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Minnesota Twins as the 19th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

May 5, 1972: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the California Angels for Tom Murphy.

September 11, 1974: Traded by the California Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later and cash. The Baltimore Orioles sent Mickey Scott (October 3, 1974) to the California Angels to complete the trade.

December 1, 1974: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Baltimore Orioles.

July 15, 1975: Released by the New York Yankees.

January 4, 1976: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

April 10, 1976: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Chicago White Sox.


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