Was John Henry Oliver a pitcher?

No. John Henry Oliver was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did John Henry Oliver hit?

John Henry Oliver hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.

John Henry Oliver

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .167

HR 0

RBI 7

H 20

OPS .437

PIV -342

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 165 lb
Born: 11/10/1906 in Montgomery, AL, USA
Died: 3/7/1976 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
Awards: All-Star

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
46.0	42.0	8.0	8.0	1.0	0	0	2.0	4.0	0	0	.190	.261	.214	.475

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1937	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Listed seasons · 1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
34	120	12	20	2	1	0	7	3	10	0	.167	.237	.200	.437	-342

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — 39.9% below league average.

Career OBP .237 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 30.4% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 49.2% below league average.

Career OPS .437 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 40.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1930	MRS	NNL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	BBB	NSL	14	49	5	7	1	0	3	2	5	.143	—	—	—	—	-342.4
1932	LVB	NSL	9	35	3	8	1	1	3	1	2	.229	—	—	—	—	-342.4
1945	BBB	NAL	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	MRS	NAL	9	31	4	5	0	0	1	0	3	.161	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			34	120	12	20	2	1	7	3	10	.167	—	—	—	—	-685

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	4	11	3	2	0	1	.182
Away	9	30	5	6	0	1	.200

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB
1945-07-23	MEM	KCM	L	4	2	1	1	1	1
1945-07-22	MEM	KCM	L	3	1	1	0	0	0
1945-07-22	MEM	KCM	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1945-07-19	MEM	CAG	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1945-07-18	MEM	CAG	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1945-07-17	MEM	CAG	L	2	1	1	0	0	2
1945-07-16	MEM	CAG	W	5	2	2	0	1	1
1945-07-15	MEM	CAG	L	4	0	1	0	0	0
1945-07-02	MEM	BIR	L	3	1	1	0	0	0
1945-06-17	MEM	CIA	W	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	12	12	37	39	4	4
3B	1	1	0	3	0	0
C	1	0	1	2	1	0
OF	20	19	28	0	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1930	MRS	C	1	0	1	2	1	0
1932	BBB	2B	7	7	23	23	2	2
1932	BBB	3B	1	1	0	3	0	0
1932	BBB	OF	6	6	3	0	1	0
1932	LVB	2B	3	3	8	10	0	0
1932	LVB	OF	6	6	13	0	0	0
1945	BBB	OF	1	1	3	0	0	0
1945	MRS	2B	2	2	6	6	2	2
1945	MRS	OF	7	6	9	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	1
Second Base	12
Third Base	1
Left Field	7
Center Field	7
Right Field	6

Frequently Asked Questions about John Henry Oliver

Was John Henry Oliver a pitcher?: No. John Henry Oliver was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did John Henry Oliver hit?: John Henry Oliver hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.