Darren Christopher Oliver (twitter: @southpawDO28)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 250 lb.
Born: October 6, 1970 in Kansas City, MO
High School: Rio Linda HS (Rio Linda, CA)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 2, 1988.
(All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1993 (Age 22)
vs. BOS 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Angels/BlueJays/Cardinals/Mets/... 1993-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 2 yrs/$7M (12-13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 17.127, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Jeff Frye,Mike McCann, previously: Jay Franklin,Scott Boras [*]
Relatives: Son of Bob Oliver
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mar 31 | LAA | @ | MIN | L,2-3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 2 | 4 (2) | Apr 3 | LAA | @ | MIN | W,5-4 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 3 | 6 (1) | Apr 5 | LAA | TEX | W,2-1 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 4 | 9 (2) | Apr 8 | LAA | CLE | L,3-4 | 7 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | P | ||
| 5 | 10 | Apr 9 | LAA | CLE | W,9-5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 6 | 11 | Apr 11 | LAA | @ | SEA | L,5-8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 7 | 13 (1) | Apr 13 | LAA | @ | SEA | W,10-5 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 8 | 15 (1) | Apr 15 | LAA | @ | TEX | W,7-4 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 9 | 21 (5) | Apr 22 | LAA | @ | BOS | L,6-7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 10 | 24 (2) | Apr 25 | LAA | @ | DET | W,4-3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 11 | 29 (4) | Apr 30 | LAA | OAK | W,6-1 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 12 | 30 | May 1 | LAA | OAK | L,8-15 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 13 | 31 | May 2 | LAA | BAL | L,3-4 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 14 | 33 (1) | May 4 | LAA | BAL | W,6-5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 15 | 35 (1) | May 6 | LAA | @ | KCR | W,5-3 | 5 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 16 | 38 (2) | May 10 | LAA | @ | TBR | L,0-2 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 17 | 43 (4) | May 15 | LAA | CHW | L,3-4 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 18 | 45 (1) | May 17 | LAA | LAD | L,3-6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 19 | 49 (3) | May 22 | LAA | @ | TOR | L,3-4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 20 | 55 (5) | May 28 | LAA | DET | L,2-6 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 21 | 56 | May 30 | LAA | TOR | L,4-10 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | ||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 22 | 58 (1) | Jun 1 | LAA | TOR | W,4-3 | 8 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 23 | 61 (2) | Jun 4 | LAA | @ | SEA | W,5-4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 24 | 64 (2) | Jun 8 | LAA | @ | OAK | L,3-7 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 25 | 65 | Jun 9 | LAA | TBR | L,4-13 | GF | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 26 | 68 (2) | Jun 13 | LAA | ATL | L,2-5 | 10 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 27 | 69 | Jun 14 | LAA | ATL | L,4-9 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 28 | 71 (1) | Jun 16 | LAA | NYM | L,6-9 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 29 | 73 (1) | Jun 18 | LAA | NYM | L,4-5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 30 | 76 (2) | Jun 22 | LAA | @ | PHI | W,3-2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 31 | 83 (6) | Jun 30 | LAA | OAK | L,1-6 | 8 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 32 | 86 (2) | Jul 4 | LAA | TOR | W,8-2 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 33 | 92 (5) | Jul 10 | LAA | @ | TEX | W,11-10 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 34 | 95 (2) | Jul 13 | LAA | @ | OAK | W,4-3 | 6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| 35 | 98 (2) | Jul 20 | LAA | BOS | W,5-3 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 36 | 100 (1) | Jul 22 | LAA | CLE | W,3-2 | 8 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | ||
| 37 | 103 (2) | Jul 26 | LAA | @ | BAL | W,11-6 | GF | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 38 | 107 (3) | Jul 30 | LAA | @ | BOS | W,9-2 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 39 | 108 | Jul 31 | LAA | @ | NYY | W,12-6 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | P | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 40 | 111 (2) | Aug 3 | LAA | @ | NYY | L,9-14 | GF | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 41 | 119 (7) | Aug 13 | LAA | SEA | L,7-10 | 8 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 42 | 121 (1) | Aug 16 | LAA | @ | CLE | W,4-3 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 43 | 124 (2) | Aug 19 | LAA | @ | TBR | L,2-4 | GF | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 44 | 125 | Aug 20 | LAA | @ | TBR | W,5-4 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 45 | 126 | Aug 21 | LAA | MIN | L,1-2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 46 | 128 (1) | Aug 23 | LAA | MIN | W,7-5 | 9 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | ||
| 47 | 132 (3) | Aug 27 | LAA | OAK | L,5-6 | 8 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | ||
| 48 | 136 (3) | Aug 31 | LAA | TEX | L,3-4 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | ||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 49 | 140 (3) | Sep 5 | LAA | @ | CHW | L,2-10 | 12 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 50 | 148 (7) | Sep 13 | LAA | SEA | W,5-2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 51 | 151 (2) | Sep 17 | LAA | @ | OAK | L,2-3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 52 | 153 (1) | Sep 19 | LAA | @ | TEX | W,15-13 | 10 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 53 | 158 (4) | Sep 24 | LAA | @ | SEA | W,6-5 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 54 | 162 (3) | Sep 28 | LAA | TEX | W,7-0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 54gm | 72.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mar 31 | LAA | @ | MIN | L,2-3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 4 (2) | Apr 3 | LAA | @ | MIN | W,5-4 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 6 (1) | Apr 5 | LAA | TEX | W,2-1 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 9 (2) | Apr 8 | LAA | CLE | L,3-4 | 7 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 10 | Apr 9 | LAA | CLE | W,9-5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 11 | Apr 11 | LAA | @ | SEA | L,5-8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 13 (1) | Apr 13 | LAA | @ | SEA | W,10-5 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 (1) | Apr 15 | LAA | @ | TEX | W,7-4 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 21 (5) | Apr 22 | LAA | @ | BOS | L,6-7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 24 (2) | Apr 25 | LAA | @ | DET | W,4-3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 29 (4) | Apr 30 | LAA | OAK | W,6-1 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 12 | 30 | May 1 | LAA | OAK | L,8-15 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 31 | May 2 | LAA | BAL | L,3-4 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 33 (1) | May 4 | LAA | BAL | W,6-5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 35 (1) | May 6 | LAA | @ | KCR | W,5-3 | 5 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 38 (2) | May 10 | LAA | @ | TBR | L,0-2 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 43 (4) | May 15 | LAA | CHW | L,3-4 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 45 (1) | May 17 | LAA | LAD | L,3-6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 49 (3) | May 22 | LAA | @ | TOR | L,3-4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 55 (5) | May 28 | LAA | DET | L,2-6 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 56 | May 30 | LAA | TOR | L,4-10 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 22 | 58 (1) | Jun 1 | LAA | TOR | W,4-3 | 8 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 61 (2) | Jun 4 | LAA | @ | SEA | W,5-4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 64 (2) | Jun 8 | LAA | @ | OAK | L,3-7 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 65 | Jun 9 | LAA | TBR | L,4-13 | GF | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | 68 (2) | Jun 13 | LAA | ATL | L,2-5 | 10 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 69 | Jun 14 | LAA | ATL | L,4-9 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 71 (1) | Jun 16 | LAA | NYM | L,6-9 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | 73 (1) | Jun 18 | LAA | NYM | L,4-5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 76 (2) | Jun 22 | LAA | @ | PHI | W,3-2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 83 (6) | Jun 30 | LAA | OAK | L,1-6 | 8 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 32 | 86 (2) | Jul 4 | LAA | TOR | W,8-2 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 92 (5) | Jul 10 | LAA | @ | TEX | W,11-10 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | 95 (2) | Jul 13 | LAA | @ | OAK | W,4-3 | 6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 98 (2) | Jul 20 | LAA | BOS | W,5-3 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | 100 (1) | Jul 22 | LAA | CLE | W,3-2 | 8 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 37 | 103 (2) | Jul 26 | LAA | @ | BAL | W,11-6 | GF | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 107 (3) | Jul 30 | LAA | @ | BOS | W,9-2 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 108 | Jul 31 | LAA | @ | NYY | W,12-6 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 40 | 111 (2) | Aug 3 | LAA | @ | NYY | L,9-14 | GF | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 119 (7) | Aug 13 | LAA | SEA | L,7-10 | 8 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | 121 (1) | Aug 16 | LAA | @ | CLE | W,4-3 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | 124 (2) | Aug 19 | LAA | @ | TBR | L,2-4 | GF | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | 125 | Aug 20 | LAA | @ | TBR | W,5-4 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | 126 | Aug 21 | LAA | MIN | L,1-2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 46 | 128 (1) | Aug 23 | LAA | MIN | W,7-5 | 9 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | 132 (3) | Aug 27 | LAA | OAK | L,5-6 | 8 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 48 | 136 (3) | Aug 31 | LAA | TEX | L,3-4 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 49 | 140 (3) | Sep 5 | LAA | @ | CHW | L,2-10 | 12 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | 148 (7) | Sep 13 | LAA | SEA | W,5-2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 51 | 151 (2) | Sep 17 | LAA | @ | OAK | L,2-3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | 153 (1) | Sep 19 | LAA | @ | TEX | W,15-13 | 10 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | 158 (4) | Sep 24 | LAA | @ | SEA | W,6-5 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | 162 (3) | Sep 28 | LAA | TEX | W,7-0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 54gm | 72.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
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