P Oliver 'Bucko' Drake #12
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/28/2026
P OLIVER 'BUCKO' DRAKE #12 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
1 0 0-0 0 54.00 0.1 1 0 1 0 6.00 -0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 30 30 30 30
Movement 55 55 50 55
Control 35 35 35 35
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 35 35
Slider 30 30
Curveball 35 35
Splitter 40 40
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 50
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/05/2026 PIT Win, 7-6 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
08/23/2026 SYR Win, 6-0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is seen as a leader in the clubhouse and puts in long hours. Drake is popular in the clubhouse.
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:01/13/1987
Born in:Worcester, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 4 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 4 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 0 0 0 0 54.00 0.1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 0 54.00 27.00 0.00 27.00 12.20 6.00 305 -0.0 .500        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000      
vs. RHB 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
September 1 0 0 0 0 54.00 0.1 1 2 2 0 1 0  
Last Year 45 0 1 1 2 2.13 50.2 37 12 12 3 13 52  
2 Years Ago 47 0 5 1 3 4.15 56.1 59 27 26 13 23 52  
Career 500 0 27 19 27 3.51 562.0 514 231 219 65 197 602  
Home 1 0 0 0 0 54.00 0.1 1 2 2 0 1 0  
Grass 1 0 0 0 0 54.00 0.1 1 2 2 0 1 0  
Night 1 0 0 0 0 54.00 0.1 1 2 2 0 1 0  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 0 0 54.00 0.1 1 2 2 0 1 0  
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 1 9.00 9.00 0.00 0.00 3.69 1.00 85 0.0 .286        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500      
vs. RHB 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
August 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0  
Career 110 3 3 8 39 2.39 128.0 90 37 34 8 49 187  
Home 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0  
Grass 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0  
Day 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Baltimore - MLB 28 13 0 0 0 0 2.87 15.2 16 7 5 1 9 17 0 0 1.60 .319 3.59 0.1 141
2016 Baltimore - MLB 29 14 0 1 0 0 4.00 18.0 11 11 8 2 7 21 0 0 1.00 .209 3.48 0.2 106
2017 Milwaukee - MLB 30 61 0 3 5 1 4.44 52.2 57 28 26 6 22 59 0 0 1.50 .357 3.68 0.6 97
2017 Baltimore - MLB 30 3 0 0 0 0 8.10 3.1 6 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 2.70 .500 4.15 0.0 55
2017 Total - MLB 30 64 0 3 5 1 4.66 56.0 63 31 29 6 25 62 0 0 1.57 .368 3.70 0.6 93
2018 Minnesota - MLB 31 19 0 0 0 0 2.21 20.1 12 6 5 2 7 22 0 0 0.93 .204 3.48 0.3 195
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 31 11 0 1 0 0 6.39 12.2 14 9 9 0 8 15 0 0 1.74 .412 2.54 0.3 63
2018 Cleveland - MLB 31 4 0 0 0 0 12.46 4.1 7 6 6 0 1 4 0 0 1.85 .438 2.87 0.1 34
2018 Los Angeles - MLB 31 8 0 0 1 0 5.19 8.2 15 5 5 2 1 8 0 0 1.85 .448 4.83 -0.0 81
2018 Toronto - MLB 31 2 0 0 0 0 16.20 1.2 4 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 2.40 .571 0.93 0.1 26
2018 Total - MLB 31 44 0 1 1 0 5.29 47.2 52 29 28 4 17 51 0 0 1.45 .356 3.33 0.7 79
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 32 50 0 5 2 2 3.21 56.0 36 20 20 9 19 70 0 0 0.98 .225 3.98 0.5 141
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 33 63 0 2 3 9 2.91 65.0 63 21 21 5 25 68 0 0 1.35 .328 3.31 1.5 155
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 34 54 0 5 1 3 2.81 67.1 57 21 21 7 20 84 0 0 1.14 .301 2.99 1.7 164
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB 35 48 0 3 2 5 2.42 67.0 51 21 18 8 22 69 0 0 1.09 .257 3.56 1.0 176
2023 St. Louis - MLB 36 57 0 1 3 2 4.21 62.0 68 29 29 7 16 56 0 0 1.35 .333 3.66 0.8 107
2024 Houston - MLB 37 43 0 4 1 3 4.59 49.0 55 26 25 12 22 43 0 0 1.57 .312 5.87 -0.7 96
2024 Arizona - MLB 37 4 0 1 0 0 1.23 7.1 4 1 1 1 1 9 0 0 0.68 .214 2.88 0.2 357
2024 Total - MLB 37 47 0 5 1 3 4.15 56.1 59 27 26 13 23 52 0 0 1.46 .303 5.48 -0.6 107
2025 Houston - MLB 38 19 0 1 0 1 1.52 23.2 17 4 4 0 8 24 0 0 1.06 .283 2.10 0.9 283
2025 Atlanta - MLB 38 26 0 0 1 1 2.67 27.0 20 8 8 3 5 28 0 0 0.93 .258 3.20 0.4 160
2025 Total - MLB 38 45 0 1 1 2 2.13 50.2 37 12 12 3 13 52 0 0 0.99 .270 2.69 1.3 200
2026 Atlanta - MLB 39 1 0 0 0 0 54.00 0.1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 .500 12.20 -0.0 9
Total MLB 500 0 27 19 27 3.51 562.0 514 231 219 65 197 602 0 0 1.27 .305 3.63 7.9 125
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2008 GCL - R 21 7 0 1 0 0 0.77 11.2 7 2 1 1 2 11 0 0 0.77 .200 2.94 0.2 513
2008 Bluefield - R 21 7 0 1 0 0 0.77 11.2 7 2 1 1 2 11 0 0 0.77 .200 2.94 0.2 519
2008 Total - R 21 14 0 2 0 0 0.77 23.1 14 4 2 2 4 22 0 0 0.77 .200 2.94 0.4 516
2008 Aberdeen - A- 21 5 0 0 0 1 0.87 10.1 9 3 1 0 1 13 0 0 0.97 .310 1.26 0.4 457
2009 Delmarva - A 22 25 24 8 9 0 4.34 130.2 138 72 63 6 42 104 0 0 1.38 .330 3.24 3.0 91
2010 Frederick - A+ 23 24 21 6 6 0 4.36 128.0 135 70 62 19 37 100 0 0 1.34 .304 4.58 0.9 92
2011 Frederick - A+ 24 14 13 8 3 0 2.14 96.2 78 27 23 1 18 80 2 1 0.99 .284 2.33 3.7 188
2011 Bowie - AA 24 12 12 3 5 0 5.20 64.0 77 39 37 8 24 47 2 0 1.58 .329 4.67 0.4 77
2011 Norfolk - AAA 24 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.00 .200 2.70 0.0 999
2012 Bowie - AA 25 3 3 1 1 0 1.50 18.0 8 4 3 1 4 15 0 0 0.67 .146 3.09 0.5 266
2013 Bowie - AA 26 19 0 3 0 8 1.74 31.0 19 8 6 1 13 38 0 0 1.03 .247 2.52 0.7 229
2014 Bowie - AA 27 50 0 2 4 31 3.08 52.2 41 19 18 2 17 71 0 0 1.10 .325 1.97 1.6 129
2015 Norfolk - AAA 28 42 0 1 2 23 0.82 44.0 23 4 4 1 16 66 0 0 0.89 .256 1.59 1.5 485
2016 Norfolk - AAA 29 47 1 1 4 10 2.72 56.1 44 20 17 5 25 79 0 0 1.22 .322 2.93 1.0 146
2018 Salt Lake - AAA 31 6 0 0 0 0 1.17 7.2 3 1 1 0 1 8 0 0 0.52 .176 1.90 0.2 343
2019 Durham - AAA 32 19 2 1 2 6 4.94 23.2 20 13 13 2 7 40 0 0 1.14 .400 1.93 0.8 81
2026 Gwinnett - AAA 39 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 .286 3.69 0.0 999
Total IL 110 3 3 8 39 2.39 128.0 90 37 34 8 49 187 0 0 1.09 .311 2.29 166.8
Total PCL 6 0 0 0 0 1.17 7.2 3 1 1 0 1 8 0 0 0.52 .176 1.90 343.2
Total EL 84 15 9 10 39 3.48 165.2 145 70 64 12 58 171 2 0 1.23 .295 3.24 114.6
Total CAR 38 34 14 9 0 3.41 224.2 213 97 85 20 55 180 2 1 1.19 .296 3.61 118.3
Total SAL 25 24 8 9 0 4.34 130.2 138 72 63 6 42 104 0 0 1.38 .330 3.24 91.2
Total NYP 5 0 0 0 1 0.87 10.1 9 3 1 0 1 13 0 0 0.97 .310 1.26 457.5
Total APP 7 0 1 0 0 0.77 11.2 7 2 1 1 2 11 0 0 0.77 .200 2.94 518.5
Total GCL 7 0 1 0 0 0.77 11.2 7 2 1 1 2 11 0 0 0.77 .200 2.94 512.8
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 32 2 0 0 0 0 6.00 3.0 3 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 1.33 .375 1.71 0.1 75
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB 35 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 .500 3.20 0.0 999
Total MLB 3 0 0 0 0 4.91 3.2 5 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 1.64 .417 1.98 92.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Baltimore - MLB P 13 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 15.2 2.30 -0.0 .000
2016 Baltimore - MLB P 14 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 18.0 2.50 -0.0 .000
2017 Baltimore - MLB P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 +0.4 .000
2017 Milwaukee - MLB P 61 0 10 5 0 15 0 1.000 52.2 2.56 -0.3 .000
2018 Los Angeles - MLB P 8 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.2 3.12 +0.4 .000
2018 Milwaukee - MLB P 11 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 12.2 2.13 -0.0 .000
2018 Minnesota - MLB P 19 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 20.1 2.21 -0.3 .000
2018 Toronto - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
2018 Cleveland - MLB P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 +0.4 .000
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB P 50 0 6 2 0 8 0 1.000 56.0 1.29 +0.9 .000
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB P 62 0 6 3 2 9 0 1.000 65.0 1.25 -0.4 1.055
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB P 53 0 4 3 0 10 3 .700 67.1 0.94 -0.4 1.032
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB P 48 0 2 5 1 8 1 .875 67.0 0.94 +0.0 .885
2023 St. Louis - MLB P 56 0 5 3 1 8 0 1.000 62.0 1.16 -0.2 1.003
2024 Houston - MLB P 43 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 49.0 1.10 +0.4 1.257
2024 Arizona - MLB P 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 +0.1 1.006
2025 Houston - MLB P 19 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 23.2 0.38 +0.4 .000
2025 Atlanta - MLB P 26 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 -0.2 1.485
2026 Atlanta - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
2026 Gwinnett - AAA P 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .000
TOTAL P 498 0 48 42 4 94 4 .957 564.0 1.44 +1.2 1.063
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2008 Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 43rd round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD).
11/04/2014 Became a free agent.
11/18/2014 Signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
04/14/2017 Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for cash.
05/05/2018 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash.
05/31/2018 Was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels from the Cleveland Indians.
07/26/2018 Was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Los Angeles Angels.
08/03/2018 Was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins from the Toronto Blue Jays.
11/01/2018 Was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays from the Minnesota Twins.
11/26/2018 Was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Tampa Bay Rays.
01/04/2019 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash.
01/10/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,025,000 with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
11/20/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,547,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
02/27/2021 Injured (Dead arm), out for 6 days.
11/07/2021 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,750,000 with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
11/10/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,860,000 with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
03/16/2023 Was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for SS Carlos Arcia, RP Jerry Moreno.
10/06/2023 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
10/12/2023 Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
12/19/2023 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,500,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
09/14/2024 Was claimed off waivers by Arizona while with Houston.
11/28/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
01/10/2025 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,000,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
06/16/2025 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Atlanta Braves, along with 1B J.D. Martinez, in exchange for 1B Chris Acevedo, SP Mike Collins, SP Ramon Huerta, RP Min-jun Kim, 2B Antoni Flores.
11/29/2025 Became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
08/15/2026 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.
09/07/2026 Released by the Atlanta Braves.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
2020 14 8
2021 18 2
2022 16 3
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