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Darren Oliver

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Full Name: Darren Christopher Oliver Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/170 First Game: September 1, 1993
Birthdate: October 6, 1970 MLB Experience: 13 years
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri
Bat/Throw: Right/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Scouting Report
  • 3 Statistics
    • 3.1 Pitching Stats
    • 3.2 Fielding Stats
    • 3.3 Batting Stats
  • 4 Transactions
  • 5 Trivia
  • 6 Video Gallery
  • 7 Picture Gallery
  • 8 See Also
    • 8.1 Recent Darren Oliver ArmchairGM Stories
  • 9 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on October 6, 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri, Darren Oliver (Darren Christopher Oliver) played for the Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim over the course of his 13 year career. Oliver broke into the bigs on September 1, 1993 with the Texas Rangers, and put up a 3.42 ERA in 50 innings pitched in 1994, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Darren Oliver's best season was 1996, when he posted a 4.66 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 112 batters.

Oliver made his major league debut on September 1, 1993 at the age of 22 at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox. In 1996, Oliver became a starter for the Rangers and won 14 games. From 1996 to 1998, Oliver pitched for the Rangers and then was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for whom he pitched until 1999, returning to the Rangers for the next two years.

In 2002, Oliver pitched for the Boston Red Sox as a left-handed reliever. In 2003, Oliver won 13 games for the Colorado Rockies. In 2004, Oliver pitched for the Florida Marlins and Houston Astros. After 2004, he became a free agent.

In 2005, the Rockies brought him to their spring training camp, but released him. Oliver missed the entire season. After the 2005 season, Oliver signed with the New York Mets and made the team as a left-handed reliever. Oliver proved to be very useful in the Mets bullpen, going 4-1 with a 2.84 ERA in 36 games and 66.2 innings (through August 30, 2006). He made a six-inning relief appearance in Game 3 of the 2006 NLCS on October 14, 2006. Despite not giving up a run, the Mets lost the game and were down 2-1 in the series. He was mentioned as potential starter for Game 7; the Mets instead tapped Oliver Perez as the starter.

He became a free agent at the end of the 2006 season. He signed with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

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[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1993 TEX A 2 0 0 0 2.70 4 1 1 0 0 0 3.1 2 1 1 1 0 0
1994 TEX A 43 0 4 0 3.42 50 24 19 0 0 2 50 40 4 35 4 2 6
1995 TEX A 17 7 4 2 4.22 39 25 23 0 0 0 49 47 3 32 1 4 1
1996 TEX A 30 30 14 6 4.66 112 97 90 1 1 0 173.2 190 20 76 3 5 10
1997 TEX A 32 32 13 12 4.20 104 111 94 3 1 0 201.1 213 29 82 3 7 11
1998 TEX A 19 19 6 7 6.53 58 84 75 2 0 0 103.1 140 11 43 1 6 10
1998 STL N 10 10 4 4 4.26 29 31 27 0 0 0 57 64 7 23 1 1 0
1998 Total 29 29 10 11 5.73 87 115 102 2 0 0 160.1 204 18 66 2 7 10
1999 STL N 30 30 9 9 4.26 119 96 93 2 1 0 196.1 197 16 74 4 6 11
2000 TEX A 21 21 2 9 7.42 49 95 89 0 0 0 108 151 16 42 3 4 4
2001 TEX A 28 28 11 11 6.02 104 109 103 1 0 0 154 189 23 65 0 8 6
2002 BOS A 14 9 4 5 4.66 32 30 30 1 1 0 58 70 7 27 0 1 6
2003 COL N 33 32 13 11 5.04 88 108 101 1 0 0 180.1 201 21 61 3 0 8
2004 HOU N 9 2 1 0 3.86 13 6 6 0 0 0 14 12 1 4 0 0 0
2004 FLA N 18 8 2 3 6.44 33 44 42 0 0 0 58.2 75 13 17 1 1 1
2004 TOT N 27 10 3 3 5.94 46 50 48 0 0 0 72.2 87 14 21 1 1 1
2006 NY N 45 0 4 1 3.44 60 33 31 0 0 0 81 70 13 21 2 1 3
2007 ANA A 61 0 3 1 3.78 51 31 27 0 0 0 64.1 58 5 23 2 1 1
Total NL 145 82 33 28 4.60 342 318 300 3 1 0 587.1 619 71 200 11 9 23
Total AL 267 146 61 53 5.14 603 607 551 8 3 2 965 1100 119 426 18 38 55
Total 412 228 94 81 4.93 945 925 851 11 4 2 1552.1 1719 190 626 29 47 78

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1993 TEX A P 2 0 3.1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500
1994 TEX A P 43 0 50 5 14 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 1.000
1995 TEX A P 17 7 49 4 8 0 1 0 0 7 3 2 1.000
1996 TEX A P 30 30 173.2 4 23 1 3 0 0 11 6 2 .964
1997 TEX A P 32 32 201.1 7 23 2 0 0 0 14 10 4 .938
1998 TEX A P 19 19 103.1 5 15 1 0 0 2 7 8 4 .952
1998 STL N P 10 10 57 0 12 0 1 0 0 6 5 2 1.000
1998 Total P 29 29 160.1 5 27 1 1 0 2 13 13 6 .970
1999 STL N P 30 30 196.1 7 33 2 1 0 1 13 11 5 .952
2000 TEX A P 21 21 108 7 15 0 0 0 0 6 5 2 1.000
2001 TEX A P 28 28 154 7 26 0 1 0 0 12 10 5 1.000
2002 BOS A P 14 9 58 2 6 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 1.000
2003 COL N P 33 32 180.1 7 28 0 3 0 3 14 6 4 1.000
2004 HOU N P 9 2 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000
2004 FLA N P 18 8 58.2 1 11 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1.000
2004 TOT N P 27 10 72.2 2 11 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 1.000
2006 NY N P 45 0 81 4 10 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 1.000
2007 ANA A P 61 0 64.1 2 11 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .929
Total P 412 228 1552.1 63 236 8 14 0 11 107 73 31 .974

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1993 TEX A 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 TEX A 43 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 TEX A 17 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 TEX A 30 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 TEX A 32 2 1 1 0 2 .500 .667 .500 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1998 TEX A 19 6 1 1 0 1 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1998 STL N 11 23 0 2 0 0 .087 .125 .130 1 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 0
1998 Total 30 29 1 3 0 1 .103 .133 .172 2 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 0
1999 STL N 35 73 7 20 0 6 .274 .303 .329 4 0 3 23 0 8 0 0 1
2000 TEX A 21 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2001 TEX A 28 6 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 .500 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
2002 BOS A 14 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 COL N 35 67 6 17 1 8 .254 .296 .343 3 0 3 17 1 2 0 0 1
2004 HOU N 10 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
2004 FLA N 18 19 0 3 0 1 .158 .158 .158 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 2
2004 TOT N 28 22 0 3 0 1 .136 .136 .136 0 0 0 9 0 3 0 0 3
2006 NY N 45 15 2 2 0 2 .133 .188 .200 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0
2007 ANA A 61 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 154 200 15 44 1 17 .220 .254 .280 9 0 8 68 1 13 0 0 5
Total AL 267 17 2 4 0 3 .235 .316 .353 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 0
Total 421 217 17 48 1 20 .221 .259 .286 11 0 8 74 3 15 0 0 5

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1988 - signed June 2, 1988).
  • Traded by Texas Rangers with Fernando Tatis and a player to be named later to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Royce Clayton and Todd Stottlemyre (July 31, 1998); St. Louis Cardinals received Mark Little (August 9, 1998).
  • Granted free agency (October 29, 1999).
  • Signed by Texas Rangers (January 27, 2000).
  • Traded by Texas Rangers to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Carl Everett (December 12, 2001).
  • Released by Boston Red Sox (July 2, 2002).
  • Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (July 19, 2002).
  • Released by St. Louis Cardinals (August 13, 2002).
  • Signed by Colorado Rockies (February 3, 2003).
  • Granted free agency (October 26, 2003).
  • Signed by Florida Marlins (February 6, 2004).
  • Sold by Florida Marlins to Houston Astros (July 22, 2004).
  • Granted free agency (November 8, 2004).
  • Signed by Colorado Rockies (January 22, 2005).
  • Released by Colorado Rockies (March 31, 2005).
  • Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (April 12, 2005).
  • Released by Arizona Diamondbacks (May 3, 2005).
  • Signed by Chicago Cubs (May 7, 2005).
  • Released by Chicago Cubs (May 20, 2005).
  • Signed by New York Mets (January 19, 2006).
  • Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
  • Signed by Anaheim Angels (December 11, 2006).

[edit] Trivia

  • Oliver was the first pitcher ever to pitch in interleague play. He was the starting pitcher in the Texas Rangers' 4-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants on June 12, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington (now Ameriquest Field in Arlington). [1]
  • As a Cardinal, Oliver was the starting and winning pitcher in the game where Mark McGwire hit his record-tying 61st home run on September 7, 1998.

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