What years did Tom Oliver play?

Tom Oliver played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1933.

Was Tom Oliver a pitcher?

No. Tom Oliver was a position player (Center Fielder).

How many home runs did Tom Oliver hit?

Tom Oliver hit 0 career home runs with 534 hits.

Tom Oliver

Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1930-1933)

AVG .277

HR 0

RBI 176

H 534

OPS .656

PIV -3,735

Position: Center Fielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 168 lb
Born: 1/15/1903 in Montgomery, AL, USA
Died: 2/26/1988 in Montgomery, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 1930-04-14
Last Game: 1933-09-23

Full name: Thomas Noble Oliver

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
514	1,931	202	534	101	11	0	176	12	105	61	.277	.316	.340	.656	-3,735

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .316 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 7.0% below league average.

Career SLG .340 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 14.4% below league average.

Career OPS .656 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 11.0% 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	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1930	BOS	AL	154	646	86	189	34	2	46	6	42	25	.293	.293 (avg)	.354 (-4%)	.429 (-18%)	.784 (-12%)	-1255.1
1931	BOS	AL	148	586	52	162	35	5	70	4	25	17	.276	.276 (avg)	.338 (-9%)	.388 (-9%)	.726 (-9%)	-942.5
1932	BOS	AL	122	455	39	120	23	3	37	1	25	12	.264	.275 (-4%)	.335 (-9%)	.391 (-16%)	.726 (-13%)	-954.8
1933	BOS	AL	90	244	25	63	9	1	23	1	13	7	.258	.270 (-4%)	.329 (-10%)	.377 (-20%)	.707 (-15%)	-582.6
Career · 4 seasons			514	1,931	202	534	101	11	176	12	105	61	.277	—	—	—	—	-3,735

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	260	954	107	289	0	96	.303
Away	254	977	95	245	0	74	.251

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1933-09-23	BOS	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1933-09-06	BOS	DET	L	3	1	1	1	1	2	0
1933-09-05	BOS	MIN	L	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
1933-09-05	BOS	MIN	L	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
1933-09-03	BOS	MIN	L	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
1933-09-02	BOS	NYY	L	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
1933-09-01	BOS	NYY	W	6	1	2	0	1	0	0
1933-08-31	BOS	NYY	W	6	1	1	0	1	0	0
1933-08-27	BOS	SLA	W	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1933-08-25	BOS	CHW	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	504	0	1425	45	21	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1930	BOS	OF	154	477	9	9	3
1931	BOS	OF	148	433	15	3	4
1932	BOS	OF	116	328	12	6	4
1933	BOS	OF	86	187	9	3	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Center Field	504

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1931	Most Valuable Player	AL	20th	2.0	80	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Oliver

What years did Tom Oliver play?: Tom Oliver played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1933.
Was Tom Oliver a pitcher?: No. Tom Oliver was a position player (Center Fielder).
How many home runs did Tom Oliver hit?: Tom Oliver hit 0 career home runs with 534 hits.