Bert Campaneris

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1964-1983)

Bert Campaneris was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1983 for 5 teams, including the Kansas City Athletics, a span of 20 seasons. In 2,328 career games, he hit .259 with 2,249 hits, 79 home runs, and 646 RBI. Bert Campaneris was a 6-time All-Star and a Babe Ruth Award.

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 .259
HR 79
RBI 646
H 2,249
OPS .653
PIV -6,589
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 160 lb
Born
3/9/1942 in Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas, Cuba
MLB Debut
1964-07-23
Last Game
1983-10-01
Awards
6× All-Star · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: Dagoberto Campaneris

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Career Batting Statistics

Bert Campaneris — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,328 8,684 1,181 2,249 313 86 79 646 649 618 1,142 .259 .311 .342 .653 -6,589

Career AVG .259 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .311 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .342 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 8.7% below league average.

Career OPS .653 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — 6.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bert Campaneris 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
1964 KC1 AL 67 269 27 69 14 3 4 22 10 15 41 .257 .250 (+2%) .312 (-2%) .377 (-1%) .690 (-1%) -75.9
1965 KC1 AL 144 578 67 156 23 12 6 42 51 41 71 .270 .245 (+10%) .310 (+5%) .371 (+3%) .682 (+4%) 386.5
1966 KC1 AL 142 573 82 153 29 10 5 42 52 25 72 .267 .248 (+7%) .309 (-2%) .376 (+1%) .685 (-1%) -173.1
1967 KC1 AL 147 601 85 149 29 6 3 32 55 36 82 .248 .242 (+2%) .306 (-3%) .357 (-7%) .663 (-5%) -507.8
1968 OAK AL 159 642 87 177 25 9 4 38 62 50 69 .276 .236 (+16%) .298 (+11%) .340 (+6%) .638 (+8%) 987.0
1969 OAK AL 135 547 71 142 15 2 2 25 62 30 62 .260 .248 (+5%) .320 (-6%) .369 (-17%) .689 (-12%) -980.3
1970 OAK AL 147 603 97 168 28 4 22 64 42 36 73 .279 .253 (+10%) .325 (-1%) .385 (+16%) .711 (+8%) 779.4
1971 OAK AL 134 569 80 143 18 4 5 47 34 29 64 .251 .249 (+1%) .316 (-9%) .365 (-11%) .682 (-10%) -1002.3
1972 OAK AL 149 625 85 150 25 2 8 32 52 32 88 .240 .243 (-2%) .310 (-10%) .353 (-8%) .664 (-9%) -945.0
1973 OAK AL 151 601 89 150 17 6 4 46 34 50 79 .250 .256 (-3%) .325 (-5%) .378 (-16%) .703 (-11%) -1044.5
1974 OAK AL 134 527 77 153 18 8 2 41 34 47 81 .290 .256 (+13%) .324 (+7%) .369 (-1%) .693 (+3%) 317.5
1975 OAK AL 137 509 69 135 15 3 4 46 24 50 71 .265 .257 (+3%) .327 (+3%) .374 (-12%) .701 (-5%) -273.2
1976 OAK AL 149 536 67 137 14 1 1 52 54 63 80 .256 .255 (avg) .320 (+3%) .360 (-19%) .681 (-9%) -560.3
1977 TEX AL 150 552 77 140 19 7 5 46 27 47 86 .254 .264 (-4%) .329 (-5%) .401 (-15%) .730 (-10%) -903.5
1978 TEX AL 98 269 30 50 5 3 1 17 22 20 36 .186 .257 (-28%) .323 (-24%) .378 (-37%) .702 (-31%) -1323.0
1979 TEX AL 8 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 .111 — — — — 0.0
1979 CAL AL 85 239 27 56 4 4 0 15 12 19 32 .234 .265 (-12%) .329 (-11%) .397 (-28%) .727 (-20%) 0.0
1980 CAL AL 77 210 32 53 8 1 2 18 10 14 33 .252 .264 (-5%) .326 (-8%) .387 (-15%) .714 (-12%) -403.5
1981 CAL AL 55 82 11 21 2 1 1 10 5 5 10 .256 .255 (avg) .320 (-8%) .368 (-7%) .688 (-8%) -108.1
1983 NYA AL 60 143 19 46 5 0 0 11 6 8 9 .322 .260 (+23%) .324 (+9%) .389 (-8%) .714 (avg) 12.0
Career · 20 seasons 2,328 8,684 1,181 2,249 313 86 79 646 649 618 1,142 .259 — — — — -5,818

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 Pitching Statistics

Bert Campaneris — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 2 1 9.00 0.0

Career ERA 9.00 vs. league average 3.50 across their career seasons — 157.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bert Campaneris — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1965 KC1 AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 2 1 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 2 1 9.00 — 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

Bert Campaneris — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
37 144 15 35 4 1 3 11 6 20 .243

Playoff Batting by Year

Bert Campaneris — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1979 ALCS CAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 ALCS OAK 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
1974 ALCS OAK 4 17 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 .176
1974 WS OAK 5 17 1 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 .353
1973 ALCS OAK 5 21 3 7 1 0 2 3 2 2 .333
1973 WS OAK 7 31 6 9 0 1 1 3 1 7 .290
1972 ALCS OAK 2 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .429
1972 WS OAK 7 28 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .179
1971 ALCS OAK 3 12 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bert Campaneris — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11904269582108428313.254
Away11384415598116551333.264

Pitching — Home / Away

Bert Campaneris — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.011219.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bert Campaneris — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1983-10-01 NYYBALW 000000000
1983-09-29 NYYBOSW 000000000
1983-09-28 NYYBOSL 000000000
1983-09-19 NYYBOSL 301000000
1983-09-11 NYYBALL 100000001
1983-09-10 NYYBALL 100000000
1983-09-08 NYYMILW 502000200
1983-09-02 NYYSEAW 402000000
1983-08-28 NYYLAAW 000000000
1983-08-24 NYYSEAW 322000110

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Bert Campaneris — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1965-09-08 KC1LAA — 1.0111210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bert Campaneris — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
2B 36 17 40 70 4 18
3B 76 43 27 85 12 8
C 1 0 2 1 0 0
OF 69 68 111 7 7 3
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 2097 2042 3608 6160 365 1186

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bert Campaneris — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1964 KC1 3B 6 5 5 12 3 2
1964 KC1 OF 27 27 39 2 2 0
1964 KC1 SS 38 34 58 94 3 14
1965 KC1 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1965 KC1 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1965 KC1 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1965 KC1 C 1 0 2 1 0 0
1965 KC1 OF 39 38 68 5 5 3
1965 KC1 P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1965 KC1 SS 109 103 187 269 30 50
1966 KC1 SS 138 137 283 350 19 80
1967 KC1 SS 145 145 259 365 30 75
1968 OAK OF 3 3 4 0 0 0
1968 OAK SS 155 154 279 458 34 86
1969 OAK SS 125 125 220 391 21 72
1970 OAK SS 143 141 267 414 19 92
1971 OAK SS 133 131 231 399 26 85
1972 OAK SS 148 148 283 494 18 93
1973 OAK SS 149 149 228 496 23 87
1974 OAK SS 133 132 207 423 22 76
1975 OAK SS 137 133 199 378 23 58
1976 OAK SS 149 147 231 490 23 66
1977 TEX SS 149 145 269 483 25 91
1978 TEX SS 89 87 151 263 20 44
1979 TEX SS 8 3 12 13 1 5
1979 CAL SS 82 71 136 220 16 69
1980 CAL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1980 CAL SS 64 56 108 157 12 41
1981 CAL 2B 2 0 0 2 0 0
1981 CAL 3B 45 21 10 44 6 5
1981 CAL SS 3 1 0 3 0 2
1983 NYA 2B 32 17 40 67 4 18
1983 NYA 3B 24 17 12 29 3 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bert Campaneris Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
Catcher 1
First Base 1
Second Base 36
Third Base 77
Shortstop 2096
Left Field 68
Center Field 2
Right Field 1
Designated Hitter 13

Awards & Honors

Bert Campaneris — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1976 Player of the Week Week of 1976-05-28
1974 TSN All-Star SS
1973 Babe Ruth Award SS
1973 TSN All-Star SS

Award Voting History

Bert Campaneris — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1975 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 6.0 336 0
1974 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 23.0 336 0
1973 Most Valuable Player AL 26th 4.0 336 0
1972 Most Valuable Player AL 16th 11.0 336 0
1970 Most Valuable Player AL 24th 5.0 336 0
1968 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 39.0 280 0
1966 Most Valuable Player AL 10th 36.0 280 0
1965 Most Valuable Player AL 29th 2.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Bert Campaneris (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Luis Aparicio HOF
    .262 avg, 83 HR
  2. 89
    Maury Wills
    .281 avg, 20 HR
  3. 88
    Ozzie Smith HOF
    .262 avg, 28 HR
  4. 86
    John Ward HOF
    .275 avg, 26 HR
  5. 83
    Arlie Latham
    .269 avg, 27 HR
  6. 78
    Herman Long
    .277 avg, 91 HR

Bert Campaneris: the record in brief

Bert Campaneris's major league career runs from a debut on July 23, 1964 to a final game on October 1, 1983. The team column moves through the Kansas City Athletics (1964 to 1967), the Oakland Athletics (1968 to 1976), the Texas Rangers (1977 to 1979), the California Angels (1979 to 1981), and the New York Yankees (1983). Campaneris is listed as a shortstop at 5 feet, 10 inches and 160 pounds. Campaneris batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is March 9, 1942, in Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas, Cuba. The given name on file is Dagoberto Campaneris.

In 2,328 games and 8,684 at bats, Campaneris batted .259 with 2,249 hits, along with 79 homers, 646 RBI, and 649 stolen bases. Campaneris got on base at a .311 rate and slugged .342 (.653 OPS). The .259 career average is close to the .254 the league hit across the same seasons. No season beat the 22 home runs Campaneris hit in 1970.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bert Campaneris

What years did Bert Campaneris play?
Bert Campaneris played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1983.
Was Bert Campaneris a pitcher?
No. Bert Campaneris was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Bert Campaneris hit?
Bert Campaneris hit 79 career home runs with 2249 hits.
What was Bert Campaneris's career batting average?
Bert Campaneris batted .259 over his career, with 2,249 hits in 8,684 at bats.
How many RBI did Bert Campaneris have?
Bert Campaneris drove in 646 runs in his career.
What was Bert Campaneris's career ERA?
Bert Campaneris finished with a 9.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.