Joe Oliver Notable

b. July 24, 1965 · Cincinnati Reds 1989–1994, 1996–1997, Milwaukee Brewers 1995, Detroit Tigers 1998, Seattle Mariners 1998, 2000, Pittsburgh Pirates 1999, New York Yankees 2001, Boston Red Sox 2001

Joe Oliver played for seven clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1989 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 2001.

Across 1,076 games he batted .247, with 831 hits and 320 runs. He finished with 102 home runs, 174 doubles and 13 stolen bases.

He played 1,033 games behind the plate, with 6,059 putouts and 71 errors. He turned 59 double plays.

He was born in Memphis, TN, USA on July 24, 1965. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	1992

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1989	CIN	49	151	13	41	8	0	3	23	6	28	0	.272
1990	CIN	121	364	34	84	23	0	8	52	37	75	1	.231
1991	CIN	94	269	21	58	11	0	11	41	18	53	0	.216
1992	CIN	143	485	42	131	25	1	10	57	35	75	2	.270
1993	CIN	139	482	40	115	28	0	14	75	27	91	0	.239
1994	CIN	6	19	1	4	0	0	1	5	2	3	0	.211
1995	MIL	97	337	43	92	20	0	12	51	27	66	2	.273
1996	CIN	106	289	31	70	12	1	11	46	28	54	2	.242
1997	CIN	111	349	28	90	13	0	14	43	25	58	1	.258
1998	DET/SEA	79	240	20	54	11	0	6	32	17	48	1	.225
1999	PIT	45	134	10	27	8	0	1	13	10	33	2	.201
2000	SEA	69	200	33	53	13	1	10	35	14	38	2	.265
2001	BOS/NYY	17	48	4	12	2	0	1	3	2	15	0	.250
Career	—	1076	3367	320	831	174	3	102	476	248	637	13	.247

On this day & linked events

1965

Born July 24, 1965

Memphis, TN, USA

1989

Major-league debut: Joe Oliver

Joe Oliver made a major-league debut on July 15, 1989.

2001

Final major-league game: Joe Oliver

Joe Oliver played a final major-league game on October 6, 2001.

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