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Joe Oliver
Joseph Melton Oliver
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: July 24, 1965 in Memphis, TN
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 15, 1989
Final Game: October 6, 2001
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1989 23 CIN NL 49 161 151 13 41 8 0 3 23 0 0 6 28 .272 .300 .384 .684 92 58 3 1 1 2 1 2
1990 24 CIN NL 121 409 364 34 84 23 0 8 52 1 1 37 75 .231 .304 .360 .664 79 131 6 2 5 1 15 *2
1991 25 CIN NL 94 291 269 21 58 11 0 11 41 0 0 18 53 .216 .265 .379 .644 77 102 14 0 4 0 5 2
1992 26 CIN NL 143 534 485 42 131 25 1 10 57 2 3 35 75 .270 .316 .388 .704 97 188 12 1 6 7 19 *2/3
1993 27 CIN NL 139 521 482 40 115 28 0 14 75 0 0 27 91 .239 .276 .384 .659 74 185 13 1 2 9 2 *23/9
1994 28 CIN NL 6 21 19 1 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 3 .211 .286 .368 .654 70 7 1 0 0 0 1 /2
1995 29 MIL AL 97 369 337 43 92 20 0 12 51 2 4 27 66 .273 .332 .439 .772 95 148 11 3 2 0 1 2/D3
1996 30 CIN NL 106 325 289 31 70 12 1 11 46 2 0 28 54 .242 .311 .405 .715 87 117 8 2 3 3 6 2/379
1997 31 CIN NL 111 386 349 28 90 13 0 14 43 1 3 25 58 .258 .313 .415 .728 88 145 7 5 2 5 1 2/3
1998 32 TOT AL 79 263 240 20 54 11 0 6 32 1 1 17 48 .225 .272 .346 .618 60 83 8 0 2 4 0 2/3
1998 32 DET AL 50 166 155 8 35 8 0 4 22 0 1 7 33 .226 .253 .355 .608 56 55 5 0 0 4 0 2/3
1998 32 SEA AL 29 97 85 12 19 3 0 2 10 1 0 10 15 .224 .305 .329 .635 67 28 3 0 2 0 0 2
1999 33 PIT NL 45 146 134 10 27 8 0 1 13 2 0 10 33 .201 .253 .284 .537 36 38 4 0 0 2 0 2
2000 34 SEA AL 69 219 200 33 53 13 1 10 35 2 1 14 38 .265 .313 .490 .803 104 98 6 0 5 0 1 2/3D
2001 35 TOT AL 17 53 48 4 12 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 15 .250 .275 .354 .629 63 17 0 0 2 1 0 2
2001 35 NYY AL 12 40 36 3 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 12 .250 .263 .361 .624 62 13 0 0 2 1 0 2
2001 35 BOS AL 5 13 12 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 .308 .333 .641 68 4 0 0 0 0 0 /2
13 Seasons 1076 3698 3367 320 831 174 3 102 476 13 13 248 637 .247 .299 .391 .690 82 1317 93 15 34 34 52
162 Game Avg. 162 557 507 48 125 26 0 15 72 2 2 37 96 .247 .299 .391 .690 82 198 14 2 5 5 8
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
CIN (8 yrs) 769 2648 2408 210 593 120 2 72 342 6 7 178 437 .246 .298 .387 .686 84 933 64 12 23 27 50
SEA (2 yrs) 98 316 285 45 72 16 1 12 45 3 1 24 53 .253 .311 .442 .753 93 126 9 0 7 0 1
PIT (1 yr) 45 146 134 10 27 8 0 1 13 2 0 10 33 .201 .253 .284 .537 36 38 4 0 0 2 0
BOS (1 yr) 5 13 12 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 .308 .333 .641 68 4 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 12 40 36 3 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 12 .250 .263 .361 .624 62 13 0 0 2 1 0
DET (1 yr) 50 166 155 8 35 8 0 4 22 0 1 7 33 .226 .253 .355 .608 56 55 5 0 0 4 0
MIL (1 yr) 97 369 337 43 92 20 0 12 51 2 4 27 66 .273 .332 .439 .772 95 148 11 3 2 0 1
NL (9 yrs) 814 2794 2542 220 620 128 2 73 355 8 7 188 470 .244 .296 .382 .678 81 971 68 12 23 29 50
AL (4 yrs) 262 904 825 100 211 46 1 29 121 5 6 60 167 .256 .307 .419 .726 86 346 25 3 11 5 2

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1990 24 CIN NL NLCS PIT W 5 14 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 2 1 0 0 0 0
1990 24 CIN NL WS OAK W 4 18 18 2 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .500 .833 9 1 0 0 0 0
2000 34 SEA AL ALDS CHW W 3 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 4 0 0 1 0 0
2000 34 SEA AL ALCS NYY L 4 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 1 1 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (4 Series) 16 44 42 4 10 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 5 .238 .256 .381 .637 16 3 0 1 0 0
1 ALCS 4 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 1 1 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 3 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 4 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLCS 5 14 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 2 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 18 18 2 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .500 .833 9 1 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1989 CIN NL 23 C 47 37 346.2 285 260 21 4 1 .986 3.0 10.4 3 7.30 5.98 .986 6.67 5.56 1 3 25 11 31%
1990 CIN NL 24 C 118 107 943.0 751 686 59 6 8 .992 7.0 8.9 7 7.11 6.31 .987 6.65 5.44 16 31 64 43 40%
1991 CIN NL 25 C 90 78 676.1 547 496 40 11 6 .980 -7.0 -12.4 -7 7.13 5.96 .988 6.78 5.59 10 27 70 28 29%
1992 CIN NL 26 C 141 137 1200.0 997 925 64 8 8 .992 2.0 2.0 2 7.42 7.01 .991 6.67 5.68 6 45 87 47 35%
1992 CIN NL 26 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.40
1993 CIN NL 27 C 133 128 1102.2 866 791 68 7 8 .992 5.0 5.4 5 7.01 6.46 .989 6.74 5.75 11 32 100 50 33%
1993 CIN NL 27 1B 12 3 46.0 36 34 2 0 5 1.000 0.4 10.4 0.4 -0.1 0.5 0 7.04 3.00 .992 9.68 8.01
1993 CIN NL 27 OF 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -30.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 2.36 2.00
1993 CIN NL 27 RF 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -30.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 2.14 1.80
1994 CIN NL 28 C 6 6 49.1 51 48 2 1 0 .980 -1.0 -24.3 -1 9.12 8.33 .990 7.10 6.15 2 4 5 3 38%
1995 MIL AL 29 C 91 87 730.1 456 408 40 8 4 .982 -5.0 -8.2 -5 5.52 4.92 .990 6.74 5.64 16 29 72 27 27%
1995 MIL AL 29 DH 6 0.0
1995 MIL AL 29 1B 2 0 4.0 6 6 0 0 1 1.000 0.3 90.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0 13.50 3.00 1.000 9.67 8.30
1996 CIN NL 30 C 97 81 724.0 621 572 44 5 7 .992 0.0 0.0 0 7.66 6.35 .989 7.50 6.33 4 34 58 23 28%
1996 CIN NL 30 1B 3 1 12.0 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 30.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 7.50 3.33 .990 9.60 8.33
1996 CIN NL 30 OF 3 1 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 60.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 1.80 0.67 1.000 2.16 1.80
1996 CIN NL 30 LF 2 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 3.00 0.50 1.000 1.80 1.45
1996 CIN NL 30 RF 1 1 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 51.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 1.29 1.00 1.000 2.06 1.70
1997 CIN NL 31 C 106 93 837.0 727 667 53 7 10 .990 0.0 0.0 0 7.74 6.79 .990 7.68 6.58 4 33 65 31 32%
1997 CIN NL 31 1B 4 2 13.0 16 14 2 0 0 1.000 0.6 55.4 0.6 0.7 -0.1 0 11.08 4.00 .994 9.55 8.15
1998 TOT AL 32 C 77 68 597.2 466 433 25 8 2 .983 -2.0 -4.0 -2 6.90 5.95 .990 7.13 6.17 3 30 45 21 32%
1998 DET AL 32 C 48 44 379.0 280 259 16 5 2 .982 1.0 3.2 1 6.53 5.73 .990 7.13 6.17 2 15 24 14 37%
1998 DET AL 32 1B 2 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 9.00 1.50 1.000 9.30 8.30
1998 SEA AL 32 C 29 24 218.2 186 174 9 3 0 .984 -3.0 -16.5 -3 7.53 6.31 .990 7.13 6.17 1 15 21 7 25%
1999 PIT NL 33 C 44 40 356.2 299 285 12 2 4 .993 -1.0 -3.4 -1 7.49 6.75 .990 7.41 6.14 1 12 27 6 18%
2000 SEA AL 34 C 66 57 498.2 374 354 18 2 1 .995 -1.0 -2.4 -1 6.71 5.64 .991 6.93 6.02 0 17 33 10 23%
2000 SEA AL 34 1B 1 0 4.0 5 5 0 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -60.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 11.25 5.00 1.000 9.45 8.20
2000 SEA AL 34 DH 1 0.0
2001 TOT AL 35 C 17 15 140.1 141 135 4 2 0 .986 -3.0 -25.7 -3 8.91 8.18 .990 7.17 6.12 3 3 18 3 14%
2001 NYY AL 35 C 12 10 98.1 106 102 3 1 0 .991 -2.0 -24.4 -2 9.61 8.75 .990 7.17 6.12 2 2 12 2 14%
2001 BOS AL 35 C 5 5 42.0 35 33 1 1 0 .971 -1.0 -28.6 -1 7.29 6.80 .991 7.18 6.12 1 1 6 1 14%
13 Seasons C 1033 934 8202.2 6581 6060 450 71 59 .989 -3.0 -0.4 -3 7.14 6.30 .989 6.96 5.89 77 300 669 303 31%
7 Seasons 1B 25 6 83.0 77 71 6 0 7 1.000 1.5 21.7 1.5 0.9 0.6 0 8.35 3.08 .994 9.63 8.14
2 Seasons DH 7 0.0
2 Seasons OF 4 2 18.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 20.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 1.00 0.50 1.000 2.25 1.85
1 Season LF 2 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 3.00 0.50 1.000 1.80 1.45
2 Seasons RF 2 2 15.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 8.0 0.1 0.3 -0.2 0 0.60 0.50 1.000 2.10 1.75
13 Seasons TOT 1062 942 8303.2 6660 6133 456 71 66 .989 -1.2 -0.2 1.8 1.2 0.6 0 0 -3 7.14 6.20 .979 6.98 5.92 77 300 669 303 31%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1992 NL--7--8th
1993 NL--9--2nd

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1990 NL--15--9th
1992 NL--19--4th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1991 NL--14--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1359), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1123), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.

November 3, 1994: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

March 24, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 31, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

February 26, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

November 18, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

February 8, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 30, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 22, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

July 16, 1998: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

July 24, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

October 27, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

February 3, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

July 23, 1999: Traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with Humberto Cota to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jose Guillen and Jeff Sparks.

November 5, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

January 19, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

November 4, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

November 21, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

June 20, 2001: Released by the New York Yankees.

July 2, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1989Cincinnati Reds$68,000
1990Cincinnati Reds$107,500
1991Cincinnati Reds$186,000
1992Cincinnati Reds$260,000
1993Cincinnati Reds$1,200,000
1994Cincinnati Reds$2,500,000
1995Milwaukee Brewers$462,100
1996Cincinnati Reds$708,000
1997Cincinnati Reds$375,000
1998Detroit Tigers$750,000
Seattle Mariners$170,000
2000Seattle Mariners$500,000
2001New York Yankees$1,100,000
Career (may be incomplete)$8,386,600
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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