Al Oliver
1968–1985 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers
2,368G
.303AVG
.344OBP
.451SLG
More career statistics
2,743H
219HR
1,326RBI
84SB
8Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,368 | 9,778 | 9,049 | 1,189 | 2,743 | 529 | 77 | 219 | 1,326 | 535 | 756 | 84 | 64 | 82 | 95 | 4,083 | .303 | .344 | .451 | .795 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1974-06-25 to 1974-07-28
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1979-07-28 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1979-05-23 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | 13 total bases | 1971-08-23 | 1 in 4,532 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1188 | 4777 | 1370 | 101 | 650 | 269 | 327 | .311 | .343 | .461 |
| Away | 1180 | 5001 | 1373 | 118 | 676 | 266 | 429 | .296 | .328 | .442 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 285 | 1188 | 310 | 24 | 148 | 56 | 91 | .279 | .308 | .415 |
| May | 418 | 1736 | 474 | 42 | 232 | 85 | 125 | .295 | .322 | .455 |
| June | 396 | 1632 | 466 | 45 | 247 | 102 | 149 | .311 | .348 | .476 |
| July | 394 | 1618 | 479 | 32 | 214 | 63 | 113 | .316 | .335 | .455 |
| August | 428 | 1791 | 505 | 45 | 232 | 106 | 143 | .305 | .341 | .459 |
| September | 423 | 1731 | 481 | 28 | 241 | 115 | 130 | .303 | .344 | .432 |
| October | 24 | 82 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | .384 | .439 | .603 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 201 | 844 | 263 | 29 | 138 | 43 | 69 | .333 | .363 | .525 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 190 | 780 | 199 | 16 | 107 | 41 | 56 | .276 | .308 | .406 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 187 | 783 | 213 | 13 | 101 | 48 | 73 | .297 | .333 | .442 |
| new-york-mets | 182 | 720 | 174 | 14 | 56 | 48 | 70 | .264 | .308 | .392 |
| montreal-expos | 153 | 628 | 177 | 17 | 77 | 37 | 46 | .310 | .341 | .476 |
| san-diego-padres | 141 | 568 | 163 | 8 | 67 | 26 | 37 | .306 | .333 | .436 |
| cincinnati-reds | 136 | 574 | 169 | 17 | 81 | 29 | 42 | .317 | .345 | .497 |
| houston-astros | 136 | 564 | 160 | 10 | 76 | 34 | 56 | .307 | .344 | .438 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | – | – |
| 1969 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 129 | 463 | 132 | 17 | 70 | 8 | .285 | – | – |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 551 | 149 | 12 | 83 | 1 | .270 | – | – |
| 1971 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 143 | 529 | 149 | 14 | 64 | 4 | .282 | – | – |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 140 | 565 | 176 | 12 | 89 | 2 | .312 | – | – |
| 1973 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 158 | 654 | 191 | 20 | 99 | 6 | .292 | – | – |
| 1974 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 617 | 198 | 11 | 85 | 10 | .321 | – | – |
| 1975 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 155 | 628 | 176 | 18 | 84 | 4 | .280 | – | – |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 121 | 443 | 143 | 12 | 61 | 6 | .323 | – | – |
| 1977 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 568 | 175 | 19 | 82 | 13 | .308 | – | – |
| 1978 |  Texas Rangers | 133 | 525 | 170 | 14 | 89 | 8 | .324 | – | – |
| 1979 | Texas Rangers | 136 | 492 | 159 | 12 | 76 | 4 | .323 | – | – |
| 1980 | Texas Rangers | 163 | 656 | 209 | 19 | 117 | 5 | .319 | – | – |
| 1981 | Texas Rangers | 102 | 421 | 130 | 4 | 55 | 3 | .309 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Montreal Expos | 160 | 617 | 204 | 22 | 109 | 5 | .331 | – | – |
| 1983 | Montreal Expos | 157 | 614 | 184 | 8 | 84 | 1 | .300 | – | – |
| 1984 | Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants | 119 | 432 | 130 | – | 48 | 3 | .301 | – | – |
| 1985 | Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 266 | 67 | 5 | 31 | 1 | .252 | – | – |