What years did Miguel Olivo play?

Miguel Olivo played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2014.

Was Miguel Olivo a pitcher?

No. Miguel Olivo was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Miguel Olivo hit?

Miguel Olivo hit 145 career home runs with 905 hits.

What teams did Miguel Olivo play for?

Miguel Olivo played for 7 teams: the Chicago White Sox (2002–2004), the Seattle Mariners (2004–2005, 2011–2012), the San Diego Padres (2005), the Miami Marlins (2006–2007, 2013), the Kansas City Royals (2008–2009), the Colorado Rockies (2010), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2014).

What were Miguel Olivo's career stats?

In 1,124 games, Miguel Olivo had 905 hits, 145 home runs, 490 RBI, 435 runs, and 53 stolen bases, with a .240 batting average.

What was Miguel Olivo's salary?

Miguel Olivo's last recorded salary was $800,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $3,750,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $300,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2013.

What position did Miguel Olivo play?

Miguel Olivo played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Miguel Olivo and how much did he weigh?

Miguel Olivo was listed at 6 feet and 230 pounds.

How many home runs did Miguel Olivo hit each season?

Miguel Olivo's home runs by season: 1 in 2002, 6 in 2003, 13 in 2004, 9 in 2005, 16 in 2006, 16 in 2007, 12 in 2008, 23 in 2009, 14 in 2010, 19 in 2011, 12 in 2012, 4 in 2013, and 0 in 2014. His most in one season was 23, in 2009.

What was Miguel Olivo's career batting average?

Miguel Olivo batted .240 over his career, with 905 hits in 3,765 at bats.

How many RBI did Miguel Olivo have?

Miguel Olivo drove in 490 runs in his career.

Is Miguel Olivo in the Hall of Fame?

No. Miguel Olivo has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Miguel Olivo

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2014)

Miguel Olivo was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2014 for 8 teams, including the Chicago White Sox, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,124 career games, he hit .240 with 905 hits, 145 home runs, and 490 RBI.

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 15, 2026

AVG .240

HR 145

RBI 490

H 905

OPS .691

PIV -5,349

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 230 lb
Born: 7/15/1978 in Villa Vasquez, Monte Cristi, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2002-09-15
Last Game: 2014-05-11

Full name: Miguel Eduardo Olivo

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Career Batting Statistics

Miguel Olivo — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,124	3,765	435	905	177	26	145	490	53	158	1,060	.240	.275	.417	.691	-5,349

Career AVG .240 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 7.9% below league average.

Career OBP .275 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 16.3% below league average.

Career SLG .417 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .691 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 6.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Miguel Olivo 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
2002	CHA	AL	6	19	2	4	1	0	1	5	0	2	5	.211	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	CHA	AL	114	317	37	75	19	1	6	27	6	19	80	.237	.264 (-10%)	.332 (-14%)	.422 (-15%)	.754 (-14%)	-789.9
2004	CHA	AL	46	141	21	38	7	2	7	26	5	10	29	.270	.266 (+1%)	.335 (-6%)	.427 (+16%)	.762 (+6%)	114.6
2004	SEA	AL	50	160	25	32	8	2	6	14	2	10	55	.200	.266 (-25%)	.335 (-22%)	.427 (-9%)	.762 (-15%)	114.6
2005	SEA	AL	54	152	14	23	4	0	5	18	1	4	49	.151	.264 (-43%)	.330 (-48%)	.418 (-34%)	.749 (-40%)	-1042.0
2005	SDN	NL	37	115	16	35	7	1	4	16	6	4	31	.304	.264 (+15%)	.330 (+3%)	.418 (+16%)	.749 (+11%)	-1042.0
2006	FLO	NL	127	430	52	113	22	3	16	58	2	9	103	.263	.269 (-2%)	.336 (-15%)	.431 (+2%)	.768 (-5%)	-511.6
2007	FLO	NL	122	452	43	107	20	4	16	60	3	14	123	.237	.268 (-12%)	.335 (-22%)	.422 (-4%)	.758 (-12%)	-1032.8
2008	KCA	AL	84	306	29	78	22	0	12	41	7	7	82	.255	.263 (-3%)	.333 (-17%)	.416 (+7%)	.749 (-4%)	-287.3
2009	KCA	AL	114	390	51	97	15	5	23	65	5	19	126	.249	.262 (-5%)	.332 (-12%)	.417 (+17%)	.750 (+4%)	151.1
2010	COL	NL	112	394	55	106	17	6	14	58	7	27	117	.269	.257 (+5%)	.325 (-3%)	.402 (+12%)	.728 (+5%)	253.3
2011	SEA	AL	130	477	54	107	19	1	19	62	6	20	140	.224	.255 (-12%)	.320 (-21%)	.399 (-3%)	.719 (-11%)	-1013.2
2012	SEA	AL	87	315	27	70	14	0	12	29	3	7	85	.222	.254 (-13%)	.318 (-25%)	.405 (-6%)	.724 (-14%)	-797.6
2013	MIA	NL	33	74	5	15	2	0	4	9	0	5	23	.203	.253 (-20%)	.317 (-21%)	.396 (-1%)	.714 (-10%)	-141.4
2014	LAN	NL	8	23	4	5	0	1	0	2	0	1	12	.217	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			1,124	3,765	435	905	177	26	145	490	53	158	1,060	.240	—	—	—	—	-6,024

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

Miguel Olivo — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Miguel Olivo — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2005	NLDS1	SDN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Miguel Olivo — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	564	1835	214	442	74	245	.241
Away	560	1930	221	463	71	245	.240

Last 10 Games — Batting

Miguel Olivo — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO
2014-05-11	LAD	SFG	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
2014-05-09	LAD	SFG	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014-05-07	LAD	WAS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
2014-05-05	LAD	WAS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
2014-05-04	LAD	MIA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014-05-03	LAD	MIA	W	5	2	2	0	0	0	2
2014-05-02	LAD	MIA	L	4	1	1	1	0	0	1
2014-05-01	LAD	MIN	W	3	1	2	0	2	1	1
2013-06-12	MIA	MIL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2013-06-10	MIA	MIL	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Miguel Olivo — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	6	0	8	1	0	1
C	1049	953	6675	501	84	69

Season-by-Season Fielding

Miguel Olivo — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2002	CHA	C	6	6	31	1	0	0
2003	CHA	C	113	98	692	39	9	5
2004	CHA	C	46	40	237	10	4	5
2004	SEA	C	49	43	273	19	1	2
2005	SEA	C	54	45	281	15	4	1
2005	SDN	C	37	32	224	14	5	2
2006	FLO	1B	5	0	4	1	0	1
2006	FLO	C	124	109	732	65	7	11
2007	FLO	C	119	111	787	64	12	9
2008	KCA	C	58	56	378	32	5	6
2009	KCA	C	103	97	718	47	8	5
2010	COL	C	111	107	821	62	9	9
2011	SEA	C	127	120	835	71	11	7
2012	SEA	C	73	68	505	46	5	5
2013	MIA	1B	1	0	4	0	0	0
2013	MIA	C	21	15	114	12	3	1
2014	LAN	C	8	6	47	4	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Miguel Olivo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	1049
First Base	6
Designated Hitter	47

Salary History

Miguel Olivo's recorded salaries total $17,520,000 over 11 seasons, 2003 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Olivo's career ran from 2002 to 2014. No salary is recorded for 2002 and 2014.

Miguel Olivo — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	MIA	NL	$800,000
2012	SEA	AL	$3,750,000
2011	SEA	AL	$2,500,000
2010	COL	NL	$2,000,000
2009	KCA	AL	$2,700,000
2008	KCA	AL	$2,050,000
2007	FLO	NL	$2,000,000
2006	FLO	NL	$700,000
2005	SEA	AL	$400,000
2004	CHA	AL	$320,000
2003	CHA	AL	$300,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$17,520,000

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Career Spans

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Miguel Olivo: the record in brief

According to the bio, Miguel Olivo debuted on September 15, 2002 and played a final game on May 11, 2014. The team column moves through the Chicago White Sox (2002 to 2004), the Seattle Mariners (2004 through 2012), the San Diego Padres (2005), the Florida Marlins (2006 to 2007), the Kansas City Royals (2008 through 2009), the Colorado Rockies (2010), the Miami Marlins (2013), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2014). At 6 feet, 0 inches and 230 pounds, Olivo is listed as a catcher. The bio says Olivo threw and hit right-handed. The recorded birth is July 15, 1978, in Villa Vasquez, Monte Cristi, D.R. Olivo's full given name, per the bio, is Miguel Eduardo Olivo.

Olivo's career batting table shows 1,124 games, 3,765 at bats and 905 hits, a .240 average; the totals also include 145 homers, 490 RBI, and 53 stolen bases. Olivo's career OPS of .691 combines a .275 on-base mark with .417 slugging. Measured against the leagues Olivo played in, the .240 career average compares with a .261 league average over the same seasons, 7.9% below the league.

Frequently Asked Questions about Miguel Olivo

What years did Miguel Olivo play?: Miguel Olivo played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2014.
Was Miguel Olivo a pitcher?: No. Miguel Olivo was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Miguel Olivo hit?: Miguel Olivo hit 145 career home runs with 905 hits.
What teams did Miguel Olivo play for?: Miguel Olivo played for 7 teams: the Chicago White Sox (2002–2004), the Seattle Mariners (2004–2005, 2011–2012), the San Diego Padres (2005), the Miami Marlins (2006–2007, 2013), the Kansas City Royals (2008–2009), the Colorado Rockies (2010), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2014).
What were Miguel Olivo's career stats?: In 1,124 games, Miguel Olivo had 905 hits, 145 home runs, 490 RBI, 435 runs, and 53 stolen bases, with a .240 batting average.
How much did Miguel Olivo earn in his career?: Miguel Olivo's recorded salaries total $17,520,000 over 11 seasons, 2003 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Olivo's career ran from 2002 to 2014. No salary is recorded for 2002 and 2014.
What was Miguel Olivo's salary?: Miguel Olivo's last recorded salary was $800,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $3,750,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $300,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2013.
What position did Miguel Olivo play?: Miguel Olivo played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Miguel Olivo and how much did he weigh?: Miguel Olivo was listed at 6 feet and 230 pounds.
How many home runs did Miguel Olivo hit each season?: Miguel Olivo's home runs by season: 1 in 2002, 6 in 2003, 13 in 2004, 9 in 2005, 16 in 2006, 16 in 2007, 12 in 2008, 23 in 2009, 14 in 2010, 19 in 2011, 12 in 2012, 4 in 2013, and 0 in 2014. His most in one season was 23, in 2009.
What was Miguel Olivo's career batting average?: Miguel Olivo batted .240 over his career, with 905 hits in 3,765 at bats.
How many RBI did Miguel Olivo have?: Miguel Olivo drove in 490 runs in his career.
Is Miguel Olivo in the Hall of Fame?: No. Miguel Olivo has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.