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
2,743H
219HR
1,326RBI
84SB
3Rare feats
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 497 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 | – | – |