Dave Bergman

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1975-1992)

Dave Bergman was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1992 for 4 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,349 career games, he hit .258 with 690 hits, 54 home runs, and 289 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,997.

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

AVG .258
HR 54
RBI 289
H 690
OPS .716
PIV 1,997
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 185 lb
Born
6/6/1953 in Evanston, IL, USA
Died
2/2/2015 in Detroit, MI, USA
MLB Debut
1975-08-26
Last Game
1992-10-04

Full name: David Bruce Bergman

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Career Batting Statistics

Dave Bergman — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,349 2,679 312 690 100 16 54 289 19 380 347 .258 .348 .367 .716 1,997

Career AVG .258 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .348 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +7.3% above league average.

Career SLG .367 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 5.1% below league average.

Career OPS .716 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dave Bergman 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
1975 NYA AL 7 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 NYA AL 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1978 HOU NL 104 186 15 43 5 1 0 12 2 39 32 .231 .257 (-10%) .323 (+12%) .378 (-29%) .702 (-10%) -141.5
1979 HOU NL 13 15 4 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 .400 — — — — 0.0
1980 HOU NL 90 78 12 20 6 1 0 3 1 10 10 .256 .264 (-3%) .326 (+4%) .387 (-7%) .714 (-2%) -10.2
1981 HOU NL 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1981 SFN NL 63 145 16 37 9 0 3 13 2 19 18 .255 .255 (avg) .320 (+6%) .368 (+3%) .688 (+4%) 0.0
1982 SFN NL 100 121 22 33 3 1 4 14 3 18 11 .273 .261 (+4%) .324 (+12%) .388 (+6%) .712 (+9%) 253.8
1983 SFN NL 90 140 16 40 4 1 6 24 2 24 21 .286 .260 (+10%) .324 (+21%) .389 (+17%) .714 (+19%) 591.9
1984 DET AL 120 271 42 74 8 5 7 44 3 33 40 .273 .259 (+5%) .322 (+9%) .384 (+8%) .707 (+9%) 463.2
1985 DET AL 69 140 8 25 2 0 3 7 0 14 15 .179 .257 (-31%) .323 (-23%) .390 (-34%) .714 (-29%) -643.2
1986 DET AL 65 130 14 30 6 1 1 9 0 21 16 .231 .257 (-10%) .325 (+4%) .395 (-20%) .720 (-9%) -139.8
1987 DET AL 91 172 25 47 7 3 6 22 0 30 23 .273 .262 (+4%) .331 (+14%) .415 (+9%) .746 (+11%) 432.6
1988 DET AL 116 289 37 85 14 0 5 35 0 38 34 .294 .254 (+16%) .317 (+17%) .377 (+4%) .695 (+10%) 662.9
1989 DET AL 137 385 38 103 13 1 7 37 1 44 44 .268 .254 (+5%) .319 (+8%) .375 (-4%) .694 (+2%) 261.2
1990 DET AL 100 205 21 57 10 1 2 26 3 33 17 .278 .257 (+8%) .324 (+16%) .385 (-5%) .710 (+4%) 283.2
1991 DET AL 86 194 23 46 10 1 7 29 1 35 40 .237 .255 (-7%) .323 (+8%) .384 (+6%) .708 (+7%) 317.3
1992 DET AL 87 181 17 42 3 0 1 10 1 20 19 .232 .255 (-9%) .322 (-5%) .377 (-30%) .699 (-18%) -471.8
Career · 18 seasons 1,349 2,679 312 690 100 16 54 289 19 380 347 .258 — — — — 1,859

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Dave Bergman — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
15 13 1 3 0 1 0 4 0 2 .231

Playoff Batting by Year

Dave Bergman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1987 ALCS DET 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .250
1984 ALCS DET 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 WS DET 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1980 NLCS HOU 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dave Bergman — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home691130215131530147.242
Away657137716137524142.272

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dave Bergman — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1992-10-04 DETTORL 100000010
1992-09-29 DETBALL 302000000
1992-09-27 DETCLEW 100000000
1992-09-25 DETCLEW 301000000
1992-09-22 DETNYYL 101000000
1992-09-22 DETNYYL 200000011
1992-09-21 DETBOSW 310000010
1992-09-20 DETBOSL 100000000
1992-09-19 DETBOSW 010000010
1992-09-15 DETTEXL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dave Bergman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 866 511 5066 448 46 469
OF 106 69 131 1 5 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dave Bergman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1975 NYA OF 6 5 10 1 1 1
1977 NYA 1B 2 0 5 0 0 0
1977 NYA OF 3 0 3 0 0 0
1978 HOU 1B 66 21 280 16 2 26
1978 HOU OF 29 28 48 0 2 0
1979 HOU 1B 4 1 8 0 0 1
1980 HOU 1B 59 8 183 16 1 23
1980 HOU OF 5 1 4 0 0 0
1981 HOU 1B 1 0 3 1 0 0
1981 SFN 1B 33 23 232 24 2 21
1981 SFN OF 15 11 20 0 1 0
1982 SFN 1B 69 17 308 20 3 18
1982 SFN OF 6 5 13 0 1 0
1983 SFN 1B 50 23 291 27 2 20
1983 SFN OF 6 4 8 0 0 0
1984 DET 1B 114 67 657 75 8 63
1984 DET OF 2 1 1 0 0 0
1985 DET 1B 44 33 306 25 3 25
1985 DET OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1986 DET 1B 41 28 255 29 4 30
1986 DET OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
1987 DET 1B 65 38 353 29 3 33
1987 DET OF 7 3 4 0 0 0
1988 DET 1B 64 44 367 37 4 31
1988 DET OF 13 11 19 0 0 0
1989 DET 1B 123 106 912 85 7 88
1989 DET OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1990 DET 1B 27 23 203 13 1 19
1990 DET OF 5 0 0 0 0 0
1991 DET 1B 49 42 364 29 1 42
1991 DET OF 4 0 1 0 0 0
1992 DET 1B 55 37 339 22 5 29
1992 DET OF 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Dave Bergman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 865
Left Field 88
Center Field 1
Right Field 18
Designated Hitter 133

Salary History

Dave Bergman's recorded salaries total $3,183,334 over 8 seasons, 1985 to 1992. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Bergman's career ran from 1975 to 1992. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Dave Bergman — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1992 DET AL $375,000
1991 DET AL $575,000
1990 DET AL $525,000
1989 DET AL $437,500
1988 DET AL $360,000
1987 DET AL $331,667
1986 DET AL $316,667
1985 DET AL $262,500
Total recorded salary (partial) $3,183,334

College History

Dave Bergman — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Illinois State University Normal IL 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Dave Bergman (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mike Andrews
    .258 avg, 66 HR
  2. 97
    Dave Hansen
    .260 avg, 35 HR
  3. 88
    Gene Larkin
    .266 avg, 32 HR
  4. 87
    Art Howe
    .260 avg, 43 HR
  5. 87
    Denny Walling
    .271 avg, 49 HR
  6. 86
    Mike Hegan
    .242 avg, 53 HR

Dave Bergman: the record in brief

According to the bio, Dave Bergman debuted on August 26, 1975 and played a final game on October 4, 1992. The team column moves through the New York Yankees (1975 through 1977), the Houston Astros (1978 to 1981), the San Francisco Giants (1981 through 1983), and the Detroit Tigers (1984 to 1992). The bio lists Bergman as a first baseman who batted and threw left-handed. Bergman is listed at 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds. Bergman was born on June 6, 1953, in Evanston, IL, USA. Bergman died on February 2, 2015, in Detroit, MI, USA. The given name on file is David Bruce Bergman.

Bergman collected 690 hits in 2,679 at bats across 1,349 games, good for a .258 batting average, plus 54 home runs and 289 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .348 and .367 give Bergman a career OPS of .716. The .258 career average is close to the .259 the league hit across the same seasons. 1989 produced Bergman's most hits, 103 of them for the Detroit Tigers.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Bergman

What years did Dave Bergman play?
Dave Bergman played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1992.
Was Dave Bergman a pitcher?
No. Dave Bergman was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Dave Bergman hit?
Dave Bergman hit 54 career home runs with 690 hits.
What teams did Dave Bergman play for?
Dave Bergman played for 4 teams: the New York Yankees (1975, 1977), the Houston Astros (1978–1981), the San Francisco Giants (1981–1983), and the Detroit Tigers (1984–1992).
What were Dave Bergman's career stats?
In 1,349 games, Dave Bergman had 690 hits, 54 home runs, 289 RBI, 312 runs, and 19 stolen bases, with a .258 batting average.
How much did Dave Bergman earn in his career?
Dave Bergman's recorded salaries total $3,183,334 over 8 seasons, 1985 to 1992. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Bergman's career ran from 1975 to 1992. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Dave Bergman's salary?
Dave Bergman's last recorded salary was $375,000, in 1992. His highest recorded salary was $575,000, in 1991, and his lowest was $262,500, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1992.
What position did Dave Bergman play?
Dave Bergman played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Dave Bergman and how much did he weigh?
Dave Bergman was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 185 pounds.
How many home runs did Dave Bergman hit each season?
Dave Bergman's home runs by season: 0 in 1975, 0 in 1977, 0 in 1978, 1 in 1979, 0 in 1980, 4 in 1981, 4 in 1982, 6 in 1983, 7 in 1984, 3 in 1985, 1 in 1986, 6 in 1987, 5 in 1988, 7 in 1989, 2 in 1990, 7 in 1991, and 1 in 1992. His most in one season was 7, in 1984, 1989, and 1991.
What was Dave Bergman's career batting average?
Dave Bergman batted .258 over his career, with 690 hits in 2,679 at bats.
How many RBI did Dave Bergman have?
Dave Bergman drove in 289 runs in his career.
Is Dave Bergman in the Hall of Fame?
No. Dave Bergman has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.