What years did Al Oliver play?

Al Oliver played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1985.

Was Al Oliver a pitcher?

No. Al Oliver was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Al Oliver hit?

Al Oliver hit 219 career home runs with 2743 hits.

What was Al Oliver's career batting average?

Al Oliver batted .303 over his career, with 2,743 hits in 9,049 at bats.

How many RBI did Al Oliver have?

Al Oliver drove in 1,326 runs in his career.

Is Al Oliver in the Hall of Fame?

No. Al Oliver has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Al Oliver

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1968-1985)

Al Oliver was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1985 for 7 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 18 seasons. In 2,368 career games, he hit .303 with 2,743 hits, 219 home runs, and 1,326 RBI. Al Oliver was a 7-time All-Star and a 3-time Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 21,212.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .303

HR 219

RBI 1,326

H 2,743

OPS .795

PIV 21,212

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 10/14/1946 in Portsmouth, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1968-09-23
Last Game: 1985-10-05
Awards: 7× All-Star · 3× Silver Slugger

Full name: Albert Oliver

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Career Batting Statistics

Al Oliver — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,368	9,049	1,189	2,743	529	77	219	1,326	84	535	756	.303	.344	.451	.795	21,212

Career AVG .303 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — +18.3% above league average.

Career OBP .344 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — +6.8% above league average.

Career SLG .451 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — +19.4% above league average.

Career OPS .795 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — +13.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Al Oliver Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1968	PIT	NL	4	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	PIT	NL	129	463	55	132	19	2	17	70	8	21	38	.285	.248 (+15%)	.320 (+4%)	.369 (+20%)	.689 (+13%)	1027.6
1970	PIT	NL	151	551	63	149	33	5	12	83	1	35	35	.270	.253 (+6%)	.325 (avg)	.385 (+7%)	.711 (+4%)	322.6
1971	PIT	NL	143	529	69	149	31	7	14	64	4	27	72	.282	.249 (+13%)	.316 (avg)	.365 (+22%)	.682 (+12%)	890.2
1972	PIT	NL	140	565	88	176	27	4	12	89	2	34	44	.312	.243 (+28%)	.310 (+13%)	.353 (+24%)	.664 (+19%)	1832.5
1973	PIT	NL	158	654	90	191	38	7	20	99	6	22	52	.292	.256 (+14%)	.325 (-3%)	.378 (+22%)	.703 (+11%)	991.9
1974	PIT	NL	147	617	96	198	38	12	11	85	10	33	58	.321	.256 (+25%)	.324 (+10%)	.369 (+29%)	.693 (+20%)	2139.7
1975	PIT	NL	155	628	90	176	39	8	18	84	4	25	73	.280	.257 (+9%)	.327 (-6%)	.374 (+21%)	.701 (+9%)	692.1
1976	PIT	NL	121	443	62	143	22	5	12	61	6	26	29	.323	.255 (+26%)	.320 (+13%)	.360 (+32%)	.681 (+23%)	1761.1
1977	PIT	NL	154	568	75	175	29	6	19	82	13	40	38	.308	.264 (+17%)	.329 (+7%)	.401 (+20%)	.730 (+14%)	1528.5
1978	TEX	AL	133	525	65	170	35	5	14	89	8	31	41	.324	.257 (+26%)	.323 (+11%)	.378 (+29%)	.702 (+21%)	1884.0
1979	TEX	AL	136	492	69	159	28	4	12	76	4	34	34	.323	.265 (+22%)	.329 (+11%)	.397 (+18%)	.727 (+15%)	1409.3
1980	TEX	AL	163	656	96	209	43	3	19	117	5	39	47	.319	.264 (+20%)	.326 (+9%)	.387 (+24%)	.714 (+17%)	2154.7
1981	TEX	AL	102	421	53	130	29	1	4	55	3	24	28	.309	.255 (+21%)	.320 (+9%)	.368 (+11%)	.688 (+10%)	738.9
1982	MON	NL	160	617	90	204	43	2	22	109	5	61	59	.331	.261 (+27%)	.324 (+21%)	.388 (+32%)	.712 (+27%)	3462.0
1983	MON	NL	157	614	70	184	38	3	8	84	1	44	44	.300	.260 (+15%)	.324 (+7%)	.389 (+5%)	.714 (+6%)	741.5
1984	SFN	NL	91	339	27	101	19	2	0	34	2	20	27	.298	.259 (+15%)	.322 (+5%)	.384 (-5%)	.707 (avg)	-6.9
1984	PHI	NL	28	93	9	29	7	0	0	14	1	7	9	.312	.259 (+20%)	.322 (+12%)	.384 (+1%)	.707 (+6%)	-6.9
1985	LAN	NL	35	79	1	20	5	0	0	8	1	5	11	.253	.257 (-2%)	.323 (-9%)	.390 (-19%)	.714 (-15%)	-188.2
1985	TOR	AL	61	187	20	47	6	1	5	23	0	7	13	.251	.257 (-2%)	.323 (-13%)	.390 (-4%)	.714 (-8%)	-188.2
Career · 20 seasons			2,368	9,049	1,189	2,743	529	77	219	1,326	84	535	756	.303	—	—	—	—	21,186

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Al Oliver — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
28	92	8	21	5	1	3	17	8	14	.228

Playoff Batting by Year

Al Oliver — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1985	ALCS	TOR	5	8	0	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	.375
1975	NLCS	PIT	3	11	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	.182
1974	NLCS	PIT	4	14	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	.143
1972	NLCS	PIT	5	20	3	5	2	1	1	3	0	4	.250
1971	NLCS	PIT	4	12	2	3	0	0	1	5	1	3	.250
1971	WS	PIT	5	19	1	4	2	0	0	2	2	5	.211
1970	NLCS	PIT	2	8	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.250

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Al Oliver — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1188	4411	585	1370	101	650	.311
Away	1180	4638	604	1373	118	676	.296

Last 10 Games — Batting

Al Oliver — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB
1985-10-05	TOR	NYY	W	2	1	1	1	0	0
1985-10-03	TOR	DET	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1985-10-02	TOR	DET	L	3	0	1	0	1	0
1985-09-29	TOR	MIL	W	1	1	1	0	1	0
1985-09-28	TOR	MIL	W	4	1	2	0	0	0
1985-09-26	TOR	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1985-09-25	TOR	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1985-09-24	TOR	BOS	W	4	1	2	0	0	0
1985-09-21	TOR	MIL	W	3	0	0	0	0	0
1985-09-20	TOR	MIL	W	3	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Al Oliver — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	733	694	5904	433	67	499
OF	1376	1351	3136	65	64	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Al Oliver — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1968	PIT	OF	1	1	3	0	0	0
1969	PIT	1B	106	97	869	49	8	87
1969	PIT	OF	21	20	42	1	1	0
1970	PIT	1B	77	64	582	48	7	68
1970	PIT	OF	80	79	136	4	2	1
1971	PIT	1B	25	21	192	11	0	16
1971	PIT	OF	116	112	305	4	6	2
1972	PIT	1B	3	2	21	0	0	3
1972	PIT	OF	138	136	332	4	5	1
1973	PIT	1B	50	48	454	31	4	42
1973	PIT	OF	109	108	238	5	9	0
1974	PIT	1B	49	48	418	23	3	28
1974	PIT	OF	98	96	284	3	4	1
1975	PIT	1B	4	3	29	1	0	3
1975	PIT	OF	153	148	380	5	5	3
1976	PIT	1B	3	3	26	0	0	5
1976	PIT	OF	106	105	301	4	5	0
1977	PIT	OF	148	147	305	6	6	1
1978	TEX	OF	107	107	219	8	3	1
1979	TEX	OF	119	115	260	9	7	2
1980	TEX	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1980	TEX	OF	157	155	314	9	9	2
1981	TEX	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
1982	MON	1B	159	159	1286	92	19	96
1983	MON	1B	153	152	1207	118	13	93
1983	MON	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1984	SFN	1B	82	80	665	55	11	50
1984	PHI	1B	19	17	149	5	2	8
1984	PHI	OF	5	5	4	1	0	0
1985	LAN	OF	17	17	13	2	2	0
1985	TOR	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Al Oliver Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	733
Left Field	486
Center Field	840
Right Field	80
Designated Hitter	200

Awards & Honors

Al Oliver — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1982	Player of the Month	June
1982	Player of the Week	Week of 1982-08-13
1982	Silver Slugger	1B
1982	TSN All-Star	1B
1981	Player of the Week	Week of 1981-05-29
1981	Silver Slugger	DH
1980	Player of the Week	Week of 1980-09-19
1980	Silver Slugger	OF
1978	Player of the Week	Week of 1978-07-28
1976	Player of the Month	June
1976	Player of the Week	Week of 1976-06-11
1975	Player of the Week	Week of 1975-07-04
1975	TSN All-Star	OF
1974	Player of the Week	Week of 1974-08-16
1973	Player of the Week	Week of 1973-04-20

Salary History

Al Oliver — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1985	LAN	NL	$750,000
Total Career Earnings			$750,000

Award Voting History

Al Oliver — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1983	Most Valuable Player	NL	19th	3.0	336	0
1982	Most Valuable Player	NL	3rd	175.0	336	0
1981	Most Valuable Player	AL	16th	8.0	392	0
1980	Most Valuable Player	AL	11th	31.0	392	0
1978	Most Valuable Player	AL	14th	26.0	392	0
1977	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	9.0	336	0
1976	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	30.0	336	0
1974	Most Valuable Player	NL	7th	87.0	336	0
1973	Most Valuable Player	NL	23th	6.0	336	0
1972	Most Valuable Player	NL	7th	52.0	336	0
1969	Rookie of the Year	NL	2nd	3.0	24	3

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Al Oliver: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 23, 1968 and the final game on October 5, 1985, Al Oliver built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Pittsburgh Pirates (1968 to 1977), the Texas Rangers (1978 through 1981), the Montreal Expos (1982 to 1983), the San Francisco Giants (1984), the Philadelphia Phillies (1984), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1985), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1985). Oliver, an outfielder by primary position, threw and hit left-handed. Height and weight on file: 195 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. The birth record reads October 14, 1946, in Portsmouth, OH, USA. Oliver's full given name, per the bio, is Albert Oliver.

Across 2,368 games at the plate, Oliver's career line reads 2,743 hits in 9,049 at bats for a .303 average, along with 219 homers, 1,326 RBI, and 84 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .344 and the slugging percentage .451, for an OPS of .795.

Frequently Asked Questions about Al Oliver

What years did Al Oliver play?: Al Oliver played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1985.
Was Al Oliver a pitcher?: No. Al Oliver was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Al Oliver hit?: Al Oliver hit 219 career home runs with 2743 hits.
What was Al Oliver's career batting average?: Al Oliver batted .303 over his career, with 2,743 hits in 9,049 at bats.
How many RBI did Al Oliver have?: Al Oliver drove in 1,326 runs in his career.
Is Al Oliver in the Hall of Fame?: No. Al Oliver has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.