Darren Oliver

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2013)

W–L 118–98
ERA 4.51
WHIP 1.44
SO 1,259
Pitcher PIV -4551.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 250 lb
Born
10/6/1970 in Kansas City, MO, USA
MLB Debut
1993-09-01
Last Game
2013-09-29

Full name: Darren Christopher Oliver

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
118 98 766 229 11 4 7 1915.7 2,037 960 216 720 1,259 4.51 -4551.4

Career ERA 4.51 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1993 TEX AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 2 1 1 4 2.70 — 0.0
1994 TEX AL 4 0 43 0 0 0 2 50.0 40 19 35 50 3.42 4.51 (+24%) -149.2
1995 TEX AL 4 2 17 7 0 0 0 49.0 47 23 32 39 4.22 4.45 (+5%) 152.6
1996 TEX AL 14 6 30 30 1 1 0 173.7 190 90 76 112 4.66 4.61 (-1%) -1100.8
1997 TEX AL 13 12 32 32 3 1 0 201.3 213 94 82 104 4.20 4.39 (+4%) -4756.1
1998 TEX AL 6 7 19 19 2 0 0 103.3 140 75 43 58 6.53 4.43 (-47%) -1311.1
1998 SLN NL 4 4 10 10 0 0 0 57.0 64 27 23 29 4.26 4.43 (+4%) -708.2
1999 SLN NL 9 9 30 30 2 1 0 196.3 197 93 74 119 4.26 4.71 (+9%) 2188.1
2000 TEX AL 2 9 21 21 0 0 0 108.0 151 89 42 49 7.42 4.77 (-55%) -1784.5
2001 TEX AL 11 11 28 28 1 0 0 154.0 189 103 65 104 6.02 4.42 (-36%) -2331.7
2002 BOS AL 4 5 14 9 1 1 0 58.0 70 30 27 32 4.66 4.28 (-9%) -1241.8
2003 COL NL 13 11 33 32 1 0 0 180.3 201 101 61 88 5.04 4.40 (-15%) -1431.7
2004 FLO NL 2 3 18 8 0 0 0 58.7 75 42 17 33 6.44 4.46 (-44%) -1849.1
2004 HOU NL 1 0 9 2 0 0 0 14.0 12 6 4 13 3.86 4.46 (+14%) 521.9
2006 NYN NL 4 1 45 0 0 0 0 81.0 70 31 21 60 3.44 4.53 (+24%) -230.3
2007 LAA AL 3 1 61 0 0 0 0 64.3 58 27 23 51 3.78 4.47 (+16%) 1123.5
2008 LAA AL 7 1 54 0 0 0 0 72.0 67 23 16 48 2.88 4.32 (+34%) 1441.2
2009 LAA AL 5 1 63 1 0 0 0 73.0 61 22 22 65 2.71 4.32 (+37%) 1862.6
2010 TEX AL 1 2 64 0 0 0 1 61.7 53 17 15 65 2.48 4.08 (+39%) 2246.0
2011 TEX AL 5 5 61 0 0 0 2 51.0 47 13 11 44 2.29 3.94 (+42%) 1509.9
2012 TOR AL 3 4 62 0 0 0 2 56.7 43 13 15 52 2.06 4.01 (+49%) 1520.7
2013 TOR AL 3 4 50 0 0 0 0 49.0 47 21 15 40 3.86 3.87 (avg) -223.4
Career · 22 seasons 118 98 766 229 11 4 7 1,915.2 2,037 960 720 1,259 4.51 — -4,551

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
775 217 17 48 11 0 1 20 0 8 74 .221 .259 .286 .544 -400

Career AVG .221 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 16.3% below league average.

Career OBP .259 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 22.3% below league average.

Career SLG .286 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 31.7% below league average.

Career OPS .544 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — 27.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1993 TEX AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 TEX AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 TEX AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 TEX AL 32 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1998 TEX AL 19 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .167 — — — — 0.0
1998 SLN NL 11 23 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 .087 — — — — 0.0
1999 SLN NL 35 73 7 20 4 0 0 6 0 3 23 .274 .271 (+1%) .344 (-12%) .433 (-24%) .778 (-19%) -233.2
2000 TEX AL 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 TEX AL 28 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
2002 BOS AL 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 COL NL 35 67 6 17 3 0 1 8 0 3 17 .254 .264 (-4%) .332 (-11%) .422 (-19%) .754 (-15%) -166.3
2004 FLO NL 18 19 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 .158 — — — — 0.0
2004 HOU NL 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 NYN NL 45 15 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 .133 — — — — 0.0
2007 LAA AL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 LAA AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 LAA AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 TEX AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 TEX AL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 TOR AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 TOR AL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 22 seasons 775 217 17 48 11 0 1 20 0 8 74 .221 — — — — -400

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2011 ALCS TEX 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 ALDS2 TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 WS TEX 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALCS TEX 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALDS1 TEX 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 WS TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 ALCS LAA 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 ALDS2 LAA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALDS1 LAA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 ALDS1 LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 NLCS NYN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2006 NLDS1 NYN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 30 1 1 41.7 34 20 12 31 4.32

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2011 ALCS TEX 0 0 3 0 0 2.7 0 0 0 2 0.00
2011 ALDS2 TEX 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 3 1 0 1 6.75
2011 WS TEX 1 0 3 0 0 2.3 3 3 0 3 11.57
2010 ALCS TEX 0 0 3 0 1 2.3 1 2 3 1 7.71
2010 ALDS1 TEX 0 1 3 0 0 4.3 3 2 1 5 4.15
2010 WS TEX 0 0 2 0 0 2.7 3 1 0 4 3.38
2009 ALCS LAA 0 0 5 0 0 6.3 6 3 4 6 4.26
2009 ALDS2 LAA 1 0 3 0 0 2.3 1 0 0 2 0.00
2008 ALDS1 LAA 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 0 0 1 1 0.00
2007 ALDS1 LAA 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 2 2 0 0 27.00
2006 NLCS NYN 0 0 1 0 0 6.0 3 0 1 3 0.00
2006 NLDS1 NYN 0 0 1 0 0 1.3 3 3 0 0 20.25
1996 ALDS2 TEX 0 1 1 1 0 8.0 6 3 2 3 3.38

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3968641518.174
Away3791311333012.252

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home388956.19914463336334.20
Away378959.110465143876264.82

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2013-09-29 TORTBR — 1.0000020
2013-09-20 TORBOS — 1.0211010
2013-09-18 TORNYY — 0.2000000
2013-09-13 TORBAL — 1.0200010
2013-09-11 TORLAA — 1.0000100
2013-09-03 TORAZ — 1.0000000
2013-08-28 TORNYY — 1.0100020
2013-08-23 TORHOU — 1.0222021
2013-08-20 TORNYY L 0.1111100
2013-08-17 TORTBR — 1.0100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 766 229 71 283 10 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1993 TEX P 2 0 0 1 1 0
1994 TEX P 43 0 5 14 0 3
1995 TEX P 17 7 4 8 0 1
1996 TEX P 30 30 4 23 1 3
1997 TEX P 32 32 7 23 2 0
1998 TEX P 19 19 5 15 1 0
1998 SLN P 10 10 0 12 0 1
1999 SLN P 30 30 7 33 2 1
2000 TEX P 21 21 7 15 0 0
2001 TEX P 28 28 7 26 0 1
2002 BOS P 14 9 2 6 0 0
2003 COL P 33 32 6 28 0 3
2004 FLO P 18 8 1 11 0 0
2004 HOU P 9 2 1 0 0 0
2006 NYN P 45 0 4 10 0 0
2007 LAA P 61 0 2 11 1 1
2008 LAA P 54 0 3 11 0 2
2009 LAA P 63 1 2 7 0 1
2010 TEX P 64 0 2 9 0 0
2011 TEX P 61 0 1 6 2 0
2012 TOR P 62 0 1 3 0 0
2013 TOR P 50 0 0 11 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 766

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2013 TOR AL $3,000,000
2012 TOR AL $4,000,000
2011 TEX AL $3,250,000
2010 TEX AL $3,000,000
2009 LAA AL $3,665,000
2008 LAA AL $2,000,000
2007 LAA AL $1,500,000
2006 NYN NL $600,000
2004 FLO NL $750,000
2003 COL NL $350,000
2002 BOS AL $7,000,000
2001 TEX AL $7,000,000
2000 TEX AL $5,000,000
1999 SLN NL $3,550,000
1998 TEX AL $3,050,000
1997 TEX AL $1,075,000
1996 TEX AL $220,000
1995 TEX AL $165,000
1994 TEX AL $109,000
1993 TEX AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $49,393,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Darren Oliver (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Miguel Batista
    102-115, 4.48 ERA
  2. 90
    Jeff Fassero
    121-124, 4.11 ERA
  3. 88
    Billy Hoeft
    97-101, 3.94 ERA
  4. 82
    Jamey Wright
    97-130, 4.81 ERA
  5. 82
    Johnny Klippstein
    101-118, 4.24 ERA
  6. 79
    Diego Segui
    92-111, 3.81 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Darren Oliver

What years did Darren Oliver play?
Darren Oliver played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2013.
Was Darren Oliver a pitcher?
Yes. Darren Oliver pitched in the major leagues, recording 118 wins and 1259 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Darren Oliver hit?
Darren Oliver hit 1 career home runs with 48 hits.