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Darren Oliver

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-3, 250lb (190cm, 113kg)

Born: October 6, 1970 in Kansas City, MO us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rio Linda HS (Rio Linda, CA).

High School: Rio Linda HS (Rio Linda, CA)

Debut: September 1, 1993 (Age 22-330d, 16,391st in major league history)
vs. BOS 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 2013 (Age 42-358d)
vs. TBR 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1994 season

Agents: Jeff Frye, Mike McCann • Previously: Jay Franklin, Scott Boras

Full Name: Darren Christopher Oliver

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Relatives: Son of Bob Oliver

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.2

118

ERA

4.51

766

229

1915.2

1259

WHIP

1.439

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-6 / in Starts: 6-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	12 (5-6-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (9-6-3)

Most Driven In
D CedeÃ±o	1
E Marrero	0

Most Driven In By
T Goodwin	0

1998 Batting Game Log

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1998 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	4	64 (63)	Jun 10	TEX	@	COL	L,8-9	GS-6	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	1.28	0.047	1.40	0.03%	0.37	P
2	5	79 (14)	Jun 26	TEX	@	SFG	W,7-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	1.07	-0.082	1.58	-0.07%	-0.76	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Texas Rangers to St. Louis Cardinals
3	6	111	Aug 3	STL	@	MIL	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	8	1.09	-0.056	.06	0.00%	-0.48	P
4	7	115 (3)	Aug 8	STL		CHC	W,9-8	12-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	8	1.82	-0.045	.24	0.00%	-0.16	PH
5	8	116	Aug 9	STL		CHC	W,2-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	8	1.78	-0.088	.30	-0.01%	-0.81	P
6	9	121 (4)	Aug 15	STL		PIT	W,8-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.154	.231	8	.70	-0.038	.09	0.00%	-0.34	P
7	10	126 (4)	Aug 20 (2)	STL	@	NYM	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.125	.188	8	.92	-0.106	.12	-0.01%	-1.21	P
8	11	133 (6)	Aug 26	STL		FLA	L,6-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.056	.056	.111	.167	8	.93	0.018	.01	0.00%	0.22	P
9	12	138 (4)	Aug 31	STL	@	FLA	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.190	.286	8	.65	-0.005	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	13	144 (5)	Sep 7	STL		CHC	W,3-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	8	.52	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
11	14	149 (4)	Sep 12	STL	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.185	.296	8	.66	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.06	P
12	15	155 (5)	Sep 18	STL	@	MIL	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.103	.172	.276	8	.69	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
13	16	159 (3)	Sep 23	STL		HOU	L,1-7	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.133	.172	.306	8	1.30	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.37	P
							7-6		30	29	1	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.103	.133	.172	.306		.96	-0.404	.35	-0.07%	-3.66

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