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 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.

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 September 8, 2026

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

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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	3B	RBI	SO	AVG
1987	ALCS	DET	4	4	0	1	0	2	1	.250
1984	ALCS	DET	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
1984	WS	DET	5	5	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1980	NLCS	HOU	4	3	0	1	1	2	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
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	691	1302	151	315	30	147	.242
Away	657	1377	161	375	24	142	.272

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dave Bergman — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1992-10-04	DET	TOR	L	1	0	0	1	0
1992-09-29	DET	BAL	L	3	0	2	0	0
1992-09-27	DET	CLE	W	1	0	0	0	0
1992-09-25	DET	CLE	W	3	0	1	0	0
1992-09-22	DET	NYY	L	1	0	1	0	0
1992-09-22	DET	NYY	L	2	0	0	1	1
1992-09-21	DET	BOS	W	3	1	0	1	0
1992-09-20	DET	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0
1992-09-19	DET	BOS	W	0	1	0	1	0
1992-09-15	DET	TEX	L	1	0	0	0	0

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

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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 — 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 Career Earnings			$3,183,334

College History

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

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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 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.