Tony Oliva

HALL OF FAME

Right Field

1962—1976

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Player LeveL
Superstar
Top 100 Rank
NR
Right Field RANK
#27

Player Detail

Tony Pedro
GIVEN NAME
Oliva
SURNAME
July 20, 1938, in Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1962—1976
Playing Career
Played from 23-37
PLAYING AGE
Minnesota Twins
Teams Played For
Right Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Minnesota Twins
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Tony-O
NICKNAME
6
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-1 / 175
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 9, 1962
Major League Debut
September 29, 1976
FINAL GAME
— MEMBER OF THE HALL OF FAME —
— Top 50 Right Fielder —
— Twins ALL-TIME TEAM —

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WHO IS Tony Oliva?

Had he been able to stay healthy, he would have probably won several more batting titles. A truly outstanding hitter.
When he migrated to the United States from Cuba, Tony Oliva used his brother Pedro’s identification to help him get into the country. He later officially changed his name to Tony Pedro Oliva.
  • Tony Oliva Scouting Report

80

HITTING

60

POWER

30

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

70

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1676
1917
220
947
.304
8 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
40.6
58.5

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.830
.734
113.4

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.304
.353
.476

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Al Kaline
Jim Northrup
Tony Conigliaro

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
.304
.357
.467

TEAMMATE TEAM

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Rod Carew
Zoilo Versalles
Eric Soderholm
Bob Allison
Lyman Bostock
Cesar Tovar
Jim Kaat
Bert Blyleven
Sam Mele

Tony Oliva Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Oliva
550
167
76
29
4
19
83
39
56
8
262
211
.304
.353
.476
830
AVG RF
533
138
70
22
4
16
55
84
9
215
197
.259
.330
.403
.734

Tony Oliva Rankings

AT Right Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
27
33
28
33
40
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Right Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
36
21
32
26
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Tony Oliva PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
43.1
38.2
26.5
20.0
4.16
73.7
43.4
30.3
21.5
5.03
BLUE = Tony Oliva
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
245.7
191.1
134.8
90.5
23.7
389.8
205.2
143.3
96.9
26.7
BLUE = Tony Oliva
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF