Joe
Oliver
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: July 24, 1965 in Usa, TN, MEMPHIS
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1989 23 IND AL     5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1990 24 IND AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1989 23 AAA   24 99 11 23 4 0 3 11 1 0 8 19 .232 .290 .364 .653 10.8  
    AA   113 423 52 115 28 1 21 65 2 1 44 78 .272 .340 .492 .832 69.4  
1990 24 IND AL 119 389 34 78 24 1 10 47 0 0 20 92 .201 .238 .344 .582 30.9 1.1
1 Years Sim 119 389 34 78 24 1 10 47 0 0 20 92 .201 .238 .344 .582 30.9 1.1
1 Years AAA 24 99 11 23 4 0 3 11 1 0 8 19 .232 .290 .364 .653 10.8  
1 Years AA 113 423 52 115 28 1 21 65 2 1 44 78 .272 .338 .492 .830 69.4  
2 Years Minors 137 522 63 138 32 1 24 76 3 1 52 97 .264 .329 .467 .797 80.2  
162 Game Average 529 46 106 32 1 13 63 0 0 27 125 .201 .238 .344 .582 42.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   266 20 49 11 1 5 25 0 0 13 62 .184 .222 .289 .511 15.7
vs LH   123 14 29 13 0 5 22 0 0 7 30 .236 .273 .463 .736 15.4
Home 61 206 21 51 14 1 7 32 0 0 7 40 .248 .267 .427 .694 23.2
Away 58 183 13 27 10 0 3 15 0 0 13 52 .148 .206 .251 .457 8.0
RISP   91 0 19 3 0 4 35 0 0 4 21 .209 .228 .374 .601 8.4
Pinch Hitting   10 3 3 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 4 .300 .273 .800 1.073 2.2
Close/Late   55 7 17 4 0 2 12 0 0 1 9 .309 .316 .491 .807 8.0
Mar/Apr 23 93 10 15 3 0 3 16 0 0 5 20 .161 .202 .290 .492 5.2
May 24 78 4 11 3 0 2 7 0 0 4 24 .141 .190 .256 .447 3.0
June 22 61 7 16 5 1 3 11 0 0 3 15 .262 .284 .525 .808 9.2
July 17 53 3 13 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 11 .245 .322 .321 .643 5.6
August 24 85 9 21 8 0 2 8 0 0 1 15 .247 .256 .412 .668 8.3
Sep/Oct 9 19 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 7 .105 .143 .158 .301 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1990 24 IND AL C 108 107 944.3 542 38 3 1 .995 5.53 84 25 .298 2 5.2
Career Totals   108 107 944.3 542 38 3 1 .995 5.53 84 25 .298 2 5.2
Career Highs   108 107 944.3 542 38 3 1 .995 5.53 84 25 .298 2  
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  4. Hank Helf (976)
  5. Chink Outen (975)
  6. Adrian Garrett (974)
  7. Jack Fimple (972)
  8. Benito Santiago (971)
  9. Dave Engle (969)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 42nd overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1976
Injured on 3/5/1980 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/24/1980 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 4 days
Traded from Pittsburgh to Montreal on 6/1/1981 (Going to PIT: 2B Tito Fuentes. Going to MON: LF Andres Mora)
Had first career hit on 7/30/1981, off Bob Apodaca (NYG)
Hit first career homerun on 4/23/1982, off Dickie Noles (WAS)
Injured on 3/29/1983 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/28/1988 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Montreal on 9/1/1988
Drafted in 3rd round, 64th overall pick, by Detroit in 1989
Traded from Detroit to Indianapolis on 7/31/1989 (Going to DET: P Mike Griffin. Going to IND: C Joe Oliver)
Had first career hit (double) on 4/5/1990, off Bruce Ruffin (DET)
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/1990, off David Wells (BSN)
Injured on 6/27/1990 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week