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Tony Oliva

Twins Career team 1962 to 1976
Position RF
Born Jul 20, 1938

Key Insights

1976
One opponent brings the best out of him

Oliva has hit .500/.625/1.333 against Dan Osinski in 16 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

6 for 12 with 2 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .827 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Oliva is 7 for 13 against Stu Miller, a .538 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

15 career plate appearances.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

Oliva has hit 8 home runs off Catfish Hunter, one every 10.1 plate appearances they have shared.

81 career plate appearances against him.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Oliva has hit .062/.059/.062 against Woodie Fryman in 17 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

1 for 16 with 0 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .827 OPS median across his matchups.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

Oliva swings through more against Jim Bouton than against anyone else he has faced this often: 0% of the swings between them come up empty.

37 plate appearances between them. 92nd percentile of the 12 matchups on his own record.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

No pitcher has seen Oliva more often than Mel Stottlemyre Sr.: 116 plate appearances, in which Oliva has hit .295/.319/.571.

33 hits, 7 home runs and 3 strikeouts across 116 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 20, 1938