Joe Oliver

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: July 24, 1965 in Memphis, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from William R. Boone HS (Orlando, FL).

High School: William R. Boone HS (Orlando, FL)

Debut: July 15, 1989 (Age 23-356d, 15,650th in major league history)
vs. MON 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 2001 (Age 36-074d)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks • Previously: Scott Boras

Full Name: Joseph Melton Oliver

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1990 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

3367

831

102

.247

320

RBI

476

OBP

.299

SLG

.391

OPS

.690

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1983	17	CIN-min	Rk	56	206	186	21	40	4	0	4	28	1	0	15	47	.215	.286	.301	.587		56		4	0	1	0		BIL · PION
1984	18	CIN-min	A	102	363	335	34	73	11	0	3	29	2	2	17	83	.218	.262	.278	.539		93		4	4	3	1		CDR · MIDW
1985	19	CIN-min	A	112	428	386	38	104	23	2	7	62	1	5	32	75	.269	.323	.394	.717		152		1	4	5	3		TAM · FLOR
1986	20	CIN-min	AA	84	308	282	32	78	18	1	6	41	2	2	21	47	.277	.321	.411	.733		116		0	0	5	1		VMT · EL
1987	21	CIN-min	AA	66	264	236	31	72	13	2	10	60	0	3	17	30	.305	.350	.504	.854		119		3	1	7	2		VMT · EL
1988	22	CIN-min	AAA,AA	101	356	325	28	71	13	2	7	36	0	1	23	58	.218	.279	.335	.614		109		5	1	2	1		NVL,CNG · AA,SOUL
1989	23	CIN-min	AAA	71	255	233	22	68	13	0	6	31	0	0	13	35	.292	.331	.425	.756		99		3	1	5	1		NVL · AA
1989	23	CIN	NL	49	161	151	13	41	8	0	3	23	0	0	6	28	.272	.300	.384	.684	92	58	3	1	1	2	1	2/H
1990	24	CIN	NL	121	409	364	34	84	23	0	8	52	1	1	37	75	.231	.304	.360	.664	79	131	6	2	5	1	15	*2/H
1991	25	CIN	NL	94	291	269	21	58	11	0	11	41	0	0	18	53	.216	.265	.379	.644	77	102	14	0	4	0	5	2/H
1992	26	CIN	NL	143	534	485	42	131	25	1	10	57	2	3	35	75	.270	.316	.388	.704	96	188	12	1	6	7	19	*2/H3
1993	27	CIN	NL	139	521	482	40	115	28	0	14	75	0	0	27	91	.239	.276	.384	.659	75	185	13	1	2	9	2	*23/H9
1994	28	CIN	NL	6	21	19	1	4	0	0	1	5	0	0	2	3	.211	.286	.368	.654	70	7	1	0	0	0	1	/2
1995	29	MIL-min	AAA	4	13	13	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.077	.077	.154	.231		2	0	0	0	0	0		NOR · AA
1995	29	MIL	AL	97	369	337	43	92	20	0	12	51	2	4	27	66	.273	.332	.439	.772	95	148	11	3	2	0	1	2/D3H
1996	30	CIN	NL	106	325	289	31	70	12	1	11	46	2	0	28	54	.242	.311	.405	.715	87	117	8	2	3	3	6	2H/379
1997	31	CIN-min	AAA	2	9	9	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000		6	0	0	0	0	0		INA · AA
1997	31	CIN	NL	111	386	349	28	90	13	0	14	43	1	3	25	58	.258	.313	.415	.728	88	145	7	5	2	5	1	2/H3
1998	32	TOT	AL	79	263	240	20	54	11	0	6	32	1	1	17	48	.225	.272	.346	.618	60	83	8	0	2	4	0	2/H3D
1998	32	DET	AL	50	166	155	8	35	8	0	4	22	0	1	7	33	.226	.253	.355	.608	56	55	5	0	0	4	0	2/3DH
1998	32	SEA	AL	29	97	85	12	19	3	0	2	10	1	0	10	15	.224	.305	.329	.635	67	28	3	0	2	0	0	2/H
1999	33	TBD-min	AAA	57	232	219	27	66	18	1	7	43	1	0	7	50	.301	.325	.489	.813		107	7	2	1	3	0		DHM · IL
1999	33	PIT	NL	45	146	134	10	27	8	0	1	13	2	0	10	33	.201	.253	.284	.537	36	38	4	0	0	2	0	2/H
2000	34	SEA-min	AAA	18	68	61	2	12	2	0	0	8	0	0	5	12	.197	.265	.230	.494		14	3	1	0	1	0		TAC · PCL
2000	34	SEA	AL	69	219	200	33	53	13	1	10	35	2	1	14	38	.265	.313	.490	.803	105	98	6	0	5	0	1	2/H3D
2001	35	BOS-min	AAA,Rk	15	46	46	5	15	1	0	3	7	1	0	0	9	.326	.326	.543	.870		25	2	0	0	0	0		PAW,RES · IL,GULF
2001	35	TOT	AL	17	53	48	4	12	2	0	1	3	0	0	2	15	.250	.275	.354	.629	64	17	0	0	2	1	0	2
2001	35	NYY	AL	12	40	36	3	9	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	12	.250	.263	.361	.624	62	13	0	0	2	1	0	2
2001	35	BOS	AL	5	13	12	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.250	.308	.333	.641	69	4	0	0	0	0	0	/2
13 Yrs				1076	3698	3367	320	831	174	3	102	476	13	13	248	637	.247	.299	.391	.690	83	1317	93	15	34	34	52
162 Game Avg.				162	557	507	48	125	26	0	15	72	2	2	37	96	.247	.299	.391	.690	83	198	14	2	5	5	8
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
CIN (8 yrs)				769	2648	2408	210	593	120	2	72	342	6	7	178	437	.246	.298	.387	.686	84	933	64	12	23	27	50
SEA (2 yrs)				98	316	285	45	72	16	1	12	45	3	1	24	53	.253	.311	.442	.753	94	126	9	0	7	0	1
PIT (1 yr)				45	146	134	10	27	8	0	1	13	2	0	10	33	.201	.253	.284	.537	36	38	4	0	0	2	0
NYY (1 yr)				12	40	36	3	9	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	12	.250	.263	.361	.624	62	13	0	0	2	1	0
DET (1 yr)				50	166	155	8	35	8	0	4	22	0	1	7	33	.226	.253	.355	.608	56	55	5	0	0	4	0
BOS (1 yr)				5	13	12	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.250	.308	.333	.641	69	4	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (1 yr)				97	369	337	43	92	20	0	12	51	2	4	27	66	.273	.332	.439	.772	95	148	11	3	2	0	1

NL (9 yrs)				814	2794	2542	220	620	128	2	73	355	8	7	188	470	.244	.296	.382	.678	82	971	68	12	23	29	50
AL (4 yrs)				262	904	825	100	211	46	1	29	121	5	6	60	167	.256	.307	.419	.726	86	346	25	3	11	5	2

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