Darren Oliver

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-3, 250lb (190cm, 113kg)

Born: October 6, 1970 in Kansas City, MO us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rio Linda HS (Rio Linda, CA).

High School: Rio Linda HS (Rio Linda, CA)

Debut: September 1, 1993 (Age 22-330d, 16,391st in major league history)
vs. BOS 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 2013 (Age 42-358d)
vs. TBR 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1994 season

Agents: Jeff Frye, Mike McCann • Previously: Jay Franklin, Scott Boras

Full Name: Darren Christopher Oliver

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Relatives: Son of Bob Oliver

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.2

118

ERA

4.51

766

229

1915.2

1259

WHIP

1.439

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Team Record in Appearances: 17-15 / in Starts: 17-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1997 Pitching Game Log

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1997 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	93	3	Apr 5	TEX		BAL	L,7-9	GS-5	L(0-1)	99	4.0	7	6	6	4	1	0	0	13.50	5.61	22	69	35	9	5	5	12	5	2	0	21			0	0	0	16	2	0	0	0	2	0	.72	-0.309	.72	-0.19%	-3.31	1t start tie	5t -2- 0 out d1
2	94	12	Apr 17	TEX	@	KCR	W,5-1	GS-8	W(1-1)	11	8.0	5	1	1	1	4	0	0	5.25	3.53	27	94	57	10	4	14	8	3	1	0	71			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	3	0	0	.95	0.350	1.01	0.22%	3.48	1b start tie	8b 3 out a3
3	95	17	Apr 23	TEX		DET	W,2-1	GS-8		5	8.0	2	0	0	1	5	0	0	3.15	3.01	27	90	61	17	11	9	12	2	3	0	82			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.617	1.28	0.39%	4.66	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
4	96	22	Apr 28	TEX	@	MIL	L,8-14	GS-1	L(1-2)	4	0.2	4	5	1	2	0	0	0	3.48	3.30	9	31	15	5	1	4	3	2	1	0	30			0	0	0	7	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.51	-0.398	1.89	-0.30%	-4.98	1b start a 1	1b 1-3 2 out d4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	97	26	May 3	TEX		BOS	W,7-6	GS-5		4	4.1	9	6	6	3	2	1	2	5.04	4.23	26	99	59	15	6	9	10	8	1	0	20			2	0	0	21	2	1	0	0	0	1	1.07	-0.462	1.34	-0.35%	-3.68	1t start tie	5t 1-- 1 out d2
6	98	30	May 8	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-6	L(1-3)	4	5.1	7	3	2	3	5	0	0	4.75	4.00	24	79	46	16	4	8	8	5	1	0	46			0	0	0	21	2	0	1	2	0	0	1.15	-0.137	1.42	-0.10%	-1.14	1b start tie	6b -23 1 out d2
7	99	35	May 13	TEX		CLE	L,3-7	GS-6	L(1-4)	4	5.2	6	4	4	4	1	1	0	5.00	4.50	27	105	60	19	5	6	16	10	2	0	38			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.164	1.46	-0.12%	-1.33	1t start tie	6t 123 2 out d1
8	100	40	May 18	TEX		NYY	W,4-2	GS-6	W(2-4)	4	5.0	7	2	2	2	4	1	0	4.83	4.60	24	103	68	20	9	8	10	8	1	0	47			1	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	0.052	1.76	0.04%	0.51	1t start tie	6t 1-- 0 out a1
9	101	44	May 23	TEX	@	DET	L,1-7	GS-8	L(2-5)	4	7.1	9	6	4	2	2	2	0	4.84	4.95	32	107	67	17	2	11	17	9	3	0	40			0	2	1	30	1	0	0	0	0	1	.60	-0.178	.80	-0.14%	-1.33	1b start a 1	8b -2- 1 out d4
10	102	49	May 28	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-5	GS-7	L(2-6)	4	6.0	3	3	3	6	3	0	0	4.80	4.97	25	93	45	14	4	6	10	4	1	0	51			0	1	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	.74	-0.001	1.27	0.00%	0.25	1b start tie	7b 12- 0 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	103	54	Jun 2	TEX		MIN	W,8-0	GS-8	W(3-6)	4	8.0	5	0	0	1	6	0	1	4.19	4.63	30	119	73	16	14	5	17	7	5	0	77			0	1	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.412	1.26	0.33%	4.66	1t start tie	8t 3 out a8
12	104	58	Jun 7	TEX	@	KCR	L,4-10	GS-6	L(3-7)	4	5.0	7	6	6	2	4	1	0	4.68	4.68	22	85	50	14	11	6	10	4	2	0	31			0	2	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	-0.288	1.14	-0.24%	-2.60	1b start tie	6b 1-- 0 out d2
13	105	62	Jun 12	TEX		SFG	L,3-4	GS-8	L(3-8)	4	7.2	8	4	4	1	2	1	1	4.68	4.72	31	82	53	15	5	9	18	2	5	0	48			0	1	0	28	2	0	1	1	1	0	1.40	-0.116	1.74	-0.09%	0.30	1t start tie	8t -2- 2 out d1
14	106	67	Jun 18	TEX	@	COL	L,9-10	GS-7		5	6.1	10	6	3	0	2	2	0	4.65	4.87	30	103	61	12	8	14	14	9	1	0	37			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	1	1	.70	0.003	.96	0.00%	-0.65	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out a3
15	107	72	Jun 23	TEX		ANA	L,0-1	GS-7	L(3-9)	4	7.0	6	1	1	4	4	1	0	4.38	4.92	29	112	65	19	7	8	13	7	0	0	61			0	1	1	25	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.08	0.286	1.48	0.24%	3.08	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
16	108	77	Jun 28	TEX	@	OAK	W,2-0	GS-6	W(4-9)	4	5.0	5	0	0	5	7	0	1	4.15	4.87	24	102	54	16	8	4	7	3	0	0	59			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.54	0.239	1.18	0.11%	2.27	1b start tie	6b 1-- 0 out a2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	109	82	Jul 3	TEX		COL	W,8-3	GS-9	W(5-9)	4	8.1	4	3	3	2	4	1	1	4.07	4.86	32	120	81	23	11	5	20	4	2	0	65			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.326	.78	0.17%	1.93	1t start tie	9t --- 1 out a5
18	110	87	Jul 11	TEX	@	SEA	L,7-8	GS-6		7	5.1	10	7	7	2	6	3	0	4.46	5.08	28	109	67	20	10	8	12	5	0	0	24			1	0	0	25	2	1	0	0	1	0	.66	-0.289	.90	-0.24%	-4.45	1b start tie	6b -2- 1 out d4
19	111	92	Jul 16	TEX		TOR	W,6-0	SHO	W(6-9)	4	9.0	8	0	0	1	4	0	0	4.11	4.88	36	126	82	19	16	13	18	6	5	0	74			1	0	0	35	1	0	0	1	0	0	.98	0.382	.82	0.19%	5.24	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
20	112	97	Jul 21	TEX		BAL	L,1-5	GS-7	L(6-10)	4	6.1	6	4	4	4	3	1	2	4.19	5.00	31	106	60	18	3	9	13	2	3	0	44			0	0	0	25	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.15	-0.112	.70	-0.04%	-0.59	1t start tie	7t 123 1 out d2
21	113	102	Jul 26	TEX	@	CHW	W,4-1	GS-7	W(7-10)	4	6.1	4	1	1	2	2	0	0	4.06	4.92	24	100	57	16	2	8	12	4	2	0	61			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.02	0.244	.25	0.04%	2.51	1b start tie	7b 1-3 1 out a3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	114	107	Aug 1	TEX		CLE	L,5-8	GS-7		5	7.0	9	4	3	2	4	3	0	4.05	5.10	31	109	66	17	9	11	14	5	2	0	47			2	1	1	29	2	0	0	2	0	2	1.09	-0.006	.18	0.00%	0.08	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
23	115	112	Aug 6	TEX		NYY	W,6-2	GS-6	W(8-10)	4	6.0	8	2	2	3	3	2	1	4.00	5.24	29	111	67	20	5	11	11	2	3	0	48			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.47	0.074	.04	0.00%	1.49	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
24	116	118	Aug 11	TEX	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	W(9-10)	4	9.0	9	3	3	0	5	1	0	3.94	5.13	36	118	82	19	13	12	19	9	4	0	62			1	0	0	36	2	1	0	0	0	0	.77	0.123	.03	0.00%	2.09	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
25	117	122	Aug 16	TEX	@	NYY	W,8-5	GS-6		4	5.0	2	3	3	6	1	0	0	3.99	5.17	23	90	46	13	3	7	9	3	2	0	46			1	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.036	.08	0.00%	0.76	1b start tie	6b 12- 0 out a2
26	118	128	Aug 22	TEX		CHW	W,17-8	GS-7	W(10-10)	5	6.1	9	7	6	2	1	3	0	4.17	5.36	29	103	62	17	3	15	11	2	0	0	28			0	1	1	27	1	0	0	1	0	1	.37	-0.057	.01	0.00%	-3.52	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out a6
27	119	133	Aug 27	TEX	@	MIL	W,7-1	GS-7	W(11-10)	4	7.0	6	1	1	4	5	1	0	4.05	5.35	30	124	74	28	9	9	12	6	1	0	62			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	1	.70	0.150	.00	0.00%	2.92	1b start tie	7b 3 out a6
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	120	138	Sep 2	TEX		LAD	W,13-12	GS-4		5	4.0	9	7	4	0	2	0	0	4.16	5.28	22	81	51	14	7	7	13	10	1	0	24			0	0	0	22	3	1	0	0	0	1	.90	-0.422	.00	0.00%	-4.67	1t start tie	4t 3 out d5
29	121	143	Sep 7	TEX	@	TOR	L,0-4	GS-7	L(11-11)	4	7.0	7	4	2	3	5	0	0	4.10	5.19	32	108	70	13	12	9	15	6	3	0	53			2	0	0	28	3	0	0	0	0	1	.66	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.16	1b start tie	7b 3 out d4
30	122	148	Sep 13	TEX		MIN	W,9-3	CG	W(12-11)	5	9.0	8	3	3	5	1	1	0	4.05	5.23	39	125	73	13	5	15	18	7	2	0	55			1	0	0	34	2	1	0	1	0	0	.65	0.134	.00	0.00%	2.24	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
31	123	153	Sep 18	TEX		SEA	L,3-6	GS-5	L(12-12)	4	4.1	8	5	5	4	2	2	1	4.19	5.37	26	86	47	11	4	6	13	7	2	0	25			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.254	.00	0.00%	-3.08	1t start tie	5t 12- 1 out d4
32	124	158	Sep 24	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-4	GS-9	W(13-12)	5	8.0	6	4	4	1	4	1	1	4.20	5.33	30	104	60	16	6	14	10	4	2	0	57			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.83	0.349	.00	0.00%	0.26	1b start a 1	9b --- 0 out a4
							17-15		W-L:13-12	4.3	201.1	213	111	94	82	104	29	11	4.20	5.33	887	3193	60%	16%	7%	0.70		25%	9%	0	48		---%	14	10	4	787	43	6	3	20	5	11	.96	0.492	.72	-0.08%	3.27

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