Was Plácido Bernal a pitcher?

Yes. Plácido Bernal pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 16 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Plácido Bernal hit?

Plácido Bernal hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What was Plácido Bernal's career batting average?

Plácido Bernal batted .235 over his career, with 4 hits in 17 at bats.

How many RBI did Plácido Bernal have?

Plácido Bernal drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Plácido Bernal's career ERA?

Plácido Bernal finished with a 8.08 career ERA, going 1-4 with 16 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Plácido Bernal have?

Plácido Bernal recorded 16 career strikeouts.

Plácido Bernal

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Plácido Bernal was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the New York Cubans. Across 12 career appearances, he went 1-4 with a 8.08 ERA and 16 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 1–4

ERA 8.08

WHIP 1.77

SO 16

Pitcher PIV -1477.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / —
Born: 1914 in Sancti Spíritus, Las Villas, Cuba

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Plácido Bernal — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
19.0	16.0	0	4.0	0	0	0	3.0	1.0	0	0	.250	.294	.250	.544

Pitching

Plácido Bernal — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1	6	6	3	9	0	58.1	69	56	4	7	19	14	0.62	1.51

Career Pitching Statistics

Plácido Bernal — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	4	12	4	2	0	0	42.1	60	38	7	15	16	8.08	-1477.5

Career ERA 8.08 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 105.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Plácido Bernal — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1941	NYC	NN2	1	4	12	4	2	0	0	42.1	60	38	15	16	8.08	3.94 (-105%)	-1477.5
Career · 1 season			1	4	12	4	2	0	0	42.1	60	38	15	16	8.08	—	-1,478

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Plácido Bernal — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
13	17	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	.235	.278	.235	.513	0

Career AVG .235 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 10.3% below league average.

Career OBP .278 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 16.5% below league average.

Career SLG .235 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 36.9% below league average.

Career OPS .513 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — 27.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Plácido Bernal — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1941	NYC	NN2	13	17	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	.235	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			13	17	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	.235	—	—	—	—	0

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

Plácido Bernal — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Plácido Bernal — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1941	NLC	NYC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Plácido Bernal — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	4.0	10	11	4	0	24.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Plácido Bernal — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1941	NLC	NYC	0	0	1	0	0	4.0	10	11	4	0	24.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Plácido Bernal — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	3	3	0	1	0	2	.333
Away	8	6	0	1	0	1	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Plácido Bernal — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	3	7.0	10	2	3	5	2.57
Away	7	22.1	20	2	5	2	0.81

Last 10 Games — Batting

Plácido Bernal — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI
1941-08-28	NY6	HOM	L	1	0	0
1941-08-09	NY6	NW2	W	2	1	1
1941-08-06	NY6	HOM	L	0	0	0
1941-07-11	NY6	HOM	L	2	0	0
1941-07-06	NY6	NW2	L	1	0	0
1941-06-25	NY6	NW2	L	1	1	2
1941-06-16	NY6	HOM	L	0	0	0
1941-06-09	NY6	HOM	L	1	0	0
1941-06-08	NY6	NY5	L	0	0	0
1941-06-01	NY6	BLG	L	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Plácido Bernal — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1941-08-28	NY6	HOM	L	4.0	6	7	0	3	1	2
1941-08-09	NY6	NW2	W	6.0	9	3	0	2	0	0
1941-08-06	NY6	HOM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1941-07-11	NY6	HOM	—	5.0	6	4	2	1	4	0
1941-07-06	NY6	NW2	—	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1941-06-25	NY6	NW2	L	2.0	4	6	0	2	1	1
1941-06-16	NY6	HOM	—	8.0	0	2	0	0	1	0
1941-06-09	NY6	HOM	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1941-06-01	NY6	BLG	L	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1941-05-24	NY6	HOM	—	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Plácido Bernal — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	12	4	4	13	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Plácido Bernal — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1941	NYC	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1941	NYC	P	12	4	4	13	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Plácido Bernal — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	12
Left Field	1

Plácido Bernal: the record in brief

Plácido Bernal's record on this page is drawn from the season tables. Bernal spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the New York Cubans. Bernal, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. Bernal was born in 1914, in Sancti Spíritus, Las Villas, Cuba.

The pitching table credits Bernal with a 1-4 record and a 8.08 ERA in 12 games. The totals include 16 strikeouts. The league ERA over Bernal's seasons was 3.94, so the 8.08 figure ran 105.3% worse than average. Bernal's only pitching season is 1941: 12 games, 16 strikeouts.

The Negro Leagues section records 4 hits in 16 at bats for Bernal, a .250 average. Pitching in the Negro Leagues, Bernal went 1-6 with a 0.62 ERA. Those Negro Leagues figures come from surviving box scores and are shown in their own table, apart from the season rows.

Bernal made 1 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 24.75 ERA. Those appearances came in 1941.

Frequently Asked Questions about Plácido Bernal

Was Plácido Bernal a pitcher?: Yes. Plácido Bernal pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 16 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Plácido Bernal hit?: Plácido Bernal hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What was Plácido Bernal's career batting average?: Plácido Bernal batted .235 over his career, with 4 hits in 17 at bats.
How many RBI did Plácido Bernal have?: Plácido Bernal drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Plácido Bernal's career ERA?: Plácido Bernal finished with a 8.08 career ERA, going 1-4 with 16 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Plácido Bernal have?: Plácido Bernal recorded 16 career strikeouts.