What years did Frank Bertaina play?

Frank Bertaina played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1970.

Was Frank Bertaina a pitcher?

Yes. Frank Bertaina pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 280 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Frank Bertaina hit?

Frank Bertaina hit 1 career home runs with 16 hits.

Frank Bertaina

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1964-1970)

W–L 19–29

ERA 3.84

WHIP 1.48

SO 280

Pitcher PIV -8155.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 177 lb
Born: 4/14/1944 in San Francisco, CA, USA
Died: 3/3/2010 in Santa Rosa, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1964-08-01
Last Game: 1970-09-25

Full name: Frank Louis Bertaina

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
19	29	99	66	6	5	0	413.0	399	176	42	214	280	3.84	-8155.6

Career ERA 3.84 vs. league average 3.50 across their career seasons — 9.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1964	BAL	AL	1	0	6	4	1	1	26.0	18	8	13	18	2.77	3.58 (+23%)	-415.9
1965	BAL	AL	0	0	2	1	0	0	6.0	9	4	4	5	6.00	—	0.0
1966	BAL	AL	2	5	16	9	0	0	63.3	52	22	36	46	3.13	3.52 (+11%)	-145.5
1967	BAL	AL	1	1	5	2	0	0	21.7	17	8	14	19	3.32	3.30 (-1%)	-985.9
1967	WS2	AL	6	5	18	17	4	4	95.7	90	31	37	67	2.92	3.30 (+12%)	-196.8
1968	WS2	AL	7	13	27	23	1	0	127.3	133	66	69	81	4.66	2.98 (-56%)	-4549.8
1969	WS2	AL	1	3	14	5	0	0	35.7	43	26	23	25	6.56	3.61 (-82%)	-2090.4
1969	BAL	AL	0	0	3	0	0	0	6.0	1	0	3	5	0.00	—	0.0
1970	SLN	NL	1	2	8	5	0	0	31.3	36	11	15	14	3.16	3.89 (+19%)	228.7
Career · 9 seasons			19	29	99	66	6	5	413.0	399	176	214	280	3.84	—	-8,156

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
100	126	7	16	1	0	1	11	0	6	34	.127	.167	.159	.325	0

Career AVG .127 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — 48.5% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .313 across their career seasons — 46.7% below league average.

Career SLG .159 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 57.0% below league average.

Career OPS .325 vs. league average .682 across their career seasons — 52.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1964	BAL	AL	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	BAL	AL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	BAL	AL	16	19	1	2	0	0	0	1	6	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	BAL	AL	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	WS2	AL	19	35	1	2	0	0	4	0	11	.057	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	WS2	AL	27	38	2	5	0	0	4	2	10	.132	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	WS2	AL	14	11	2	4	1	1	3	0	2	.364	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	BAL	AL	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	SLN	NL	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			100	126	7	16	1	1	11	6	34	.127	—	—	—	—	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.

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	47	63	2	9	0	3	.143
Away	53	63	5	7	1	8	.111

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	46	205.2	197	85	108	147	3.72
Away	53	207.1	202	92	106	133	3.99

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB
1970-09-25	STL	WSN	L	1	0	1
1970-09-19	STL	PHI	L	1	0	0
1970-09-13	STL	NYN	W	0	0	0
1970-09-09	STL	PIT	W	1	0	1
1970-09-05	STL	WSN	L	2	0	0
1970-08-29	STL	LAD	W	2	1	0
1970-08-23	STL	SDP	W	0	0	0
1970-08-18	STL	LAD	L	0	0	0
1969-09-23	BAL	CLE	L	0	0	0
1969-09-09	BAL	TEX	W	1	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1970-09-25	STL	WSN	—	6.0	6	3	1	4	4	0
1970-09-19	STL	PHI	L	5.0	9	4	4	2	1	1
1970-09-13	STL	NYN	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1970-09-09	STL	PIT	W	5.0	7	4	1	1	2	0
1970-09-05	STL	WSN	L	6.1	7	3	3	4	4	0
1970-08-29	STL	LAD	—	6.0	5	1	1	3	2	0
1970-08-23	STL	SDP	—	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
1970-08-18	STL	LAD	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1969-09-23	BAL	CLE	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1969-09-09	BAL	TEX	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	99	66	18	56	6	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1964	BAL	P	6	4	0	6	0	0
1965	BAL	P	2	1	0	1	0	0
1966	BAL	P	16	9	2	4	4	0
1967	BAL	P	5	2	1	3	0	0
1967	WS2	P	18	17	3	13	0	2
1968	WS2	P	27	23	9	17	0	2
1969	WS2	P	14	5	2	7	2	0
1969	BAL	P	3	0	1	0	0	0
1970	SLN	P	8	5	0	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	99

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Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Bertaina

What years did Frank Bertaina play?: Frank Bertaina played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1970.
Was Frank Bertaina a pitcher?: Yes. Frank Bertaina pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 280 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Frank Bertaina hit?: Frank Bertaina hit 1 career home runs with 16 hits.