What years did Bernie Allen play?

Bernie Allen played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1973.

Was Bernie Allen a pitcher?

No. Bernie Allen was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Bernie Allen hit?

Bernie Allen hit 73 career home runs with 815 hits.

What was Bernie Allen's career batting average?

Bernie Allen batted .239 over his career, with 815 hits in 3,404 at bats.

How many RBI did Bernie Allen have?

Bernie Allen drove in 352 runs in his career.

Is Bernie Allen in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bernie Allen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bernie Allen

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1973)

Bernie Allen was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1973 for 4 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,139 career games, he hit .239 with 815 hits, 73 home runs, and 352 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .239

HR 73

RBI 352

H 815

OPS .671

PIV -563

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 4/16/1939 in East Liverpool, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1962-04-10
Last Game: 1973-09-19

Full name: Bernard Keith Allen

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Career Batting Statistics

Bernie Allen — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,139	3,404	357	815	140	21	73	352	13	370	424	.239	.314	.357	.671	-563

Career AVG .239 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .314 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .357 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .671 vs. league average .685 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bernie Allen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1962	MIN	AL	159	573	79	154	27	7	12	64	0	62	82	.269	.257 (+4%)	.326 (+4%)	.393 (+2%)	.719 (+3%)	352.2
1963	MIN	AL	139	421	52	101	20	1	9	43	0	38	52	.240	.246 (-3%)	.308 (-2%)	.371 (-4%)	.680 (-3%)	-204.9
1964	MIN	AL	74	243	28	52	8	1	6	20	1	33	30	.214	.250 (-15%)	.312 (-1%)	.377 (-13%)	.690 (-8%)	-215.2
1965	MIN	AL	19	39	2	9	2	0	0	6	0	6	8	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	MIN	AL	101	319	34	76	18	1	5	30	2	26	40	.238	.248 (-4%)	.309 (-3%)	.376 (-8%)	.685 (-6%)	-268.9
1967	WS2	AL	87	254	13	49	5	1	3	18	1	18	43	.193	.242 (-20%)	.306 (-20%)	.357 (-28%)	.663 (-25%)	-947.7
1968	WS2	AL	120	373	31	90	12	4	6	40	2	28	35	.241	.236 (+2%)	.298 (+1%)	.340 (+1%)	.638 (+1%)	62.9
1969	WS2	AL	122	365	33	90	17	4	9	45	5	50	35	.247	.248 (-1%)	.320 (+5%)	.369 (+5%)	.689 (+5%)	423.6
1970	WS2	AL	104	261	31	61	7	1	8	29	0	43	21	.234	.253 (-8%)	.325 (+5%)	.385 (-7%)	.711 (-1%)	59.6
1971	WS2	AL	97	229	18	61	11	1	4	22	2	33	27	.266	.249 (+7%)	.316 (+13%)	.365 (+3%)	.682 (+8%)	411.2
1972	NYA	AL	84	220	26	50	9	0	9	22	0	23	42	.227	.243 (-7%)	.310 (-5%)	.353 (+10%)	.664 (+3%)	73.7
1973	NYA	AL	17	57	5	13	3	0	0	4	0	5	5	.228	.256 (-11%)	.325 (-11%)	.378 (-26%)	.703 (-19%)	-162.7
1973	MON	NL	16	50	5	9	1	0	2	9	0	5	4	.180	.256 (-30%)	.325 (-22%)	.378 (-15%)	.703 (-18%)	-162.7
Career · 13 seasons			1,139	3,404	357	815	140	21	73	352	13	370	424	.239	—	—	—	—	-579

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Bernie Allen — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	586	1698	177	394	34	184	.232
Away	555	1706	180	421	39	168	.247

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bernie Allen — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1973-09-19	WSN	CHC	L	3	1	1	1	0	2	0	1
1973-09-17	WSN	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1973-09-16	WSN	PHI	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973-09-08	WSN	NYN	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973-09-07	WSN	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1973-09-06	WSN	CHC	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1973-09-04	WSN	CHC	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973-09-03	WSN	CHC	W	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1973-08-31	WSN	PHI	W	4	1	2	0	1	2	1	0
1973-08-27	WSN	LAD	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bernie Allen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	914	816	1960	2151	86	539
3B	109	94	71	196	14	19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bernie Allen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1962	MIN	2B	158	158	357	394	13	109
1963	MIN	2B	128	110	236	256	12	65
1964	MIN	2B	71	69	161	173	7	40
1965	MIN	2B	10	8	18	19	0	6
1965	MIN	3B	1	1	0	3	0	0
1966	MIN	2B	89	86	191	214	11	46
1966	MIN	3B	2	0	0	2	0	1
1967	WS2	2B	75	62	177	200	4	57
1968	WS2	2B	110	93	263	271	5	63
1968	WS2	3B	2	3	0	1	0	0
1969	WS2	2B	110	102	239	281	14	70
1969	WS2	3B	6	3	4	5	1	0
1970	WS2	2B	80	66	169	175	11	47
1970	WS2	3B	12	9	7	29	0	2
1971	WS2	2B	41	24	54	69	5	10
1971	WS2	3B	34	32	31	57	5	6
1972	NYA	2B	20	18	50	47	2	17
1972	NYA	3B	44	39	25	85	7	9
1973	NYA	2B	13	13	30	35	1	7
1973	MON	2B	9	7	15	17	1	2
1973	MON	3B	8	7	4	14	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bernie Allen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	913
Third Base	113
Designated Hitter	2

College History

Bernie Allen — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Purdue University	West Lafayette	IN	1959, 1960, 1961

Award Voting History

Bernie Allen — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1962	Rookie of the Year	AL	3rd	1.0	20	1

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Career Spans

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Bernie Allen: the record in brief

Bernie Allen's major league career runs from a debut on April 10, 1962 to a final game on September 19, 1973. Club by club, the record runs the Minnesota Twins (1962 through 1966), the Washington Senators (1967 through 1971), the New York Yankees (1972 through 1973), and the Montreal Expos (1973). Allen, born on April 16, 1939, in East Liverpool, OH, USA, is listed as a second baseman and batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Allen's listed size is 6-foot-0 and 175 pounds. The given name on file is Bernard Keith Allen.

Across 1,139 games at the plate, Allen's career line reads 815 hits in 3,404 at bats for a .239 average, plus 73 home runs and 352 runs batted in. Allen got on base at a .314 rate and slugged .357 (.671 OPS). Allen hit .239 while the league hit .249 over the same span, a figure close to average. No season beat the 12 home runs Allen hit in 1962. No season topped the 154 hits of 1962. 1962 was the strongest of the full seasons by average: .269 against a league .257, a 4% edge.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bernie Allen

What years did Bernie Allen play?: Bernie Allen played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1973.
Was Bernie Allen a pitcher?: No. Bernie Allen was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Bernie Allen hit?: Bernie Allen hit 73 career home runs with 815 hits.
What was Bernie Allen's career batting average?: Bernie Allen batted .239 over his career, with 815 hits in 3,404 at bats.
How many RBI did Bernie Allen have?: Bernie Allen drove in 352 runs in his career.
Is Bernie Allen in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bernie Allen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.