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Bob Oliver

Positions: First Baseman, Rightfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: February 8, 1943 in Shreveport, LA us

Died: April 19, 2020 in Rio Linda, CA

School: American River College (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1965 (Age 22-214d, 12,427th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 3, 1975 (Age 32-145d)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Robert Lee Oliver

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Relatives: Father of Darren Oliver

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.3

2914

745

.256

293

RBI

419

OBP

.295

SLG

.400

OPS

.696

OPS+

100

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1963	20	PIT-min	A	124	540	501	82	141	15	6	13	84	9	0	31	93	.281	.320	.413	.733		207		0	3	5			GST · WCRS
1964	21	PIT-min	A,WRk	174	655	590	82	153	21	3	10	97	11	4	51	117	.259	.319	.356	.675		210		4	3	7			KIN,PIR · CARL,FECI
1965	22	PIT-min	AA	128	496	450	66	117	17	1	15	71	5	3	27	127	.260	.312	.402	.714		181		10	2	7			AVL · SOUL
1965	22	PIT	NL	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/7H

1966	23	PIT-min	AA,AAA	117	424	388	68	111	10	6	18	81	5	2	21	94	.286	.321	.482	.803		187		3	4	8			AVL,CLB · SOUL,IL
1967	24	PIT-min	AA	139	550	506	60	144	16	5	17	80	10	2	36	101	.285	.337	.437	.774		221		5	1	2			MAC · SOUL
1968	25	MIN-min	AAA	137	551	515	71	153	31	8	20	93	17	8	24	94	.297	.327	.505	.832		260		3	0	9			DEN · PCL
1969	26	KCR-min	WRk,AAA	33	133	118	17	32	3	4	2	22	0	0	11	22	.271	.326	.415	.741		49		0	1	3			RYL,OMA · FLIS,AA
1969	26	KCR	AL	118	425	394	43	100	8	4	13	43	5	5	21	74	.254	.294	.393	.687	91	155	18	2	6	2	2	89H3/75
1970	27	KCR	AL	160	662	612	83	159	24	6	27	99	3	3	42	126	.260	.309	.451	.760	109	276	15	3	2	3	4	*35/H	MVP-27
1971	28	KCR	AL	128	398	373	35	91	12	2	8	52	0	0	14	88	.244	.277	.351	.628	79	131	13	5	1	5	3	39H/57
1972	29	TOT	AL	150	609	572	54	154	22	5	20	76	5	3	29	109	.269	.305	.430	.735	123	246	17	3	0	5	8	*39/7H
1972	29	KCR	AL	16	65	63	7	17	2	1	1	6	1	0	2	12	.270	.292	.381	.673	101	24	2	0	0	0	0	9
1972	29	CAL	AL	134	544	509	47	137	20	4	19	70	4	3	27	97	.269	.307	.436	.743	126	222	15	3	0	5	8	*3/97H
1973	30	CAL	AL	151	586	544	51	144	24	1	18	89	1	1	33	100	.265	.311	.412	.722	111	224	15	5	0	4	7	593HD
1974	31	TOT	AL	119	402	379	23	92	11	1	8	59	3	2	16	56	.243	.271	.340	.612	80	129	21	1	0	6	2	35H/9D7
1974	31	CAL	AL	110	382	359	22	89	9	1	8	55	2	1	16	51	.248	.277	.345	.623	84	124	21	1	0	6	2	35H/9D7
1974	31	BAL	AL	9	20	20	1	3	2	0	0	4	1	1	0	5	.150	.150	.250	.400	15	5	0	0	0	0	0	/H3D
1975	32	NYY	AL	18	39	38	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	.132	.154	.158	.312	-11	6	2	0	0	0	0	/3HD5
1976	33	PHI-min	AAA	96	307	295	40	96	17	3	10	55	1	1	9	40	.325	.343	.505	.848		149		0	1	2			OKC · AA
1977	34	PIT-min	AAA	126	510	489	54	134	25	5	17	85	9	4	12	90	.274	.293	.450	.743		220		3	1	5			CLB · IL
1978	35	CHW-min	AAA	15	59	53	6	11	2	0	1	6	0	0	6	16	.208	.288	.302	.590		16		0	0	0			IWA · AA
8 Yrs				847	3123	2914	293	745	102	19	94	419	17	14	156	562	.256	.295	.400	.696	100	1167	101	19	9	25	26
162 Game Avg.				162	597	557	56	142	20	4	18	80	3	3	30	107	.256	.295	.400	.696	100	223	19	4	2	5	5

KCR (4 yrs)				422	1550	1442	168	367	46	13	49	200	9	8	79	300	.255	.296	.406	.702	96	586	48	10	9	10	9
CAL (3 yrs)				395	1512	1412	120	370	53	6	45	214	7	5	76	248	.262	.301	.404	.705	109	570	51	9	0	15	17
PIT (1 yr)				3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (1 yr)				18	39	38	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	.132	.154	.158	.312	-11	6	2	0	0	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				9	20	20	1	3	2	0	0	4	1	1	0	5	.150	.150	.250	.400	15	5	0	0	0	0	0

AL (7 yrs)				844	3121	2912	292	745	102	19	94	419	17	14	156	562	.256	.296	.401	.696	100	1167	101	19	9	25	26
NL (1 yr)				3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0