How Al Oliver's BABIP Compares to Similar Players
Al Oliver posted a career BABIP of .309, near the league average of .290 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best BABIP season came in 1974, posting .338, above the league average of .284 that year. The lowest point came in 1968 at .250, below the league average of .280 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .312 in 1983 to .328 in 1984 and .261 in 1985. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent BABIP producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 18 seasons.
Al Oliver Lifetime BABIP
Stats similar to BABIP for Al Oliver
| Al Oliver
BABIP |
|---|
| Career | 0.309 |
| Season Avg. | 0.309 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.309 |
| More Info | See More |
Al Oliver BABIP Per Season
Al Oliver's BABIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, CF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Al Oliver BABIP by Team
Al Oliver's career BABIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Al Oliver BABIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Al Oliver's career BABIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Al Oliver BABIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Al Oliver's seasonal BABIP alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Al Oliver BABIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Al Oliver's MLB career with BABIP alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
