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.

Dwight Bernard

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

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

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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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

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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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

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

Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1982	ALCS	ML4	1	.000
1982	WS	ML4	1	.000
1981	AEDIV	ML4	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	0	4.3	0	0	0	1	0.00

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	2.3	0

Game Log & Splits

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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	115	2	7	23	0	3

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	115

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Belmont University	Nashville	TN	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974

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.