Omar Olivares
Omar Olivares Palau (born July 6, 1967) is a Puerto Rican former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1990–1994), Colorado Rockies (1995), Philadelphia Phillies (1995), Detroit Tigers (1996–97), Seattle Mariners (1997), Anaheim Angels (1998–99), Oakland Athletics (1999–2000) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2001). He batted and threw right-handed.
| Omar Olivares | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: July 6, 1967 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 18, 1990, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 2001, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 77–86 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.67 | ||
| Strikeouts | 853 | ||
| Teams | |||
In a 12-season career, Olivares posted a 77–86 record with 826 strikeouts and a 4.67 ERA in 1591 2⁄3 innings pitched.
As a hitter, Olivares was better than average as pitchers go, posting a .240 batting average (58-for-242) with 25 runs, 5 home runs and 29 RBI.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
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