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| Name | Team | Age |
| Lou Oliver | Retired (1984, Age 34) | Died (2031, Age 81) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 27 (1972) |
LF | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Billy Hamilton League | 0 | 5 years (151 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 4/7/1950 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (RF) |
| (32.8 %) | (19.7 %) | (10.6 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1974 | LF | DET | 27 | 23 | 200.0 | 49 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2.16 | .980 |
| CF | DET | 24 | 24 | 201.0 | 52 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2.24 | .962 | |
| 1976 | 1B | DET | 7 | 7 | 69.0 | 76 | 73 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 9.65 | .974 |
| LF | DET | 22 | 22 | 189.0 | 51 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2.33 | .961 | |
| RF | DET | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 1.000 | |
| 1977 | SS | DET | 3 | 3 | 27.33 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4.94 | .882 |
| 1978 | 1B | DET | 23 | 23 | 210.66 | 246 | 240 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -5 | 10.42 | .992 |
| LF | DET | 18 | 18 | 157.0 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.89 | .971 | |
| 1979 | 1B | DET | 10 | 10 | 82.0 | 87 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9.44 | .989 |
| LF | DET | 79 | 78 | 662.0 | 189 | 184 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 2.50 | .974 | |
| CF | DET | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 | 1.000 | |
| RF | DET | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |
| 1980 | LF | DET | 12 | 6 | 56.0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.000 |
| CF | DET | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.98 | .818 | |
| RF | DET | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.65 | 1.000 | |
| 1981 | LF | DET | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.000 |
| Pos Total | 1B | 40 | 40 | 361.66 | 409 | 397 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -6 | 10.05 | .988 | |
| SS | 3 | 3 | 27.33 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4.94 | .882 | ||
| LF | 159 | 148 | 1273.0 | 339 | 330 | 0 | 9 | 0 | -2 | 2.33 | .973 | ||
| CF | 31 | 31 | 260.0 | 68 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 2.22 | .941 | ||
| RF | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2.51 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 238 | 227 | 1964.99 | 845 | 815 | 10 | 20 | 19 | -9 | 3.78 | .976 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1984-11-01 | Lou Oliver has retired from the Detroit Tigers |
| 1982-05-01 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Hal Buhl to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Lou Oliver for assignment. |
| 1978-04-23 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Oliver to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Jackson Tate to the minors. |
| 1977-05-01 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Tom Banks to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Lou Oliver to the minors. |
| 1976-10-18 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Oliver to the major league team. |
| 1976-08-13 | The Detroit Tigers have sent Lou Oliver down to the minors. |
| 1976-04-01 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Larry Sewell to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Oliver to the major league team. |
| 1974-10-24 | The Detroit Tigers have sent Lou Oliver down to the minors. |
| 1974-03-03 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Oliver to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted David DeLeon to the major league team. |