Sid Bream

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1994)

Sid Bream was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1994 for 4 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,088 career games, he hit .264 with 819 hits, 90 home runs, and 455 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 3,183.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .264
HR 90
RBI 455
H 819
OPS .755
PIV 3,183
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'4" / 215 lb
Born
8/3/1960 in Carlisle, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1983-09-01
Last Game
1994-07-27

Full name: Sidney Eugene Bream

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Career Batting Statistics

Sid Bream — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,088 3,108 351 819 191 12 90 455 50 353 450 .264 .336 .420 .755 3,183

Career AVG .264 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .336 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .420 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — +7.2% above league average.

Career OPS .755 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — +5.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Sid Bream Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1983 LAN NL 15 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 .182 — — — — 0.0
1984 LAN NL 27 49 2 9 3 0 0 6 1 6 9 .184 — — — — -227.6
1985 LAN NL 24 53 4 7 0 0 3 6 0 7 10 .132 .257 (-49%) .323 (-29%) .390 (-23%) .714 (-26%) -225.5
1985 PIT NL 26 95 14 27 7 0 3 15 0 11 14 .284 .257 (+11%) .323 (+10%) .390 (+16%) .714 (+13%) -225.5
1986 PIT NL 154 522 73 140 37 5 16 77 13 60 73 .268 .257 (+4%) .325 (+5%) .395 (+14%) .720 (+10%) 948.3
1987 PIT NL 149 516 64 142 25 3 13 65 9 49 69 .275 .262 (+5%) .331 (+1%) .415 (-1%) .746 (avg) -1.4
1988 PIT NL 148 462 50 122 37 0 10 65 9 47 64 .264 .254 (+4%) .317 (+3%) .377 (+8%) .695 (+6%) 480.3
1989 PIT NL 19 36 3 8 3 0 0 4 0 12 10 .222 — — — — 0.0
1990 PIT NL 147 389 39 105 23 2 15 67 8 48 65 .270 .257 (+5%) .324 (+8%) .385 (+18%) .710 (+13%) 1028.2
1991 ATL NL 91 265 32 67 12 0 11 45 0 25 31 .253 .255 (-1%) .323 (-3%) .384 (+10%) .708 (+4%) 134.5
1992 ATL NL 125 372 30 97 25 1 10 61 6 46 51 .261 .255 (+2%) .322 (+6%) .377 (+10%) .699 (+8%) 573.8
1993 ATL NL 117 277 33 72 14 1 9 35 4 31 43 .260 .265 (-2%) .332 (avg) .403 (+3%) .735 (+2%) 90.0
1994 HOU NL 46 61 7 21 5 0 0 7 0 9 9 .344 .269 (+28%) .338 (+27%) .424 (avg) .763 (+12%) 174.3
Career · 13 seasons 1,088 3,108 351 819 191 12 90 455 50 353 450 .264 — — — — 2,749

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

Sid Bream — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
28 80 9 20 6 0 3 8 12 8 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Sid Bream — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1993 NLCS ATL 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1992 NLCS ATL 7 22 5 6 3 0 1 2 3 0 .273
1992 WS ATL 5 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 .200
1991 NLCS ATL 4 10 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 1 .300
1991 WS ATL 7 24 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 4 .125
1990 NLCS PIT 4 8 1 4 1 0 1 3 2 3 .500

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Sid Bream — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home537147516739443222.267
Away551163318442547233.260

Last 10 Games — Batting

Sid Bream — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1994-07-27 HOUCINW 101000000
1994-07-21 HOUPITW 200000000
1994-07-19 HOUSTLL 100000001
1994-07-16 HOUPITW 100000000
1994-07-15 HOUPITL 100000000
1994-07-14 HOUPITL 101000000
1994-07-09 HOUCHCL 101000000
1994-07-08 HOUCHCL 100000000
1994-07-06 HOUSTLW 100000000
1994-07-05 HOUSTLW 400000002

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sid Bream — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 954 802 7437 786 69 620
OF 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sid Bream — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1983 LAN 1B 4 0 8 0 0 1
1984 LAN 1B 14 11 95 11 0 9
1985 LAN 1B 16 14 148 14 1 8
1985 PIT 1B 25 23 219 21 2 21
1986 PIT 1B 153 137 1320 166 17 107
1986 PIT OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
1987 PIT 1B 144 131 1236 127 17 109
1988 PIT 1B 138 119 1118 140 6 88
1989 PIT 1B 13 13 111 7 1 5
1990 PIT 1B 142 100 971 104 8 80
1991 ATL 1B 85 72 668 50 3 53
1992 ATL 1B 120 106 856 73 10 69
1993 ATL 1B 90 69 627 62 3 62
1994 HOU 1B 10 7 60 11 1 8

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Sid Bream Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 954
Left Field 2

Awards & Honors

Sid Bream — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1990 Hutch Award
1988 Player of the Week Week of 1988-06-24

Salary History

Sid Bream's recorded salaries total $7,572,000 over 9 seasons, 1986 to 1994. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Bream's career ran from 1983 to 1994. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1985.

Sid Bream — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1994 HOU NL $300,000
1993 ATL NL $1,600,000
1992 ATL NL $2,400,000
1991 ATL NL $1,600,000
1990 PIT NL $510,000
1989 PIT NL $510,000
1988 PIT NL $360,000
1987 PIT NL $200,000
1986 PIT NL $92,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $7,572,000

College History

Sid Bream — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Liberty University Lynchburg VA 1979, 1980, 1981

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Sid Bream (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Eric Soderholm
    .264 avg, 102 HR
  2. 96
    Yonder Alonso
    .259 avg, 100 HR
  3. 95
    Mark DeRosa
    .268 avg, 100 HR
  4. 94
    Tim Teufel
    .254 avg, 86 HR
  5. 91
    Pete Ward
    .254 avg, 98 HR
  6. 89
    Travis Lee
    .256 avg, 115 HR

Sid Bream: the record in brief

The profile opens with Sid Bream's first major league game on September 1, 1983; the last one listed came on July 27, 1994. By club, Bream's seasons break down as the Los Angeles Dodgers (1983 to 1985), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1985 to 1990), the Atlanta Braves (1991 to 1993), and the Houston Astros (1994). Bream, born on August 3, 1960, in Carlisle, PA, USA, is listed as a first baseman and threw and hit left-handed. Bream's listed size is 215 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. Bream's full given name, per the bio, is Sidney Eugene Bream.

Across 1,088 games at the plate, Bream's career line reads 819 hits in 3,108 at bats for a .264 average; the totals also include 90 home runs, 455 runs batted in, and 50 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .336 and .420 give Bream a career OPS of .755. Bream hit .264 while the league hit .259 over the same span, a figure close to average. No season beat the 16 home runs Bream hit in 1986.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sid Bream

What years did Sid Bream play?
Sid Bream played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1994.
Was Sid Bream a pitcher?
No. Sid Bream was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Sid Bream hit?
Sid Bream hit 90 career home runs with 819 hits.
What teams did Sid Bream play for?
Sid Bream played for 4 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1983–1985), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1985–1990), the Atlanta Braves (1991–1993), and the Houston Astros (1994).
What were Sid Bream's career stats?
In 1,088 games, Sid Bream had 819 hits, 90 home runs, 455 RBI, 351 runs, and 50 stolen bases, with a .264 batting average.
How much did Sid Bream earn in his career?
Sid Bream's recorded salaries total $7,572,000 over 9 seasons, 1986 to 1994. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Bream's career ran from 1983 to 1994. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1985.
What was Sid Bream's salary?
Sid Bream's last recorded salary was $300,000, in 1994. His highest recorded salary was $2,400,000, in 1992, and his lowest was $92,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1994.
What position did Sid Bream play?
Sid Bream played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Sid Bream and how much did he weigh?
Sid Bream was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 215 pounds.
How many home runs did Sid Bream hit each season?
Sid Bream's home runs by season: 0 in 1983, 0 in 1984, 6 in 1985, 16 in 1986, 13 in 1987, 10 in 1988, 0 in 1989, 15 in 1990, 11 in 1991, 10 in 1992, 9 in 1993, and 0 in 1994. His most in one season was 16, in 1986.
What was Sid Bream's career batting average?
Sid Bream batted .264 over his career, with 819 hits in 3,108 at bats.
How many RBI did Sid Bream have?
Sid Bream drove in 455 runs in his career.
Is Sid Bream in the Hall of Fame?
No. Sid Bream has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.