Joe Oliver
1989–2001 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners
1,076G
.247AVG
.299OBP
.391SLG
More career statistics
831H
102HR
476RBI
13SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,076 | 3,698 | 3,367 | 320 | 831 | 174 | 3 | 102 | 476 | 248 | 637 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 1,317 | .247 | .299 | .391 | .690 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1998-04-28 to 1998-05-22
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1996-08-29 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1998-06-25 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1991-07-04 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 548 | 1831 | 410 | 54 | 246 | 123 | 292 | .247 | .291 | .402 |
| Away | 528 | 1867 | 421 | 48 | 230 | 125 | 345 | .246 | .292 | .380 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
| April | 112 | 397 | 85 | 8 | 46 | 31 | 66 | .235 | .292 | .360 |
| May | 166 | 573 | 135 | 15 | 68 | 42 | 91 | .258 | .309 | .413 |
| June | 178 | 598 | 128 | 16 | 69 | 42 | 118 | .237 | .284 | .373 |
| July | 187 | 661 | 161 | 24 | 90 | 46 | 98 | .269 | .313 | .439 |
| August | 217 | 762 | 166 | 22 | 116 | 45 | 139 | .237 | .277 | .388 |
| September | 202 | 664 | 147 | 16 | 78 | 40 | 113 | .243 | .282 | .368 |
| October | 13 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | .200 | .237 | .314 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 89 | 308 | 75 | 11 | 39 | 23 | 43 | .273 | .318 | .447 |
| san-diego-padres | 78 | 274 | 64 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 53 | .248 | .277 | .345 |
| houston-astros | 76 | 281 | 59 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 50 | .235 | .292 | .355 |
| san-francisco-giants | 69 | 228 | 37 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 42 | .180 | .237 | .277 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 69 | 235 | 45 | 6 | 39 | 7 | 39 | .201 | .221 | .326 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 67 | 233 | 50 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 30 | .239 | .296 | .392 |
| montreal-expos | 65 | 227 | 47 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 44 | .236 | .300 | .327 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 63 | 218 | 60 | 10 | 35 | 5 | 30 | .293 | .298 | .483 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 |  Cincinnati Reds | 49 | 151 | 41 | 3 | 23 | – | .272 | – | – |
| 1990 | Cincinnati Reds | 121 | 364 | 84 | 8 | 52 | 1 | .231 | – | – |
| 1991 | Cincinnati Reds | 94 | 269 | 58 | 11 | 41 | – | .216 | – | – |
| 1992 | Cincinnati Reds | 143 | 485 | 131 | 10 | 57 | 2 | .270 | – | – |
| 1993 | Cincinnati Reds | 139 | 482 | 115 | 14 | 75 | – | .239 | – | – |
| 1994 | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | – | .211 | – | – |
| 1995 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 97 | 337 | 92 | 12 | 51 | 2 | .273 | – | – |
| 1996 | Cincinnati Reds | 106 | 289 | 70 | 11 | 46 | 2 | .242 | – | – |
| 1997 | Cincinnati Reds | 111 | 349 | 90 | 14 | 43 | 1 | .258 | – | – |
| 1998 | Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners | 79 | 240 | 54 | 6 | 32 | 1 | .225 | – | – |
| 1999 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | 134 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 2 | .201 | – | – |
| 2000 |  Seattle Mariners | 69 | 200 | 53 | 10 | 35 | 2 | .265 | – | – |
| 2001 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees | 17 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 3 | – | .250 | – | – |