Tony Oliva Stats

Tony Oliva was born on Wednesday, July 20, 1938, in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Oliva was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1962, with the Minnesota Twins. 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 Tony Oliva baseball stats page.

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Tony Oliva

Tony Oliva Autograph on a 1972 Topps Baseball Card (#400 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1972top01' title='1972 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Tony Oliva Autograph on a 1972 Topps Baseball Card (#400 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Antonio Oliva Lopez Hernandes Javique (Twitter: @TonyOliva6)
Nickname:   Tony
Born On:   07-20-1938  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-09-1962 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-29-1976
Draft:   Not Applicable

Tony Oliva

Tony Oliva Pitching Stats

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Tony Oliva Hitting Stats

1962 24 Twins 9 9 3 4 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .444 .583 .556
1963 25 Twins 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429
1964 26 Twins 161 672 109 217 43 9 32 1 94 34 8 68 3 3 6 9 .323 .359 .557
1965 27 Twins 149 576 107 185 40 5 16 0 98 55 12 64 2 10 4 8 .321 .378 .491
1966 28 Twins 159 622 99 191 32 7 25 0 87 42 10 72 2 6 5 16 .307 .353 .502
1967 29 Twins 146 557 76 161 34 6 17 0 83 44 12 61 1 5 8 9 .289 .347 .463
1968 30 Twins 128 470 54 136 24 5 18 0 68 45 16 61 1 5 7 10 .289 .357 .477
1969 31 Twins 153 637 97 197 39 4 24 0 101 45 12 66 2 5 3 10 .309 .355 .496
1970 32 Twins 157 628 96 204 36 7 23 0 107 38 12 67 1 4 3 16 .325 .364 .514
1971 33 Twins 126 487 73 164 30 3 22 0 81 25 8 44 0 4 2 21 .337 .369 .546
1972 34 Twins 10 28 1 9 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 .321 .367 .357
1973 35 Twins 146 571 63 166 20 0 16 1 92 45 14 44 0 4 4 13 .291 .345 .410
1974 36 Twins 127 459 43 131 16 2 13 0 57 27 11 31 2 4 2 14 .285 .325 .414
1975 37 Twins 131 455 46 123 10 0 13 1 58 41 15 45 0 6 13 10 .270 .344 .378
1976 38 Twins 67 123 3 26 3 0 1 0 16 2 1 13 0 1 2 2 .211 .234 .260
15 Years 1,676 6,301 870 1,917 329 48 220 3 947 448 131 645 14 57 59 139 .304 .353 .476

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Tony Oliva Fielding Stats

1962 Twins RF 2 2 30 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.70
1964 Twins CF 9 9 231 24 2.7 24 24 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.81
1964 Twins LF 2 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1964 Twins RF 154 150 4,065 300 1.9 294 290 4 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 1.95
1965 Twins CF 11 7 141 10 0.9 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.91
1965 Twins RF 142 140 3,696 295 2.1 284 274 10 11 4 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.07
1966 Twins CF 19 19 507 41 2.2 39 38 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .951 2.08
1966 Twins RF 140 138 3,687 316 2.3 308 299 9 8 3 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.26
1967 Twins RF 146 145 414 299 2.0 295 287 8 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .987 19.24
1968 Twins RF 126 126 3,297 240 1.9 236 229 7 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 1.93
1969 Twins RF 152 151 432 335 2.2 329 315 14 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .982 20.56
1970 Twins CF 4 4 93 11 2.8 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.19
1970 Twins RF 154 152 438 370 2.4 358 346 12 12 4 n/a n/a n/a .968 22.07
1971 Twins RF 121 120 3,054 229 1.9 222 216 6 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .969 1.96
1972 Twins LF 8 8 138 5 0.6 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.98
1972 Twins RF 1 1 24 2 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 1.13
RF Totals 1,138 1,125 19,137 2,389 2.1 2,330 2,260 70 59 20 n/a n/a n/a .975 3.29
CF Totals 43 39 972 86 2.0 84 83 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.33
LF Totals 10 8 144 5 0.5 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.94
10 Years 1,191 1,172 20,253 2,480 2.1 2,419 2,348 71 61 20 n/a n/a n/a .975 3.22

Tony Oliva

Tony Oliva Miscellaneous Stats

1962 Twins 0 0 .000 6 1 n/a 0.0 4.5 3.0 - - -
1963 Twins 0 0 .000 7 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 7.0 - - -
1964 Twins 12 6 .667 2 0 n/a 21.0 9.9 7.1 - - -
1965 Twins 19 9 .679 2 0 n/a 36.0 9.0 5.9 - - -
1966 Twins 13 7 .650 2 0 n/a 24.9 8.6 7.1 - - -
1967 Twins 11 3 .786 1 0 n/a 32.8 9.1 6.7 - - -
1968 Twins 10 9 .526 2 0 n/a 26.1 7.7 6.9 - - -
1969 Twins 10 13 .435 1 0 n/a 26.5 9.7 6.3 - - -
1970 Twins 5 4 .556 1 0 n/a 27.3 9.4 5.9 - - -
1971 Twins 4 1 .800 6 0 n/a 22.1 11.1 6.0 - - -
1972 Twins 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 5.6 28.0 - - -
1973 Twins 2 1 .667 8 0 142 35.7 13.0 6.2 - - -
1974 Twins 0 1 .000 17 0 112 35.3 14.8 8.1 - - -
1975 Twins 0 1 .000 13 0 120 35.0 10.1 7.8 - - -
1976 Twins 0 0 .000 35 0 32 123.0 9.5 7.7 - - -
15 Years 86 55 .610 104 1 406 28.6 9.8 6.7 - - -

Tony Oliva

Tony Oliva Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1962 Minnesota Twins 37 Undetermined - -
1963 Minnesota Twins 37 Undetermined - -
1964 Minnesota Twins 37, 6 $8,000.00 Stats -
1965 Minnesota Twins 6 $20,000.00 Stats Stats
1966 Minnesota Twins 6 $32,000.00 Stats -
1967 Minnesota Twins 6 $40,000.00 Stats -
1968 Minnesota Twins 6 $50,000.00 Stats -
1969 Minnesota Twins 6 $55,000.00 Stats -
1970 Minnesota Twins 6 $70,000.00 Stats -
1971 Minnesota Twins 6 $98,000.00 Stats -
1972 Minnesota Twins 6 $105,000.00 - -
1973 Minnesota Twins 6 $91,000.00 - -
1974 Minnesota Twins 6 $88,000.00 - -
1975 Minnesota Twins 6 $87,000.00 - -
1976 Minnesota Twins 6 $42,000.00 - -

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