Russ Oliver  
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. Oliver has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. Oliver also has a decent changeup. The Retired or Inactive Players hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. Dating back to his days in the minors, Oliver has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders. He absolutely loves playing before the hometown crowd.

Defense & Hitting
His windup, though, makes him an easy target to run on. Oliver never has been a good fielder. Oliver is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Oliver has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Oliver as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2025 Outlook
Oliver isn't cutting the mustard in the low minors. It's time for Russ to investigate other career options, like coaching highschool ball. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Oliver.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2003 MOO 56 40 28 28 47 39 57 54 53 0 73 0 60 0 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 3 32 27 74
2004 VIC 59 42 41 30 47 39 57 54 53 0 75 0 60 0 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 6 30 107
2005 VIC 60 42 48 31 47 39 57 54 53 0 76 0 67 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 33 127
2006 VIC 61 42 60 35 47 39 57 54 53 0 77 0 70 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 37 155
2007 VIC 61 42 63 38 47 39 57 54 53 0 77 0 72 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 42 163
2008 VIC 60 42 63 42 47 39 57 54 53 0 77 0 73 0 0 0 25 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 165
2009 VIC 61 42 63 42 47 39 57 54 53 0 77 0 74 0 0 0 26 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 167
2010 COL 61 43 63 42 49 39 57 54 53 0 77 0 74 0 0 0 27 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 168
2011 COL 60 43 63 42 49 39 57 54 53 0 77 0 74 0 0 0 28 4 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 166
2012 COL 61 43 63 42 49 39 57 54 53 0 77 0 74 0 0 0 29 5 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 166
2013 COL 61 43 63 42 49 39 57 54 53 0 78 0 74 0 0 0 30 6 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 166
2014 COL 61 42 63 42 49 39 57 54 53 0 78 0 74 0 0 0 31 7 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 165
2015 COL 61 42 63 42 49 39 57 54 53 0 78 0 74 0 0 0 32 8 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 164
2016 COL 61 43 63 42 49 39 57 54 53 0 78 0 74 0 0 0 33 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 163
2017 COL 61 43 63 42 49 39 57 54 53 0 78 0 74 0 0 0 34 10 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 43 162
2018 COL 61 43 63 42 49 39 57 54 53 0 78 0 74 0 0 0 35 11 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 42 161
2019 COL 61 43 63 42 49 39 57 54 53 0 78 0 74 0 0 0 36 12 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 160
2020 COL 61 43 63 42 49 39 57 54 53 0 78 0 74 0 0 0 38 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 157
Ratings Delta                                 +2 +1             -3

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2005 23 PCAR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.1 0.2 0 0 2 3 0 0 24.55 1.50 1.82 .000 .000 .000 .000 6.75
2006 24 PCAR 2 1 5 3 14 0 0 0 13.1 1.0 13 0 4 18 4 0 12.37 4.50 1.30 .241 .259 .389 .167 3.38
2007 24 PCAR 0 1 1 2 7 0 0 0 8 1.0 8 0 3 5 0 0 5.63 1.67 1.38 .258 .323 .200 .313 3.38
2010 28 PTMC 3 1 4 4 56 0 0 0 80.1 1.1 62 8 30 60 12 2 6.74 2.00 1.15 .208 .312 .216 .203 3.03
2011 28 PTMC 3 2 6 5 61 0 0 0 96.1 1.2 68 9 29 76 13 3 7.12 2.62 1.01 .194 .314 .182 .205 2.52
2012 30 PTMC 3 4 2 6 54 0 0 0 85 1.2 70 5 31 75 21 4 7.94 2.42 1.19 .220 .305 .264 .182 2.65
2013 30 PTMC 7 6 13 13 77 0 0 0 103 1.1 80 9 28 78 26 4 6.82 2.79 1.05 .212 .316 .175 .233 2.80
2014 31 PTMC 3 3 8 3 73 0 0 0 145.1 2.0 123 18 39 92 27 10 5.71 2.36 1.12 .227 .364 .253 .207 2.48
2015 32 PTMC 15 8 17 2 79 0 0 0 154.2 2.0 115 16 45 108 40 6 6.30 2.40 1.04 .206 .328 .245 .182 2.68
2016 33 PTMC 4 3 6 14 74 0 0 0 132.2 1.2 119 16 51 84 21 9 5.72 1.65 1.29 .238 .393 .248 .228 3.87
2017 34 PTMC 7 3 2 6 65 0 0 0 124.2 2.0 104 11 36 78 21 5 5.65 2.17 1.13 .220 .345 .222 .219 2.82
Totals     47 32 64 58 562 0 0 0 944.2 1.2 762 92 298 677 185 43 6.45 2.27 1.12 .218 .338 .232 .208 2.88

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2007 25 VIC 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 4.1 0.2 10 0 5 1 0 0 2.20 0.20 3.66 .476 .476 .600 .438 8.31
2008 25 VIC 1 1 2 2 8 0 0 0 10.2 1.1 11 0 7 7 3 1 6.18 1.00 1.76 .268 .341 .444 .130 0.84
2009 26 VIC 0 3 2 1 7 0 0 0 10.2 1.2 18 3 2 6 1 0 5.29 3.00 1.96 .360 .560 .391 .333 10.1
2010 28 COL 0 0 1 1 10 0 0 0 14.1 1.1 16 2 7 2 5 2 1.28 0.29 1.63 .276 .500 .152 .440 6.91
2016 33 COL 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 3.2 1.0 9 2 2 1 0 0 2.81 0.50 3.44 .500 .889 .625 .400 7.36
2018 35 COL 1 2 1 1 5 0 0 0 6.1 1.1 12 3 2 3 2 0 4.43 1.50 2.30 .400 .733 .417 .389 11.4
2020 37 COL 1 3 1 1 11 0 0 0 17.1 1.2 23 8 4 7 6 0 3.68 1.75 1.58 .303 .671 .302 .303 7.27
Totals     3 10 8 10 51 0 0 0 67.1 1.1 99 18 29 27 17 3 3.62 0.93 1.91 .337 .578 .338 .336 6.99

Transfer History for Russ Oliver
Date Transferred with Oliver To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
April 11 2004 Kemp Kroencke
Darwyn Minnema
1st Rd 2004 - 28th pick
 Victoria Islanders Elisha Rhymer
 Moose Jaw Dragons

Russ Oliver's Career Highlights
Year Details
2003 3rd round - 78th overall selection by Val D'or Foreurs in the 2003 Amateur Draft

Russ Oliver's Comparable Players
Player Names
Geovany Cianflone 92.1% Otho Carthon 91.6% Turk Casso 90.4% Tripp Prato 90.4% Bump Mangual 90.4%

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