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Name	Team	Age
Joe Oliver	Retired (1984, Age 38)	Died (2020, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17 (1967)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League	0	16 years (58 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B+	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	4/19/1946
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
B  (64.6 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1967	D+	C+	C	B-	D	A	F
1968	D+	B-	C+	B-	D+	A	D-
1969	C-	B	B-	B	D+	A	D-
1970	C	B	B-	B	C-	A	D
1971	C	B+	B	B	C-	A	D+
1972	C	A-	B	B+	C	A	D+
1973	C+	A-	B	B+	C	A	D+
1974	C+	A-	B	B+	C	A	C-
1975	C+	A-	B	B+	C+	A	C-
1976	C+	A-	B	B+	C+	A	C-
1977	C+	A-	B+	B+	C+	A	C-
1978	C+	A-	B+	B+	C+	A	C-
1979	C+	A-	B+	B+	C+	A	C
1980	C+	A-	B+	A-	C+	A	C
1981	C+	A-	B+	A-	C+	A	C
1982	C+	A-	B+	A-	C+	A	C
1983	C+	A	B+	A-	C+	A+	C
1984	C+	A-	B	B+	C+	A	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1984-11-01	Joe Oliver has retired from the Cincinnati Rivermen
1981-04-01	The Cincinnati Rivermen have renamed Don Pavletich to Joe Oliver.
1978-07-29	Don Pavletich of the Cincinnati Reds is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1968-06-20	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Don Pavletich to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Vince Covert for assignment.
1968-04-01	The Cincinnati Reds have renamed Ernie Phelps to Don Pavletich.