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Dave Bergman
David Bruce Bergman
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 6, 1953 in Evanston, IL
High School: Maine South (Park Ridge, IL)
School: Illinois State University
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 26, 1975
Final Game: October 4, 1992
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1975 22 NYY AL 7 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 .105 .000 .105 -68 0 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1977 24 NYY AL 5 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450 23 1 0 0 0 1 0 /3879
1978 25 HOU NL 104 228 186 15 43 5 1 0 12 2 0 39 32 .231 .361 .269 .630 86 50 5 0 1 2 9 37
1979 26 HOU NL 13 15 15 4 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .400 .400 .600 1.000 177 9 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1980 27 HOU NL 90 91 78 12 20 6 1 0 3 1 0 10 10 .256 .341 .359 .700 103 28 1 0 3 0 2 3/79
1981 28 TOT NL 69 173 151 17 38 9 0 4 14 2 0 19 18 .252 .333 .391 .724 107 59 4 0 2 1 3 37
1981 28 HOU NL 6 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833 133 4 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1981 28 SFG NL 63 167 145 16 37 9 0 3 13 2 0 19 18 .255 .339 .379 .719 106 55 4 0 2 1 3 37
1982 29 SFG NL 100 140 121 22 33 3 1 4 14 3 0 18 11 .273 .364 .413 .778 119 50 1 0 0 1 3 3/79
1983 30 SFG NL 90 167 140 16 40 4 1 6 24 2 1 24 21 .286 .394 .457 .851 139 64 5 1 2 0 2 3/7
1984 31 DET AL 120 316 271 42 74 8 5 7 44 3 4 33 40 .273 .351 .417 .768 113 113 4 3 3 6 2 *3/79
1985 32 DET AL 69 157 140 8 25 2 0 3 7 0 0 14 15 .179 .250 .257 .507 40 36 6 0 1 2 0 3/D7
1986 33 DET AL 65 151 130 14 30 6 1 1 9 0 0 21 16 .231 .338 .315 .653 80 41 3 0 0 0 0 3/D79
1987 34 DET AL 91 207 172 25 47 7 3 6 22 0 1 30 23 .273 .379 .453 .832 124 78 1 1 1 3 4 3/D97
1988 35 DET AL 116 333 289 37 85 14 0 5 35 0 2 38 34 .294 .372 .394 .766 118 114 7 0 2 4 2 3D7
1989 36 DET AL 137 436 385 38 103 13 1 7 37 1 3 44 44 .268 .345 .361 .706 102 139 5 2 4 1 3 *3/D7
1990 37 DET AL 100 241 205 21 57 10 1 2 26 3 2 33 17 .278 .375 .366 .741 108 75 7 0 1 2 3 D3/7
1991 38 DET AL 86 231 194 23 46 10 1 7 29 1 1 35 40 .237 .351 .407 .758 108 79 2 0 0 2 2 3D/7
1992 39 DET AL 87 204 181 17 42 3 0 1 10 1 0 20 19 .232 .305 .265 .571 61 48 4 0 1 2 1 3D/7
17 Seasons 1349 3114 2679 312 690 100 16 54 289 19 14 380 347 .258 .348 .367 .716 101 984 55 7 21 27 36
162 Game Avg. 162 374 322 37 83 12 2 6 35 2 2 46 42 .258 .348 .367 .716 101 118 7 1 3 3 4
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
DET (9 yrs) 871 2276 1967 225 509 73 12 39 219 9 13 268 248 .259 .346 .368 .714 99 723 39 6 13 22 17
HOU (4 yrs) 213 340 285 32 70 11 2 2 18 3 0 49 45 .246 .354 .319 .673 97 91 6 0 4 2 11
SFG (3 yrs) 253 474 406 54 110 16 2 13 51 7 1 61 50 .271 .366 .416 .782 121 169 10 1 4 2 8
NYY (2 yrs) 12 24 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .048 .125 .048 .173 -49 1 0 0 0 1 0
AL (11 yrs) 883 2300 1988 226 510 73 12 39 220 9 13 270 252 .257 .344 .364 .708 98 724 39 6 13 23 17
NL (6 yrs) 466 814 691 86 180 27 4 15 69 10 1 110 95 .260 .361 .376 .737 111 260 16 1 8 4 19

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 27 HOU NL NLCS PHI L 4 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 3 0 0 0 0 0
1984 31 DET AL ALCS KCR W 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1984 31 DET AL WS SDP W 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 34 DET AL ALCS MIN L 4 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .200 .250 .450 1 0 0 0 1 0
3 Seasons (4 Series) 15 14 13 1 3 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 .231 .214 .385 .599 5 0 0 0 1 0
2 ALCS 6 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 .400 .333 .400 .733 2 0 0 0 1 0
1 NLCS 4 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1975 NYY AL 22 OF 6 5 41.0 12 10 1 1 1 .917 0.2 5.9 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0 2.41 1.83 .983 2.37 2.10
1975 NYY AL 22 RF 6 5 41.0 12 10 1 1 1 .917 0.2 5.9 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0 2.41 1.83 .975 2.11 1.83
1977 NYY AL 24 OF 3 0 7.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -68.6 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 3.86 1.00 .967 2.31 2.03
1977 NYY AL 24 1B 2 0 6.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -60.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 7.50 2.50 .980 10.05 8.80
1977 NYY AL 24 CF 1 0 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 6.75 3.00 .967 2.92 2.50
1977 NYY AL 24 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1977 NYY AL 24 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -240.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.70
1978 HOU NL 25 1B 66 21 269.1 298 280 16 2 26 .993 2.5 11.1 2.5 1.0 1.5 0 9.89 4.48 .992 9.98 8.32
1978 HOU NL 25 LF 29 28 218.2 51 49 0 2 0 .961 -1.1 -6.0 -0.1 -1.4 1.3 -1 2.02 1.69 .978 1.99 1.55
1978 HOU NL 25 OF 29 28 218.2 50 48 0 2 0 .960 -1.1 -6.0 -0.1 -1.4 1.3 -1 1.98 1.66 .980 2.31 1.94
1979 HOU NL 26 1B 4 1 13.0 8 8 0 0 1 1.000 -0.5 -46.2 -0.5 -0.4 0.0 0 5.54 2.00 .988 9.90 8.60
1980 HOU NL 27 1B 59 8 175.1 200 183 16 1 23 .995 2.4 16.4 1.4 2.4 -1.0 1 10.21 3.37 .992 10.16 8.97
1980 HOU NL 27 OF 5 1 19.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 18.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 1.89 0.80 .975 2.32 1.98
1980 HOU NL 27 LF 3 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -17.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.06 1.67
1980 HOU NL 27 RF 2 1 12.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 40.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0 2.25 1.50 .967 2.03 1.70
1981 TOT NL 28 1B 34 23 227.1 262 235 25 2 21 .992 1.4 7.4 1.4 0.9 0.5 0 10.29 7.65 .992 10.22 8.68
1981 HOU NL 28 1B 1 0 2.1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 205.7 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 15.43 4.00 1.000 10.03 8.70
1981 SFG NL 28 1B 33 23 225.0 258 232 24 2 21 .992 1.0 5.3 1.0 0.9 0.1 0 10.24 7.76 .992 10.22 8.68
1981 SFG NL 28 LF 15 11 91.0 22 21 0 1 0 .955 0.6 7.9 -0.4 -0.7 0.3 1 2.08 1.40 .977 2.12 1.79
1981 SFG NL 28 OF 15 11 91.0 21 20 0 1 0 .952 0.6 7.9 -0.4 -0.7 0.3 1 1.98 1.33 .981 2.33 2.02
1982 SFG NL 29 1B 69 17 269.2 331 308 20 3 18 .991 -0.8 -3.6 -0.8 -0.4 -0.5 0 10.95 4.75 .992 10.23 8.89
1982 SFG NL 29 OF 6 5 37.0 14 13 0 1 0 .929 -0.7 -22.7 -0.7 -0.7 0.1 0 3.16 2.17 .979 2.24 1.92
1982 SFG NL 29 LF 4 3 19.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 -0.4 -25.3 -0.4 -0.6 0.2 0 3.32 1.75 .975 2.08 1.60
1982 SFG NL 29 RF 3 2 18.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -20.0 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0 2.50 1.67 .980 2.00 1.63
1983 SFG NL 30 1B 50 23 249.1 320 291 27 2 20 .994 -1.0 -4.8 -1.0 -1.2 0.2 0 11.48 6.36 .992 9.96 8.39
1983 SFG NL 30 LF 6 4 31.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 50.3 1.3 0.1 1.2 0 2.61 1.50 .978 2.03 1.60
1983 SFG NL 30 OF 6 4 31.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 50.3 1.3 0.1 1.2 0 2.32 1.33 .975 2.26 1.92
1984 DET AL 31 1B 114 67 679.0 740 657 75 8 63 .989 9.7 17.1 9.7 7.4 2.3 0 9.70 6.42 .991 9.75 8.25
1984 DET AL 31 OF 2 1 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -51.4 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.29 0.50 1.000 2.57 2.15
1984 DET AL 31 LF 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -40.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
1984 DET AL 31 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
1985 DET AL 32 1B 44 33 307.0 334 306 25 3 25 .991 0.4 1.6 0.4 -0.4 0.7 0 9.70 7.52 .991 9.76 8.67
1985 DET AL 32 DH 5
1985 DET AL 32 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1985 DET AL 32 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10
1986 DET AL 33 1B 41 28 277.0 288 255 29 4 30 .986 -0.2 -0.9 -0.2 0.4 -0.7 0 9.23 6.93 .991 9.42 8.62
1986 DET AL 33 DH 8
1986 DET AL 33 OF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.05
1986 DET AL 33 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1986 DET AL 33 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1987 DET AL 34 1B 65 38 368.2 385 353 29 3 33 .992 -1.4 -4.6 -1.4 -1.6 0.2 0 9.33 5.88 .992 9.58 8.50
1987 DET AL 34 DH 7
1987 DET AL 34 OF 7 3 29.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -37.2 -0.9 -0.8 -0.1 0 1.24 0.57 .975 2.30 2.00
1987 DET AL 34 RF 4 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -65.5 -0.6 -0.3 -0.4 0 0.00 0.00 2.13 1.75
1987 DET AL 34 LF 3 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -20.0 -0.3 -0.5 0.3 0 2.00 1.33 .975 2.10 1.73
1988 DET AL 35 1B 64 44 397.2 408 367 37 4 31 .990 0.9 2.7 0.9 0.7 0.3 0 9.14 6.31 .992 9.57 8.41
1988 DET AL 35 DH 30
1988 DET AL 35 LF 13 11 84.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 11.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 0 2.14 1.54 .975 2.26 1.85
1988 DET AL 35 OF 13 11 84.0 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 11.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 0 2.04 1.46 .979 2.48 2.14
1989 DET AL 36 1B 123 106 900.0 1004 912 85 7 88 .993 -3.8 -5.1 -3.8 -4.4 0.6 0 9.97 8.11 .993 9.79 8.13
1989 DET AL 36 DH 7
1989 DET AL 36 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1989 DET AL 36 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10
1990 DET AL 37 DH 51
1990 DET AL 37 1B 27 23 197.0 217 203 13 1 19 .995 0.4 2.4 0.4 1.2 -0.8 0 9.87 8.00 .992 9.63 8.36
1990 DET AL 37 LF 5 0 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -45.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.19 1.74
1990 DET AL 37 OF 5 0 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -45.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.36 2.04
1991 DET AL 38 1B 49 42 379.1 394 364 29 1 42 .997 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.4 -0.1 0 9.32 8.02 .992 9.75 8.30
1991 DET AL 38 DH 13
1991 DET AL 38 LF 4 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0 1.50 0.25 1.000 2.10 1.72
1991 DET AL 38 OF 4 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0 1.50 0.25 1.000 2.40 2.02
1992 DET AL 39 1B 55 37 338.0 366 339 22 5 29 .986 -0.2 -0.7 -0.2 -0.7 0.5 0 9.61 6.56 .993 9.68 8.36
1992 DET AL 39 DH 12
1992 DET AL 39 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
1992 DET AL 39 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
16 Seasons 1B 866 511 5053.2 5560 5066 448 46 469 .992 9.8 2.3 8.8 5.3 3.4 1 9.82 6.37 .992 9.79 8.45
8 Seasons DH 133
16 Seasons OF 106 69 581.0 137 131 1 5 1 .964 -0.7 -1.4 -0.7 -4.3 3.6 0 2.04 1.25 .980 2.34 2.01
15 Seasons LF 88 60 491.0 116 112 0 4 0 .966 0.1 0.2 0.1 -3.6 3.7 0 2.05 1.27 .978 2.08 1.69
7 Seasons RF 18 9 86.0 20 18 1 1 1 .950 -0.8 -11.2 -0.8 -0.7 -0.1 0 1.99 1.06 .975 2.07 1.76
1 Season CF 1 0 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 6.75 3.00 .967 2.92 2.50
17 Seasons TOT 972 580 5634.2 5697 5197 449 51 470 .991 9.1 1.9 8.1 1.0 7.0 0 1 9.02 5.81 .983 9.02 7.75
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2170), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2110), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 12th round of the 1971 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft.

November 23, 1977: Sent by the New York Yankees to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal made on June 15, 1977. The New York Yankees sent a player to be named later, Mike Fischlin and Randy Niemann to the Houston Astros for Cliff Johnson.

April 20, 1981: Traded by the Houston Astros with Jeffrey Leonard to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Ivie.

March 24, 1984: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Alejandro Sanchez.

March 24, 1984: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Willie Hernandez to the Detroit Tigers for Glenn Wilson and John Wockenfuss.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

November 8, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 10, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 30, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

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1985Detroit Tigers$262,500
1986Detroit Tigers$316,667
1987Detroit Tigers$331,667
1988Detroit Tigers$360,000
1989Detroit Tigers$437,500
1990Detroit Tigers$525,000
1991Detroit Tigers$575,000
1992Detroit Tigers$375,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,183,334
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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