What years did Dale Berra play?

Dale Berra played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1987.

Was Dale Berra a pitcher?

No. Dale Berra was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Dale Berra hit?

Dale Berra hit 49 career home runs with 603 hits.

Dale Berra

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1987)

AVG .236

HR 49

RBI 278

H 603

OPS .638

PIV -4,008

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 12/13/1956 in Ridgewood, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1977-08-22
Last Game: 1987-10-04

Full name: Dale Anthony Berra

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
853	2,553	236	603	109	9	49	278	32	210	422	.236	.294	.344	.638	-4,008

Career AVG .236 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 9.5% below league average.

Career OBP .294 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Career SLG .344 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 12.2% below league average.

Career OPS .638 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — 11.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1977	PIT	NL	17	40	0	7	1	0	0	3	0	1	8	.175	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	PIT	NL	56	135	16	28	2	0	6	14	3	13	20	.207	.257 (-20%)	.323 (-12%)	.378 (-6%)	.702 (-9%)	-181.7
1979	PIT	NL	44	123	11	26	5	0	3	15	0	11	17	.211	.265 (-20%)	.329 (-18%)	.397 (-18%)	.727 (-18%)	-371.1
1980	PIT	NL	93	245	21	54	8	2	6	31	2	16	52	.220	.264 (-17%)	.326 (-18%)	.387 (-12%)	.714 (-14%)	-595.5
1981	PIT	NL	81	232	21	56	12	0	2	27	11	17	34	.241	.255 (-6%)	.320 (-6%)	.368 (-13%)	.688 (-10%)	-327.4
1982	PIT	NL	156	529	64	139	25	5	10	61	6	33	83	.263	.261 (+1%)	.324 (-6%)	.388 (-1%)	.712 (-3%)	-363.4
1983	PIT	NL	161	537	51	135	25	1	10	52	8	61	84	.251	.260 (-4%)	.324 (+1%)	.389 (-8%)	.714 (-4%)	-263.0
1984	PIT	NL	136	450	31	100	16	0	9	52	1	34	78	.222	.259 (-14%)	.322 (-15%)	.384 (-17%)	.707 (-16%)	-1229.5
1985	NYA	AL	48	109	8	25	5	1	1	8	1	7	20	.229	.257 (-11%)	.323 (-15%)	.390 (-18%)	.714 (-16%)	-290.5
1986	NYA	AL	42	108	10	25	7	0	2	13	0	9	14	.231	.257 (-10%)	.325 (-10%)	.395 (-11%)	.720 (-10%)	-188.1
1987	HOU	NL	19	45	3	8	3	0	0	2	0	8	12	.178	—	—	—	—	-197.9
Career · 11 seasons			853	2,553	236	603	109	9	49	278	32	210	422	.236	—	—	—	—	-4,008

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.

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	435	1255	115	306	28	151	.244
Away	418	1298	121	297	21	127	.229

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1987-10-04	HOU	CIN	L	3	0	2	0	0	0
1987-10-02	HOU	CIN	L	3	0	1	0	0	2
1987-09-30	HOU	ATL	L	2	0	0	1	0	0
1987-09-25	HOU	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	1	1
1987-09-23	HOU	ATL	L	2	1	0	0	1	1
1987-09-22	HOU	ATL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-09-20	HOU	SDP	W	3	0	0	0	0	1
1987-09-16	HOU	SFG	L	3	0	1	0	0	0
1987-09-09	HOU	SFG	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
1987-09-01	HOU	CHC	L	4	0	0	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	25	15	33	48	0	9
3B	247	167	138	368	34	40
SS	591	546	883	1754	114	296

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1977	PIT	3B	14	10	14	22	1	1
1978	PIT	3B	55	35	28	80	11	11
1978	PIT	SS	2	2	3	4	0	0
1979	PIT	3B	22	16	18	33	7	3
1979	PIT	SS	22	15	25	53	5	11
1980	PIT	2B	4	1	6	4	0	0
1980	PIT	3B	48	29	23	69	3	7
1980	PIT	SS	45	33	59	98	8	16
1981	PIT	2B	18	14	26	43	0	9
1981	PIT	3B	42	26	21	62	2	6
1981	PIT	SS	30	21	42	62	6	12
1982	PIT	3B	6	2	3	7	0	0
1982	PIT	SS	153	150	238	498	30	77
1983	PIT	SS	161	160	286	505	30	103
1984	PIT	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1984	PIT	SS	135	134	186	449	30	65
1985	NYA	3B	41	33	20	68	8	9
1985	NYA	SS	6	0	2	6	1	0
1986	NYA	3B	18	16	11	27	2	3
1986	NYA	SS	19	15	29	40	2	8
1987	HOU	2B	3	0	1	1	0	0
1987	HOU	SS	18	16	13	39	2	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	25
Third Base	247
Shortstop	591
Designated Hitter	4

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1987	HOU	NL	$62,500
1987	NYA	AL	$657,500
1986	NYA	AL	$557,500
1985	NYA	AL	$477,500
Total Career Earnings			$1,755,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dale Berra

What years did Dale Berra play?: Dale Berra played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1987.
Was Dale Berra a pitcher?: No. Dale Berra was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Dale Berra hit?: Dale Berra hit 49 career home runs with 603 hits.