What years did Dwight Bernard play?

Dwight Bernard played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1982.

Was Dwight Bernard a pitcher?

Yes. Dwight Bernard pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 92 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dwight Bernard hit?

Dwight Bernard hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Dwight Bernard's career batting average?

Dwight Bernard batted .200 over his career, with 1 hits in 5 at bats.

What was Dwight Bernard's career ERA?

Dwight Bernard finished with a 4.14 career ERA, going 4-8 with 92 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dwight Bernard have?

Dwight Bernard recorded 92 career strikeouts.

Dwight Bernard

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1978-1982)

Dwight Bernard was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1982 for the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 5 seasons. Across 115 career appearances, he went 4-8 with a 4.14 ERA and 92 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 226.6.

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 4–8

ERA 4.14

WHIP 1.60

SO 92

Pitcher PIV 226.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 170 lb
Born: 5/31/1952 in Mount Vernon, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1978-06-29
Last Game: 1982-10-02

Full name: Dwight Vern Bernard

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dwight Bernard — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	8	115	2	0	0	6	176.0	196	81	10	86	92	4.14	226.6

Career ERA 4.14 vs. league average 3.80 across their career seasons — 8.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dwight Bernard — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1978	NYN	NL	1	4	30	1	0	48.0	54	23	27	26	4.31	3.69 (-17%)	-702.5
1979	NYN	NL	0	3	32	1	0	44.0	59	23	26	20	4.70	4.00 (-18%)	-203.2
1981	ML4	AL	0	0	6	0	0	5.0	5	2	6	1	3.60	—	0.0
1982	ML4	AL	3	1	47	0	6	79.0	78	33	27	45	3.76	3.86 (+3%)	1132.2
Career · 4 seasons			4	8	115	2	6	176.0	196	81	86	92	4.14	—	227

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

Dwight Bernard — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
115	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.200	.429	.200	.629	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 23.2% below league average.

Career OBP .429 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +32.0% above league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 48.0% below league average.

Career OPS .629 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 11.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dwight Bernard — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1978	NYN	NL	30	5	1	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	NYN	NL	32	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	ML4	AL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	ML4	AL	47	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			115	5	1	2	2	.200	—	—	—	—	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

Dwight Bernard — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dwight Bernard — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1982	ALCS	ML4	1	.000
1982	WS	ML4	1	.000
1981	AEDIV	ML4	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dwight Bernard — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	0	4.1	0	0	0	1	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dwight Bernard — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	SO
1982	ALCS	ML4	1	1.0	0
1982	WS	ML4	1	1.0	1
1981	AEDIV	ML4	2	2.1	0

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dwight Bernard — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	50	3	0	1	0	0	.333
Away	65	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Dwight Bernard — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	50	91.0	86	25	41	53	2.47
Away	65	85.0	110	56	45	39	5.93

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dwight Bernard — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1982-10-02	MIL	BAL	—	1.0	6	4	4	0	2	0
1982-09-30	MIL	BOS	—	0.1	0	1	1	1	0	0
1982-09-26	MIL	BAL	—	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0
1982-09-25	MIL	BAL	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1
1982-09-21	MIL	BOS	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1982-09-18	MIL	NYY	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982-09-15	MIL	DET	SV	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1982-09-13	MIL	DET	—	1.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
1982-09-11	MIL	NYY	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	0
1982-09-02	MIL	CLE	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dwight Bernard — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	115	2	7	23	0	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dwight Bernard — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
1978	NYN	P	30	1	2	7	2
1979	NYN	P	32	1	2	8	1
1981	ML4	P	6	0	0	0	0
1982	ML4	P	47	0	3	8	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dwight Bernard — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	115

College History

Dwight Bernard — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Belmont University	Nashville	TN	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974

Dwight Bernard: the record in brief

Dwight Bernard's major league career runs from a debut on June 29, 1978 to a final game on October 2, 1982. The season rows list, in order, the New York Mets (1978 through 1979) and the Milwaukee Brewers (1981 through 1982). Bernard played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on May 31, 1952, in Mount Vernon, IL, USA and a listed size of 170 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Bernard's full given name, per the bio, is Dwight Vern Bernard.

Bernard pitched in 115 games, starting 2, and finished with a 4-8 record and 4.14 ERA. Also on Bernard's record: 92 strikeouts. Against a 3.80 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.14 mark was 8.9% worse. 1982 was Bernard's sharpest full season, a 3.76 ERA against the league's 3.86. Bernard's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 226.6.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dwight Bernard

What years did Dwight Bernard play?: Dwight Bernard played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1982.
Was Dwight Bernard a pitcher?: Yes. Dwight Bernard pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 92 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dwight Bernard hit?: Dwight Bernard hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Dwight Bernard's career batting average?: Dwight Bernard batted .200 over his career, with 1 hits in 5 at bats.
What was Dwight Bernard's career ERA?: Dwight Bernard finished with a 4.14 career ERA, going 4-8 with 92 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dwight Bernard have?: Dwight Bernard recorded 92 career strikeouts.