Bob Oliver Stats

Bob Oliver was born on Monday, February 8, 1943, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Oliver was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1965, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Oliver baseball stats page.

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Bob Oliver

Bob Oliver Autograph on a 1972 Topps (#57)

Bob Oliver Autograph on a 1972 Topps (#57)
 

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Birth Name:   Robert Lee Oliver
Nickname:   Bob
Born On:   02-08-1943  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Shreveport, Louisiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   215
First Game:   09-10-1965 (Age 22)
Last Game:   07-03-1975
Draft:   1965 : 49th Round (760th)
Bob Oliver

Bob Oliver Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bob Oliver

Bob Oliver Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1965 22 Pirates 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1969 26 Royals 118 394 43 100 8 4 13 1 43 21 2 74 6 2 2 18 .254 .294 .393
1970 27 Royals 160 612 83 159 24 6 27 0 99 42 4 126 2 3 3 15 .260 .309 .451
1971 28 Royals 128 373 35 91 12 2 8 1 52 14 3 88 1 5 5 13 .244 .277 .351
1972 29 Royals 16 63 7 17 2 1 1 0 6 2 0 12 0 0 0 2 .270 .292 .381
1972 29 Angels 134 509 47 137 20 4 19 0 70 27 8 97 0 5 3 15 .269 .307 .436
1973 30 Angels 151 544 51 144 24 1 18 0 89 33 7 100 0 4 5 15 .265 .311 .412
1974 31 Angels 110 359 22 89 9 1 8 0 55 16 2 51 0 6 1 21 .248 .277 .345
1974 31 Orioles 9 20 1 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .150 .150 .250
1975 32 Yankees 18 38 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 2 .132 .154 .158
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 847 2,914 293 745 102 19 94 2 419 156 26 562 9 25 19 101 .256 .295 .400
Bob Oliver

Bob Oliver Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1965 Pirates LF 3 0 15 3 1.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1969 Royals 1B 12 8 216 78 6.5 78 72 6 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.75
1969 Royals 3B 8 5 150 16 2.0 13 5 8 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .813 2.34
1969 Royals CF 48 44 1,155 104 2.2 102 99 3 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.38
1969 Royals LF 9 4 126 8 0.9 8 7 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.71
1969 Royals RF 45 41 1,113 102 2.3 99 91 8 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.40
1970 Royals 1B 115 110 2,976 1,093 9.5 1,085 1,020 65 8 100 n/a n/a n/a .993 9.84
1970 Royals 3B 46 46 1,224 143 3.1 137 57 80 6 11 n/a n/a n/a .958 3.02
1971 Royals 1B 68 44 1,284 507 7.5 501 470 31 6 53 n/a n/a n/a .988 10.54
1971 Royals 3B 2 0 24 6 3.0 5 2 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 5.63
1971 Royals LF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1971 Royals RF 47 44 1,170 95 2.0 94 91 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 2.17
1972 Angels LF 1 1 24 2 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 1.13
1972 Royals RF 16 16 429 47 2.9 46 46 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.90
1972 Angels RF 7 7 171 13 1.9 12 12 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.89
1972 Angels 1B 127 124 3,300 1,140 9.0 1,133 1,079 54 7 93 n/a n/a n/a .994 9.27
1973 Angels 1B 32 31 837 300 9.4 296 282 14 4 21 n/a n/a n/a .987 9.55
1973 Angels 3B 49 48 1,278 147 3.0 140 37 103 7 5 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.96
1973 Angels RF 47 46 1,077 78 1.7 78 74 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.96
1974 Angels 1B 57 44 1,179 397 7.0 391 373 18 6 40 n/a n/a n/a .985 8.95
1974 Angels 3B 46 40 1,098 98 2.1 92 27 65 6 6 n/a n/a n/a .939 2.26
1974 Angels LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1974 Angels RF 3 2 69 5 1.7 4 2 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.57
1974 Orioles 1B 4 3 96 38 9.5 37 32 5 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .974 10.41
1975 Yankees 1B 8 4 132 41 5.1 41 39 2 0 9 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 8.39
1975 Yankees 3B 1 1 24 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1B Totals 423 368 10,020 3,594 8.5 3,562 3,367 195 32 323 n/a n/a n/a .991 9.60
RF Totals 165 156 4,029 340 2.1 333 316 17 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.23
3B Totals 152 140 3,798 412 2.7 389 128 261 23 22 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.77
CF Totals 48 44 1,155 104 2.2 102 99 3 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.38
LF Totals 15 5 174 13 0.9 12 11 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.86
8 Years 820 713 19,176 4,763 5.8 4,694 3,921 477 65 350 n/a n/a n/a .985 6.19
Bob Oliver

Bob Oliver Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1965 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1969 Royals 5 5 .500 7 6 n/a 30.3 5.3 9.2 - - -
1970 Royals 3 3 .500 2 0 n/a 22.7 4.9 6.2 - - -
1971 Royals 0 0 .000 23 1 n/a 46.6 4.2 7.2 - - -
1972 Royals 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 63.0 5.3 10.5 - - -
1972 Angels 4 3 .571 1 0 n/a 26.8 5.2 7.3 - - -
1973 Angels 1 1 .500 15 0 12 30.2 5.4 6.1 - - -
1974 Angels 2 1 .667 21 0 1 44.9 7.0 6.5 - - -
1974 Orioles 1 1 .500 6 0 1 0.0 4.0 5.0 - - -
1975 Yankees 0 0 .000 6 0 3 0.0 4.2 38.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 17 14 .548 81 8 17 31.0 5.2 7.0 - - -
Bob Oliver

Bob Oliver Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1965 Pittsburgh Pirates 27 Undetermined - -
1969 Kansas City Royals 33 $11,000.00 - -
1970 Kansas City Royals 33 Undetermined - -
1971 Kansas City Royals 33 Undetermined - -
1972 Kansas City Royals 33 Undetermined - -
1972 California Angels 33 $27,500.00 - -
1973 California Angels 33 $40,000.00 - -
1974 California Angels 33 Undetermined - -
1974 Baltimore Orioles 33 $55,000.00 - -
1975 New York Yankees 42 $55,000.00 - -


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