Joe Oliver
Joseph Melton Oliver
Born: July 24, 1965
Memphis, TN USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
Career: 1989-2001
Draft: Round 2 (1983 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Boone HS (Orlando, FL)
Minor League Statistics
Joe Oliver compiled a career batting average of .247 with 102 home runs and 476 RBI in his 1076-game career with the Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1989 season and last took the field during the 2001 campaign.
 Cincinnati Reds |
 Milwaukee Brewers |
 Seattle Mariners |
 Detroit Tigers |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 New York Yankees |
 Boston Red Sox |
Click on column headings to sort.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 49 | 161 | 151 | 13 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 | .272 | .300 | .384 | .684 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 121 | 409 | 364 | 34 | 84 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 75 | .231 | .304 | .360 | .664 | 131 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 1991 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 94 | 291 | 269 | 21 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 53 | .216 | .265 | .379 | .644 | 102 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 1992 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 143 | 534 | 485 | 42 | 131 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 75 | .270 | .316 | .388 | .704 | 188 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 1993 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 139 | 521 | 482 | 40 | 115 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 91 | .239 | .276 | .384 | .659 | 185 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 1994 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .211 | .286 | .368 | .654 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 97 | 369 | 337 | 43 | 92 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 66 | .273 | .332 | .439 | .772 | 148 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 106 | 325 | 289 | 31 | 70 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 54 | .242 | .311 | .405 | .715 | 117 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1997 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 111 | 386 | 349 | 28 | 90 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 58 | .258 | .313 | .415 | .728 | 145 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 1998 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 50 | 166 | 155 | 8 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 33 | .226 | .253 | .355 | .608 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 29 | 97 | 85 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 | .224 | .305 | .329 | .635 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | 146 | 134 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 33 | .201 | .253 | .284 | .537 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 69 | 219 | 200 | 33 | 53 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 38 | .265 | .313 | .490 | .803 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | AL | New York Yankees | 12 | 40 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .250 | .263 | .361 | .624 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .308 | .333 | .641 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1076 | 3698 | 3367 | 320 | 831 | 174 | 3 | 102 | 476 | 13 | 13 | 248 | 637 | .247 | .299 | .391 | .690 | 1317 | 93 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 52 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 47 | 37 | 346.7 | 260 | 21 | 4 | 1 | .986 | 7.295 | 5.979 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 30.6 |
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 118 | 107 | 943.0 | 686 | 59 | 6 | 8 | .992 | 7.110 | 6.314 | 16 | 0 | 64 | 43 | 40.2 |
| 1991 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 90 | 78 | 676.3 | 496 | 40 | 11 | 6 | .980 | 7.133 | 5.956 | 10 | 0 | 70 | 28 | 28.6 |
| 1992 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 141 | 137 | 1200.0 | 925 | 64 | 8 | 8 | .992 | 7.417 | 7.014 | 6 | 0 | 88 | 47 | 34.8 |
| 1992 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 133 | 128 | 1102.7 | 791 | 68 | 7 | 8 | .992 | 7.011 | 6.459 | 11 | 0 | 100 | 50 | 33.3 |
| 1993 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 12 | 3 | 46.0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 7.043 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 6 | 6 | 49.3 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 9.122 | 8.333 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 37.5 |
| 1995 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | C | 91 | 87 | 730.3 | 408 | 40 | 8 | 4 | .982 | 5.521 | 4.923 | 16 | 0 | 72 | 27 | 27.3 |
| 1995 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 97 | 81 | 724.0 | 572 | 44 | 5 | 7 | .992 | 7.657 | 6.351 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 23 | 28.4 |
| 1996 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 3 | 1 | 12.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.500 | 3.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 3 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 106 | 93 | 837.0 | 667 | 53 | 7 | 10 | .990 | 7.742 | 6.792 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 31 | 32.3 |
| 1997 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 4 | 2 | 13.0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.077 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 48 | 44 | 379.0 | 259 | 16 | 5 | 2 | .982 | 6.530 | 5.729 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 36.8 |
| 1998 | AL | Seattle Mariners | C | 29 | 24 | 218.7 | 174 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .984 | 7.532 | 6.310 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 25.0 |
| 1998 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 44 | 40 | 356.7 | 285 | 12 | 2 | 4 | .993 | 7.494 | 6.750 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 18.2 |
| 2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | C | 66 | 57 | 498.7 | 354 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .995 | 6.714 | 5.636 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 23.3 |
| 2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 1B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.250 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 12 | 10 | 98.3 | 101 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .991 | 9.610 | 8.750 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14.3 |
| 2001 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 7.286 | 6.800 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14.3 |
| Totals | 1062 | 942 | 8303.7 | 6132 | 457 | 71 | 66 | .989 | 7.142 | 6.204 | 77 | 0 | 670 | 303 | 31.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 5 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 4 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 44 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .238 | .256 | .381 | .637 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | C | 5 | 4 | 34.3 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.340 | 5.600 |
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | C | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .903 | 6.811 | 7.000 |
| 2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS2 | C | 3 | 2 | 17.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.353 | 4.000 |
| 2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | C | 4 | 2 | 20.0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.350 | 5.750 |
| Totals | 16 | 12 | 108.3 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .968 | 7.560 | 5.688 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
