Darren Oliver was a pitcher in MLB. Across 766 career appearances, with a 4.51 ERA and 1259 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.90 |
| 1994 | TEX | 4 | 0 | 3.42 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 40 | 19 | 35 | 50 | 1.50 |
| 1995 | TEX | 4 | 2 | 4.22 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 49.0 | 47 | 23 | 32 | 39 | 1.61 |
| 1996 | TEX | 14 | 6 | 4.66 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 173.2 | 190 | 90 | 76 | 112 | 1.53 |
| 1997 | TEX | 13 | 12 | 4.20 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 201.1 | 213 | 94 | 82 | 104 | 1.47 |
| 1998 | STL | 4 | 4 | 4.26 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 57.0 | 64 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 1.53 |
| 1998 | TEX | 6 | 7 | 6.53 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 103.1 | 140 | 75 | 43 | 58 | 1.77 |
| 1999 | STL | 9 | 9 | 4.26 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 196.1 | 197 | 93 | 74 | 119 | 1.38 |
| 2000 | TEX | 2 | 9 | 7.42 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 108.0 | 151 | 89 | 42 | 49 | 1.79 |
| 2001 | TEX | 11 | 11 | 6.02 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 154.0 | 189 | 103 | 65 | 104 | 1.65 |
| 2002 | BOS | 4 | 5 | 4.66 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 58.0 | 70 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 1.67 |
| 2003 | COL | 13 | 11 | 5.04 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 180.1 | 201 | 101 | 61 | 88 | 1.45 |
| 2004 | FLO | 2 | 3 | 6.44 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 58.2 | 75 | 42 | 17 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 2004 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1.14 |
| 2006 | NYM | 4 | 1 | 3.44 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 81.0 | 70 | 31 | 21 | 60 | 1.12 |
| 2007 | LAA | 3 | 1 | 3.78 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 58 | 27 | 23 | 51 | 1.26 |
| 2008 | LAA | 7 | 1 | 2.88 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 67 | 23 | 16 | 48 | 1.15 |
| 2009 | LAA | 5 | 1 | 2.71 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 73.0 | 61 | 22 | 22 | 65 | 1.14 |
| 2010 | TEX | 1 | 2 | 2.48 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 61.2 | 53 | 17 | 15 | 65 | 1.10 |
| 2011 | TEX | 5 | 5 | 2.29 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 51.0 | 47 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 1.14 |
| 2012 | TOR | 3 | 4 | 2.06 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 56.2 | 43 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 1.02 |
| 2013 | TOR | 3 | 4 | 3.86 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 47 | 21 | 15 | 40 | 1.27 |
| Career Totals | — | 118 | 98 | 4.51 | 766 | 229 | 7 | 1915.2 | 2037 | 960 | 720 | 1259 | 1.44 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | TEX | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | TEX | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | TEX | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | TEX | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 |
| 1998 | STL | 11 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .087 | .125 | .130 | .255 |
| 1998 | TEX | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 |
| 1999 | STL | 35 | 73 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .274 | .303 | .329 | .631 |
| 2000 | TEX | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| 2001 | TEX | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
| 2002 | BOS | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2003 | COL | 35 | 67 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .254 | .296 | .343 | .639 |
| 2004 | FLO | 18 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .158 | .158 | .158 | .316 |
| 2004 | HOU | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2006 | NYM | 45 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .133 | .188 | .200 | .388 |
| 2007 | LAA | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | LAA | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | LAA | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | TEX | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | TEX | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | TOR | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | TOR | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 775 | 217 | 17 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 74 | .221 | .259 | .286 | .544 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $109,000 |
| 1994 | $109,000 |
| 1995 | $165,000 |
| 1996 | $220,000 |
| 1997 | $1,075,000 |
| 1998 | $3,050,000 |
| 1999 | $3,550,000 |
| 2000 | $5,000,000 |
| 2001 | $7,000,000 |
| 2002 | $7,000,000 |
| 2003 | $350,000 |
| 2004 | $750,000 |
| 2006 | $600,000 |
| 2007 | $1,500,000 |
| 2008 | $2,000,000 |
| 2009 | $3,665,000 |
| 2010 | $3,000,000 |
| 2011 | $3,250,000 |
| 2012 | $4,000,000 |
| 2013 | $3,000,000 |
Career Total: $49,393,000 (20 seasons)
Average: $2,469,650
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.