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Tony
Oliva		  
Nickname: El Tigre
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: July 20, 1940 in Cuba, , PINAR DEL RIO
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 21 BSN NL     7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 4 3 8 9 9
1963 22 BSN NL     7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 4 3 9 9 9
1964 23 TAM AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 6 6 7 7 7 3 4 3 9 9 9
1965 24 TAM AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 6 6 7 7 7 3 4 3 9 9 9
1966 25 TAM AL     7 7 7 5 6 6 7 7 7 3 4 4 9 9 9
1967 26 TAM AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 4 4 9 9 9
1968 27 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 7 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1969 28 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1970 29 TAM AL     6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1971 30 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1972 31 TAM AL     6 6 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 6 7 7
1973 32 TAM AL     5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 9 9 9
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
1962 21 AAA   137 547 95 166 31 1 23 78 5 6 43 49 .303 .354 .490 .844 89.0  
1963 22 AAA   133 512 89 171 32 3 22 82 4 5 48 36 .334 .391 .537 .928 97.5  
1964 23 TAM AL 122 402 56 125 23 8 12 80 2 1 20 26 .311 .341 .498 .839 62.6 15.2
1965 24 TAM AL 51 189 16 44 7 1 4 28 3 0 12 14 .233 .281 .344 .625 17.9 2.9
    AAA   83 330 54 99 22 3 26 62 4 2 28 27 .300 .355 .621 .976 67.8  
1966 25 AAA   136 551 94 174 36 2 28 103 5 3 58 37 .316 .381 .541 .922 105.8  
1967 26 TAM AL 97 356 37 84 14 2 11 55 3 1 28 26 .236 .303 .379 .682 42.5 5.0
1968 27 TAM AL 75 268 23 66 18 1 6 35 3 1 16 17 .246 .286 .388 .674 29.2 5.0
    AAA   18 29 3 5 0 0 1 4 1 0 3 2 .172 .250 .276 .526 2.3  
1969 28 TAM AL 56 136 10 35 4 0 4 29 1 0 4 22 .257 .280 .375 .655 14.1 2.1
    AAA   26 111 24 39 4 1 10 26 2 1 10 14 .351 .405 .676 1.081 26.8  
1970 29 AAA   137 557 99 170 31 3 34 112 5 8 50 76 .305 .362 .555 .917 103.6  
1971 30 TAM AL 44 137 18 23 5 3 1 16 0 1 12 21 .168 .233 .270 .503 7.4 0.0
    AAA   91 373 72 110 19 2 23 90 1 2 32 40 .295 .351 .542 .892 67.1  
1972 31 AA   81 311 47 82 8 4 10 41 3 4 50 30 .264 .366 .412 .777 48.6  
    A   54 202 49 75 10 1 11 40 2 4 36 23 .371 .466 .594 1.060 49.7  
1973 32 AA   130 500 73 137 23 0 19 98 5 5 50 66 .274 .340 .434 .774 72.9  
6 Years Sim 445 1488 160 377 71 15 38 243 12 4 92 126 .253 .299 .398 .697 173.6 30.1
8 Years AAA 761 3010 530 934 175 15 167 557 27 27 272 281 .310 .371 .545 .915 560.0  
2 Years AA 211 811 120 219 31 4 29 139 8 9 100 96 .270 .356 .425 .781 121.5  
1 Years A 54 202 49 75 10 1 11 40 2 4 36 23 .371 .469 .594 1.063 49.7  
11 Years Minors 1026 4023 699 1228 216 20 207 736 37 40 408 400 .305 .373 .523 .896 731.2  
162 Game Average 541 58 137 25 5 13 88 4 1 33 45 .253 .299 .398 .697 63.2  
Career Highs 122 402 56 125 23 8 12 80 3 1 28 26 .311 .341 .498 .839 62.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1118 134 303 56 14 30 198 9 1 72 94 .271 .316 .427 .743 147.1
vs LH   370 26 74 15 1 8 45 3 3 20 32 .200 .246 .311 .556 26.3
Home 199 671 73 175 37 4 18 111 3 3 43 58 .261 .310 .408 .718 81.3
Away 246 817 87 202 34 11 20 132 9 1 49 68 .247 .289 .389 .679 92.1
RISP   413 0 121 19 5 12 198 0 0 32 33 .293 .333 .450 .784 61.5
Pinch Hitting   42 3 11 3 0 1 11 1 0 2 3 .262 .295 .405 .700 5.0
Close/Late   192 18 53 10 4 3 40 0 0 25 10 .276 .355 .417 .771 28.8
Mar/Apr 68 245 31 61 7 2 9 45 2 1 8 15 .249 .284 .404 .688 26.7
May 85 288 29 72 11 3 7 44 4 0 23 24 .250 .307 .382 .689 34.4
June 83 270 14 60 9 3 5 27 1 0 14 25 .222 .259 .333 .592 23.1
July 71 244 23 70 18 0 4 32 2 0 15 12 .287 .333 .410 .743 31.5
August 80 254 41 66 20 5 7 54 2 3 26 25 .260 .329 .461 .789 36.9
Sep/Oct 58 187 22 48 6 2 6 41 1 0 6 25 .257 .274 .406 .681 20.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1964 23 TAM AL RF 117 109 909.7 156 2 1 0 .994 1.56   1.6
1965 24 TAM AL RF 49 49 432.0 94 3 3 1 .970 2.02   0.2
1967 26 TAM AL RF 93 93 806.7 164 3 10 0 .944 1.86   1.7
    CF 5 0 21.7 6 1 0 0 1.000 2.91    
    LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1968 27 TAM AL RF 60 59 503.7 98 4 2 1 .981 1.82   0.6
    CF 16 14 115.3 29 1 4 0 .882 2.34    
1969 28 TAM AL LF 25 9 119.0 18 0 1 0 .947 1.36   0.4
    3B 9 7 69.3 3 16 0 0 1.000 2.47   0.2
    RF 9 3 36.0 16 0 0 0 1.000 4.00    
    CF 4 3 32.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1971 30 TAM AL LF 35 33 280.3 42 2 0 1 1.000 1.41   0.6
    2B 4 3 19.0 6 11 0 1 1.000 8.05   0.2
    SS 2 1 12.0 3 8 0 3 1.000 8.25   0.1
    CF 2 1 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00    
    3B 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    1B 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  RF 328 313 2688.0 528 12 16 2 .971 1.81   4.1
  LF 61 42 402.3 60 2 1 1 .984 1.39   1.0
  CF 27 18 178.0 44 2 4 0 .920 2.33    
  3B 10 7 74.3 3 16 0 0 1.000 2.30   0.2
  2B 4 3 19.0 6 11 0 1 1.000 8.05   0.2
  SS 2 1 12.0 3 8 0 3 1.000 8.25   0.1
  1B 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   433 384 3375.6 646 51 21 7 .971 1.86   5.7
Career Highs   117 109 909.7 170 21 10 5 1.000 2.14    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1964 23 TAM AL 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .091 .231 .091 .322
Career Post-Season Batting 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .091 .231 .091 .322
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Triples
1964-2-8
 RBIs
1964-9-80
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 20    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1962
Traded from Boston (N) to Tampa Bay on 2/13/1964 (Going to BSN: 2B Luis Aparicio. Going to TAM: RF Tony Oliva, RF Sam Bowens, P Ray Washburn)
Had first career hit on 4/2/1964, off Paul Foytack (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/1964, off Ray Herbert (PIT)
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against St. Louis on 5/13/1967
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1967, hitting .448 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Injured on 7/25/1967 with a Torn Hamstring Muscle, out for full season
3/3/1968: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
4/2/1969: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
4/2/1971: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Injured on 4/26/1971 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 7/19/1971 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/29/1972 with a Broken Nose, out for one week
Injured on 4/20/1973 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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