1967
Born July 6, 1967
Mayaguez, , P.R.
Omar Olivares Notable
b. July 6, 1967 · St. Louis Cardinals 1990–1994, Colorado Rockies 1995, Philadelphia Phillies 1995, Detroit Tigers 1996–1997, Seattle Mariners 1997, Anaheim Angels 1998–1999, Oakland Athletics 1999–2000, Pittsburgh Pirates 2001
Omar Olivares played for eight clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1990 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2001.
He went 77 and 86 with a 4.67 earned run average, pitching 1,591.7 innings in 349 games. He struck out 853 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 364 games he batted .240, with 58 hits and 25 runs. He finished with 5 home runs and 10 doubles.
He was born in Mayaguez, P.R. on July 6, 1967. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | STL | 9 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .176 |
| 1991 | STL | 28 | 53 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .226 |
| 1992 | STL | 36 | 68 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .235 |
| 1993 | STL | 59 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .269 |
| 1994 | STL | 15 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .214 |
| 1995 | COL/PHI | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .222 |
| 1996 | DET | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | DET/SEA | 35 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .600 |
| 1998 | ANA | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | ANA/OAK | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 2000 | OAK | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2001 | PIT | 47 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .222 |
| Career | — | 364 | 242 | 25 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 6 | 71 | 0 | .240 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | STL | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 49.1 | 45 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 2.92 |
| 1991 | STL | 11 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 167.1 | 148 | 69 | 61 | 91 | 3.71 |
| 1992 | STL | 9 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 197.0 | 189 | 84 | 63 | 124 | 3.84 |
| 1993 | STL | 5 | 3 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 118.2 | 134 | 55 | 54 | 63 | 4.17 |
| 1994 | STL | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 73.2 | 84 | 47 | 37 | 26 | 5.74 |
| 1995 | COL/PHI | 1 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 41.2 | 55 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 6.91 |
| 1996 | DET | 7 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 160.0 | 169 | 87 | 75 | 81 | 4.89 |
| 1997 | DET/SEA | 6 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 177.1 | 191 | 98 | 81 | 103 | 4.97 |
| 1998 | ANA | 9 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 0 | 183.0 | 189 | 82 | 91 | 112 | 4.03 |
| 1999 | ANA/OAK | 15 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 205.2 | 217 | 95 | 81 | 85 | 4.16 |
| 2000 | OAK | 4 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 108.0 | 134 | 81 | 60 | 57 | 6.75 |
| 2001 | PIT | 6 | 9 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 110.0 | 123 | 80 | 42 | 69 | 6.55 |
| Career | — | 77 | 86 | 349 | 229 | 4 | 1591.2 | 1678 | 826 | 685 | 853 | 4.67 |
On this day & linked events
1990
Major-league debut: Omar Olivares
Omar Olivares made a major-league debut on August 18, 1990.
2001
Final major-league game: Omar Olivares
Omar Olivares played a final major-league game on September 28, 2001.