Bob Oliver
1965–1975 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates
847G
.256AVG
.295OBP
.400SLG
More career statistics
745H
94HR
419RBI
17SB
3Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 847 | 3,123 | 2,914 | 293 | 745 | 102 | 19 | 94 | 419 | 156 | 562 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 1,167 | .256 | .295 | .400 | .695 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1969-04-28 to 1969-05-06
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Six for Six | 1969-05-04 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1969-05-04 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1969-05-04 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 424 | 1541 | 348 | 41 | 209 | 80 | 253 | .242 | .278 | .378 |
| Away | 423 | 1582 | 397 | 53 | 210 | 76 | 309 | .269 | .299 | .422 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 103 | 404 | 96 | 13 | 50 | 20 | 68 | .254 | .287 | .407 |
| May | 152 | 581 | 149 | 18 | 86 | 19 | 107 | .269 | .289 | .430 |
| June | 151 | 542 | 123 | 15 | 59 | 31 | 107 | .245 | .284 | .373 |
| July | 161 | 582 | 132 | 22 | 71 | 35 | 113 | .247 | .287 | .396 |
| August | 127 | 463 | 111 | 13 | 77 | 22 | 80 | .258 | .287 | .399 |
| September | 145 | 528 | 129 | 13 | 74 | 28 | 85 | .262 | .297 | .404 |
| October | 8 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .227 | .261 | .227 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 99 | 373 | 94 | 11 | 46 | 12 | 62 | .263 | .284 | .412 |
| athletics | 95 | 352 | 78 | 15 | 43 | 19 | 78 | .236 | .276 | .409 |
| minnesota-twins | 82 | 289 | 69 | 9 | 41 | 12 | 56 | .253 | .280 | .425 |
| detroit-tigers | 72 | 271 | 62 | 5 | 38 | 15 | 63 | .246 | .284 | .353 |
| cleveland-guardians | 70 | 242 | 50 | 11 | 41 | 17 | 44 | .229 | .277 | .399 |
| baltimore-orioles | 67 | 238 | 63 | 8 | 37 | 11 | 41 | .281 | .311 | .433 |
| boston-red-sox | 67 | 266 | 68 | 8 | 38 | 9 | 44 | .270 | .289 | .429 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 61 | 225 | 43 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 41 | .206 | .236 | .325 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1969 |  Kansas City Royals | 118 | 394 | 100 | 13 | 43 | 5 | .254 | – | – |
| 1970 | Kansas City Royals | 160 | 612 | 159 | 27 | 99 | 3 | .260 | – | – |
| 1971 | Kansas City Royals | 128 | 373 | 91 | 8 | 52 | – | .244 | – | – |
| 1972 | California Angels, Kansas City Royals | 150 | 572 | 154 | 20 | 76 | 5 | .269 | – | – |
| 1973 |  California Angels | 151 | 544 | 144 | 18 | 89 | 1 | .265 | – | – |
| 1974 | Baltimore Orioles, California Angels | 119 | 379 | 92 | 8 | 59 | 3 | .243 | – | – |
| 1975 |  New York Yankees | 18 | 38 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .132 | – | – |