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Al Oliver played 18 major-league seasons (1968-1985) as a OF (1,376), 1B (733). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 19 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 22 | PIT | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .250 | -22 |
| 1969 | 23 | PIT | 129 | 463 | 55 | 132 | 17 | 70 | 8 | 21 | 38 | .285 | .778 | 124 |
| 1970 | 24 | PIT | 151 | 551 | 63 | 149 | 12 | 83 | 1 | 35 | 35 | .270 | .740 | 105 |
| 1971 | 25 | PIT | 143 | 529 | 69 | 149 | 14 | 64 | 4 | 27 | 72 | .282 | .763 | 122 |
| 1972 | 26 | PIT | 140 | 565 | 88 | 176 | 12 | 89 | 2 | 34 | 44 | .312 | .789 | 132 |
| 1973 | 27 | PIT | 158 | 654 | 90 | 191 | 20 | 99 | 6 | 22 | 52 | .292 | .779 | 121 |
| 1974 | 28 | PIT | 147 | 617 | 96 | 198 | 11 | 85 | 10 | 33 | 58 | .321 | .832 | 139 |
| 1975 | 29 | PIT | 155 | 628 | 90 | 176 | 18 | 84 | 4 | 25 | 73 | .280 | .763 | 118 |
| 1976 | 30 | PIT | 121 | 443 | 62 | 143 | 12 | 61 | 6 | 26 | 29 | .323 | .839 | 145 |
| 1977 | 31 | PIT | 154 | 568 | 75 | 175 | 19 | 82 | 13 | 40 | 38 | .308 | .834 | 129 |
| 1978 | 32 | TEX | 133 | 525 | 65 | 170 | 14 | 89 | 8 | 31 | 41 | .324 | .848 | 137 |
| 1979 | 33 | TEX | 136 | 492 | 69 | 159 | 12 | 76 | 4 | 34 | 34 | .323 | .836 | 125 |
| 1980 | 34 | TEX | 163 | 656 | 96 | 209 | 19 | 117 | 5 | 39 | 47 | .319 | .838 | 128 |
| 1981 | 35 | TEX | 102 | 421 | 53 | 130 | 4 | 55 | 3 | 24 | 28 | .309 | .759 | 119 |
| 1982 | 36 | MON | 160 | 617 | 90 | 204 | 22 | 109 | 5 | 61 | 59 | .331 | .906 | 161 |
| 1983 | 37 | MON | 157 | 614 | 70 | 184 | 8 | 84 | 1 | 44 | 44 | .300 | .757 | 117 |
| 1984 | 38 | SFN|PHI | 119 | 432 | 36 | 130 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 27 | 36 | .301 | .714 | 108 |
| 1985 | 39 | TOR | 61 | 187 | 20 | 47 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .251 | .656 | 79 |
| 1985 | 39 | LAN | 35 | 79 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 11 | .253 | .611 | 77 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | OF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1B | 106 | 97 | 869 | 49 | 8 | 87 |
| 1969 | OF | 21 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | OF | 80 | 79 | 136 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1B | 77 | 64 | 582 | 48 | 7 | 68 |
| 1971 | OF | 116 | 112 | 305 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1B | 25 | 21 | 192 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| 1972 | OF | 138 | 136 | 332 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1B | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1973 | OF | 109 | 108 | 238 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1B | 50 | 48 | 454 | 31 | 4 | 42 |
| 1974 | OF | 98 | 96 | 284 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1B | 49 | 48 | 418 | 23 | 3 | 28 |
| 1975 | OF | 153 | 148 | 380 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 1975 | 1B | 4 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1976 | OF | 106 | 105 | 301 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1B | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1977 | OF | 148 | 147 | 305 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 1978 | OF | 107 | 107 | 219 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 1979 | OF | 119 | 115 | 260 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 1980 | OF | 157 | 155 | 314 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 1980 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1B | 159 | 159 | 1286 | 92 | 19 | 96 |
| 1983 | 1B | 153 | 152 | 1207 | 118 | 13 | 93 |
| 1983 | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1B | 101 | 97 | 814 | 60 | 13 | 58 |
| 1984 | OF | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | OF | 17 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Al Oliver won: TSN All-Star 1975 (NL), Silver Slugger 1980 (AL), Silver Slugger 1981 (AL), Silver Slugger 1982 (NL), TSN All-Star 1982 (NL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (11 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1978, 1977, 1976, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1969.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Rookie of the Year | NL | 3 | 3 / 24 | 3 |
| 1972 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 7 | 52 / 336 | 0 |
| 1973 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 25 | 6 / 336 | 0 |
| 1974 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 7 | 87 / 336 | 0 |
| 1976 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 12 | 30 / 336 | 0 |
| 1977 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 17 | 9 / 336 | 0 |
| 1978 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 14 | 26 / 392 | 0 |
| 1980 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 11 | 31 / 392 | 0 |
| 1981 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 16 | 8 / 392 | 0 |
| 1982 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 4 | 175 / 336 | 0 |
| 1983 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 19 | 3 / 336 | 0 |
Al Oliver ranks on 1 all-time single-season position leaderboard (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #138 | first basemen | 1982 | 161 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.