Tony Oliva
Tony Pedro Oliva
Born: July 20, 1938
Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio Cuba
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Career: 1962-1976
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.
Minor League Statistics
Tony Oliva compiled a career batting average of .304 with 220 home runs and 947 RBI in his 1676-game career with the Minnesota Twins. He began playing during the 1962 season and last took the field during the 1976 campaign. Oliva was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .444 | .583 | .556 | 1.139 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 161 | 718 | 672 | 109 | 217 | 43 | 9 | 32 | 94 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 68 | .323 | .359 | .557 | .916 | 374 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 1965 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 149 | 647 | 576 | 107 | 185 | 40 | 5 | 16 | 98 | 19 | 9 | 55 | 64 | .321 | .378 | .491 | .870 | 283 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 1966 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 159 | 677 | 622 | 99 | 191 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 87 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 72 | .307 | .353 | .502 | .854 | 312 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 1967 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 146 | 615 | 557 | 76 | 161 | 34 | 6 | 17 | 83 | 11 | 3 | 44 | 61 | .289 | .347 | .463 | .810 | 258 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 1968 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 128 | 528 | 470 | 54 | 136 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 68 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 61 | .289 | .357 | .477 | .833 | 224 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 153 | 692 | 637 | 97 | 197 | 39 | 4 | 24 | 101 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 66 | .309 | .355 | .496 | .851 | 316 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 1970 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 157 | 674 | 628 | 96 | 204 | 36 | 7 | 23 | 107 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 67 | .325 | .364 | .514 | .878 | 323 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 1971 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 126 | 518 | 487 | 73 | 164 | 30 | 3 | 22 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 44 | .337 | .369 | .546 | .915 | 266 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 1972 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 10 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .321 | .367 | .357 | .724 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 146 | 624 | 571 | 63 | 166 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 44 | .291 | .345 | .410 | .754 | 234 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 1974 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 127 | 494 | 459 | 43 | 131 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 31 | .285 | .325 | .414 | .739 | 190 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 1975 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 131 | 515 | 455 | 46 | 123 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 45 | .270 | .344 | .378 | .722 | 172 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 1976 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 67 | 128 | 123 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .211 | .234 | .260 | .495 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1676 | 6879 | 6301 | 870 | 1917 | 329 | 48 | 220 | 947 | 86 | 55 | 448 | 645 | .304 | .353 | .476 | .830 | 3002 | 139 | 59 | 14 | 57 | 131 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 1.500 |
| 1964 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 159 | 159 | 1435.7 | 313 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .981 | 1.993 | 2.000 |
| 1965 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 147 | 147 | 1280.3 | 284 | 10 | 11 | 3 | .964 | 2.067 | 2.000 |
| 1966 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 159 | 157 | 1398.7 | 335 | 9 | 10 | 3 | .972 | 2.214 | 2.164 |
| 1967 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 146 | 145 | 1281.7 | 286 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .987 | 2.064 | 2.014 |
| 1968 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 126 | 126 | 1099.3 | 227 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .983 | 1.916 | 1.857 |
| 1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 152 | 151 | 1370.0 | 311 | 14 | 6 | 3 | .982 | 2.135 | 2.138 |
| 1970 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 157 | 156 | 1376.0 | 351 | 12 | 12 | 4 | .968 | 2.374 | 2.312 |
| 1971 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 121 | 120 | 1018.0 | 216 | 6 | 7 | 3 | .969 | 1.963 | 1.835 |
| 1972 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 9 | 9 | 54.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.000 | .667 |
| Totals | 1178 | 1172 | 10323.7 | 2332 | 71 | 61 | 19 | .975 | 2.095 | 2.040 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | 7 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .192 | .222 | .346 | .568 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .385 | .429 | .769 | 1.198 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .917 | 1.417 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 53 | 51 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .314 | .340 | .588 | .928 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | RF | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 3.000 | 2.857 |
| 1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | RF | 3 | 3 | 31.3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 2.011 | 2.333 |
| 1970 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | RF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 4.000 |
| Totals | 13 | 13 | 117.3 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .929 | 2.991 | 3.000 |
Awards
1964 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1964 - AL Rookie of the Year
1965 - AL TSN Player of the Year
1965 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1966 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1966 - AL Gold Glove OF
1970 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1971 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1971 - AL TSN Player of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
