Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1975
- College
- Illinois State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1975
- College
- Illinois State
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,349
- AB
- 2,679
- R
- 312
- H
- 690
- HR
- 54
- RBI
- 289
- SB
- 19
- AVG
- .258
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NYY | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | NYY | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1978 | HOU | 104 | 186 | 15 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 2 | .231 |
| 1979 | HOU | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 |
| 1980 | HOU | 90 | 78 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .256 |
| 1981 |  HOU/SF | 69 | 151 | 17 | 38 | 4 | 14 | 2 | .252 |
| 1982 | SF | 100 | 121 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 14 | 3 | .273 |
| 1983 | SF | 90 | 140 | 16 | 40 | 6 | 24 | 2 | .286 |
| 1984 | DET | 120 | 271 | 42 | 74 | 7 | 44 | 3 | .273 |
| 1985 | DET | 69 | 140 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .179 |
| 1986 | DET | 65 | 130 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .231 |
| 1987 | DET | 91 | 172 | 25 | 47 | 6 | 22 | 0 | .273 |
| 1988 | DET | 116 | 289 | 37 | 85 | 5 | 35 | 0 | .294 |
| 1989 | DET | 137 | 385 | 38 | 103 | 7 | 37 | 1 | .268 |
| 1990 | DET | 100 | 205 | 21 | 57 | 2 | 26 | 3 | .278 |
| 1991 | DET | 86 | 194 | 23 | 46 | 7 | 29 | 1 | .237 |
| 1992 | DET | 87 | 181 | 17 | 42 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .232 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 15
- AB
- 13
- R
- 1
- H
- 3
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .231
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,114
- TB
- 984
- XBH
- 170
- HBP
- 7
- IBB
- 36
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NYY | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYY | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | HOU | 228 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | HOU | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | HOU | 91 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | HOU/SF | 173 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | SF | 140 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | SF | 167 | 64 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | DET | 316 | 113 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | DET | 157 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | DET | 151 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | DET | 207 | 78 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | DET | 333 | 114 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | DET | 436 | 139 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | DET | 241 | 75 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | DET | 231 | 79 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | DET | 204 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 5.5
- RC
- 381.6
- RC/27
- 5.00
- ISOP
- .110
- SECA
- .253
- BB/K
- 1.10
- AB/HR
- 49.6
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NYY | -0.3 | -1.1 | -1.8 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYY | -0.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | HOU | -0.3 | 23.6 | 4.4 | .038 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | HOU | 0.1 | 3.3 | 9.8 | .200 | 0.2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | HOU | 0.5 | 10.8 | 4.8 | .103 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | HOU/SF | 0.5 | 21.8 | 5.1 | .139 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 37.8 | 0 |
| 1982 | SF | 0.5 | 20.4 | 6.2 | .140 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 30.3 | 0 |
| 1983 | SF | 1.1 | 27 | 7.1 | .171 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 23.3 | 0 |
| 1984 | DET | 1.9 | 42.6 | 5.5 | .144 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 38.7 | 0 |
| 1985 | DET | -1.2 | 9.3 | 2.1 | .079 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 46.7 | 0 |
| 1986 | DET | -0.2 | 15.9 | 4.3 | .085 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 130 | 0 |
| 1987 | DET | 0.8 | 31.9 | 6.6 | .180 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 28.7 | 0 |
| 1988 | DET | 1.4 | 45.7 | 5.8 | .100 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 57.8 | 0 |
| 1989 | DET | 0.4 | 51.5 | 4.8 | .094 | 0.2 | 1 | 55 | 0 |
| 1990 | DET | 0.5 | 31.8 | 5.6 | .088 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 102.5 | 0 |
| 1991 | DET | 0.7 | 30.6 | 5.5 | .170 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 27.7 | 0 |
| 1992 | DET | -0.8 | 16.7 | 3.2 | .033 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 181 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Dave Bergman's career stats?
Dave Bergman played 17 seasons for the Yankees, the Astros, the Giants and the Tigers. He was a career .258 hitter with 690 hits, 54 home runs and 289 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .400 batting average, 1 home run and 2 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1975 to 1992
Championships ×2
- 1977 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1984 World Series with the Detroit Tigers
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