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Al Oliver

Center Field
1968—1985
BORN
October 14, 1946, in Portsmouth, OH
BATS / THROWS
Left / Left
HT / WT
6-0 / 195
MLB DEBUT
September 23, 1968
FINAL GAME
October 5, 1985
PRIMARY TEAM
Lumber Company
.303
BATTING AVERAGE
2743
HITS
43.7
WAR
.344
ON-BASE PCT
219
27.9
WAR7
.451
SLUGGING
.795
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
3.0
WAR PER SEASON
Al Oliver
 
Line-drive machine, member of Pittsburgh’s Lumber Company of the 1970s.
— # 61 RANKED AT POSITION —
— 1971 CHAMP —

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Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Oliver
43.7
27.9
19.4
14.0
35.8
3.0
AVG HOFer
74.6
45.7
33.5
22.8
60.2
5.4

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Al Oliver Rank?

No. 61 Ranked

at Center Field

Ranking Among Center Fielders by Wins Above Replacement ↓

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
47
76
94
NR
55
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Center Fielders