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Joseph Melton Oliver

First name: Joe

Last name: Oliver

Birthdate: 1965-07-24

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 119987

Retro ID: olivj001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1989CIN2.00.93.01.12.01.06
1990CIN5.22.57.72.24.53.214
1991CIN3.71.85.50.01.63.95
1992CIN6.83.210.03.05.94.118
1993CIN6.63.09.62.85.64.017
1994CIN0.30.10.4-0.10.00.40
1995MIL4.62.06.51.53.43.110
1996CIN4.12.06.01.53.32.710
1997CIN4.92.27.21.83.93.312
1998DET2.11.03.1-0.20.72.42
1998SEA1.20.61.80.20.71.02
1999PIT1.81.02.8-0.10.72.12
2000SEA2.71.34.01.72.91.19
2001BOS0.20.10.3-0.2-0.10.30
2001NYA0.50.30.8-0.10.10.60
Career46.722.068.715.135.233.2107

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1989CIN161-1-21-200530029.00.20.30.00.512
1990CIN409-10-12301-11180028.80.20.80.01.030
1991CIN291-9-102-2-2-1-1600-149.3-1.50.60.0-0.913
1992CIN534-3-5-700-1101100-38.7-0.31.10.00.834
1993CIN521-17-1731-1-1131000-29.9-0.21.00.00.835
1994CIN21-1-10000-1000-210.1-0.20.00.0-0.20
1995MIL369-1-33-2-1-10600-410.6-0.40.60.00.214
1996CIN325-6-60-1-106600-210.1-0.20.60.00.420
1997CIN386-5-60-5006700-59.4-0.50.70.00.223
1998DET166-10-10-1-2002300-1110.2-1.10.30.0-0.810
1998SEA97-4-41100-1200-310.9-0.30.20.0-0.13
1999PIT146-13-1322-1-11300-1010.1-1.00.30.0-0.78
2000SEA219-11210-12400510.70.50.40.00.912
2001BOS13-1-10000-1000-210.0-0.20.00.0-0.20
2001NYA40-2-20000-2100-410.0-0.40.10.0-0.30
Career3,698-84-919-9-5-7507000-53--5.47.00.01.6214

Defense

Catcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Frame Runs SB Runs Block Runs Err Runs Catcher Runs Total Fielding Runs
1989 CIN 20 1.0 1 1 2 -0.1 2.3 -0.1 2 5
1990 CIN 33 -1.0 -1 -1 6 6.8 -1.4 0.9 6 11
1991 CIN 34 1.0 1 1 4 -2.3 -2.1 -1.6 -6 -1
1992 CIN 54 1.0 1 1 8 1.4 -0.1 0.1 1 10
1993 CIN 37 0.0 0 0 8 3.5 1.8 0.7 6 14
1994 CIN 3 0.0 0 0 0 0.3 -0.7 -0.2 -1 -1
1995 MIL 20 -1.0 -1 -1 5 -1.6 -1.6 -0.9 -4 0
1996 CIN 26 1.0 1 1 5 0.1 -0.6 0.4 0 6
1997 CIN 36 1.0 1 1 5 0.6 -0.5 0.2 0 6
1998 DET 13 0.0 0 0 2 0.9 -0.1 -0.7 0 2
1998 SEA 7 0.0 0 0 2 -1.5 -1.3 -0.4 -3 -1
1999 PIT 12 0.0 0 0 2 -2.5 0.9 0.4 -1 1
2000 SEA 15 0.0 0 0 3 -2.6 1.3 0.5 -1 2
2001 NYA 1 0.0 0 0 0 -1.4 0.0 -0.1 -2 -2
2001 BOS 2 0.0 0 0 0 -0.6 -0.1 -0.2 -1 -1
313 3.0 3 3 52 1.0 -2.2 -1.0 -4 51

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1992 CIN 1B 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1993 CIN 1B 138 7 -1.0 -1 -1 -5 -3 0.2 0.0 0 -1
1995 MIL 1B 12 4 0.0 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0
1996 CIN 1B 43 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1997 CIN 1B 44 6 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1998 DET 1B 12 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2000 SEA 1B 20 2 0.0 0 0 0 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1B 273 24 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 -2 0.2 0.0 0 -1

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1993 CIN RF 14 0 0.0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
1996 CIN LF 9 1 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0
1996 CIN RF 14 2 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
LF 9 1 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0
RF 28 2 0.0 0 0 -2 1 0 0

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1990CIN0.40.20.60.10.20.41
2000SEA0.20.10.30.10.10.10
Career0.60.30.90.20.30.51

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1990CIN32-1-10100-1100-17.6-0.10.10.00.00
2000SEA12000000000008.70.00.00.00.01
Career44-1-10100-1100-1--0.10.10.00.01

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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