Sid Fernandez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1997)

W–L 114–96
ERA 3.36
WHIP 1.14
SO 1,743
Pitcher PIV 22748.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 220 lb
Born
10/12/1962 in Honolulu, HI, USA
MLB Debut
1983-09-20
Last Game
1997-04-05
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Charles Sidney Fernandez

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
114 96 307 300 25 9 1 1866.7 1,421 696 191 715 1,743 3.36 22748.3

Career ERA 3.36 vs. league average 4.06 across their career seasons — 17.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1983 LAN NL 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 6.0 7 4 7 9 6.00 — 0.0
1984 NYN NL 6 6 15 15 0 0 0 90.0 74 35 34 62 3.50 3.81 (+8%) 301.8
1985 NYN NL 9 9 26 26 3 0 0 170.3 108 53 80 180 2.80 3.89 (+28%) 3569.8
1986 NYN NL 16 6 32 31 2 1 1 204.3 161 80 91 200 3.52 3.97 (+11%) 5145.2
1987 NYN NL 12 8 28 27 3 1 0 156.0 130 66 67 134 3.81 4.29 (+11%) 1468.3
1988 NYN NL 12 10 31 31 1 1 0 187.0 127 63 70 189 3.03 3.73 (+19%) 3515.0
1989 NYN NL 14 5 35 32 6 2 0 219.3 157 69 75 198 2.83 3.71 (+24%) 2294.4
1990 NYN NL 9 14 30 30 2 1 0 179.3 130 69 67 181 3.46 3.86 (+10%) 2613.9
1991 NYN NL 1 3 8 8 0 0 0 44.0 36 14 9 31 2.86 3.91 (+27%) 742.7
1992 NYN NL 14 11 32 32 5 2 0 214.7 162 65 67 193 2.73 3.75 (+27%) 5836.3
1993 NYN NL 5 6 18 18 1 1 0 119.7 82 39 36 81 2.93 4.19 (+30%) -803.2
1994 BAL AL 6 6 19 19 2 0 0 115.3 109 66 46 95 5.15 4.51 (-14%) -3644.2
1995 BAL AL 0 4 8 7 0 0 0 28.0 36 23 17 31 7.39 4.45 (-66%) -1706.5
1995 PHI NL 6 1 11 11 0 0 0 64.7 48 24 21 79 3.34 4.45 (+25%) 916.0
1996 PHI NL 3 6 11 11 0 0 0 63.0 50 24 26 77 3.43 4.61 (+26%) 2499.0
1997 HOU NL 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 2 2 3 3.60 — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 114 96 307 300 25 9 1 1,866.2 1,421 696 715 1,743 3.36 — 22,748

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
308 539 28 98 15 2 1 34 1 16 209 .182 .206 .223 .429 -2,007

Career AVG .182 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 30.3% below league average.

Career OBP .206 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 37.1% below league average.

Career SLG .223 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 44.0% below league average.

Career OPS .429 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 40.9% 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
1983 LAN NL 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1984 NYN NL 15 28 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 .179 — — — — 0.0
1985 NYN NL 26 52 2 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 26 .212 .257 (-18%) .323 (-35%) .390 (-36%) .714 (-35%) -296.1
1986 NYN NL 32 68 6 11 3 0 0 4 1 3 23 .162 .257 (-37%) .325 (-39%) .395 (-48%) .720 (-44%) -480.6
1987 NYN NL 29 43 2 7 1 1 0 2 0 1 19 .163 — — — — 0.0
1988 NYN NL 31 56 1 14 2 0 0 9 0 5 14 .250 .254 (-2%) .317 (-3%) .377 (-24%) .695 (-15%) -132.6
1989 NYN NL 35 71 2 15 3 0 1 8 0 1 25 .211 .254 (-17%) .319 (-27%) .375 (-21%) .694 (-24%) -271.1
1990 NYN NL 30 58 3 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 22 .190 .257 (-26%) .324 (-42%) .385 (-46%) .710 (-44%) -402.2
1991 NYN NL 8 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 .154 — — — — 0.0
1992 NYN NL 32 74 8 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 .203 .255 (-21%) .322 (-37%) .377 (-36%) .699 (-36%) -424.7
1993 NYN NL 18 32 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 13 .094 — — — — 0.0
1994 BAL AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 BAL AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 PHI NL 11 23 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 .043 — — — — 0.0
1996 PHI NL 11 19 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 10 .105 — — — — 0.0
1997 HOU NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 308 539 28 98 15 2 1 34 1 16 209 .182 — — — — -2,007

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
5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1988 NLCS NYN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 NLCS NYN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 WS NYN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 5 2 0 16.7 16 10 3 20 5.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1988 NLCS NYN 0 1 1 1 0 4.0 7 6 1 5 13.50
1986 NLCS NYN 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 3 3 1 5 4.50
1986 WS NYN 0 0 3 0 0 6.7 6 1 1 10 1.35

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1522581651017.198
Away1562811247117.167

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home151979.16572973509812.73
Away156887.17643993657624.05

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1997-04-05 HOUSTLW 100000001
1996-06-23 PHICOLL 000000010
1996-06-18 PHISTLL 200000001
1996-06-12 PHICHCW 100000100
1996-05-18 PHILADL 100000111
1996-05-13 PHISFGL 200000002
1996-05-08 PHIHOUW 200000002
1996-04-25 PHICOLW 200000011
1996-04-20 PHISTLL 200000000
1996-04-14 PHISTLL 301000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1997-04-05 HOUSTL W 5.0422231
1996-06-23 PHICOL L 2.2343432
1996-06-18 PHISTL L 5.0433280
1996-06-12 PHICHC W 5.2200290
1996-05-18 PHILAD L 5.18662101
1996-05-13 PHISFG L 6.21122371
1996-05-08 PHIHOU — 7.0211480
1996-04-25 PHICOL W 6.0511260
1996-04-20 PHISTL — 8.03001110
1996-04-14 PHISTL L 4.2666350

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 307 301 25 160 6 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1983 LAN P 2 1 1 1 0 0
1984 NYN P 15 15 0 6 0 0
1985 NYN P 26 26 1 23 0 0
1986 NYN P 32 31 3 18 1 1
1987 NYN P 28 28 4 12 1 0
1988 NYN P 31 31 2 13 0 0
1989 NYN P 35 32 4 13 0 2
1990 NYN P 30 30 1 16 2 0
1991 NYN P 8 8 1 11 0 0
1992 NYN P 32 32 4 21 1 1
1993 NYN P 18 18 2 10 0 1
1994 BAL P 19 19 1 9 0 0
1995 BAL P 8 7 0 1 0 0
1995 PHI P 11 11 0 2 1 0
1996 PHI P 11 11 1 3 0 0
1997 HOU P 1 1 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 308

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1995 Pitcher of the Month August
1989 Player of the Week Week of 1989-09-30
1987 Pitcher of the Month April

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1997 HOU NL $375,000
1996 BAL AL $3,333,333
1996 PHI NL $650,000
1995 BAL AL $2,333,333
1995 PHI NL $109,000
1994 BAL AL $3,333,333
1993 NYN NL $2,100,000
1992 NYN NL $2,216,667
1991 NYN NL $2,166,667
1990 NYN NL $1,666,667
1989 NYN NL $795,000
1988 NYN NL $580,000
1987 NYN NL $308,000
1986 NYN NL $200,000
Total Career Earnings $20,167,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1986 Cy Young Award NL 7th 1.0 120 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Mario Soto
    100-92, 3.47 ERA
  2. 96
    Sonny Gray
    141-106, 3.53 ERA
  3. 86
    Matt Cain
    104-118, 3.68 ERA
  4. 85
    Johan Santana
    139-78, 3.20 ERA
  5. 85
    Zack Wheeler
    123-80, 3.29 ERA
  6. 85
    Jose Rijo
    116-91, 3.24 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Sid Fernandez

What years did Sid Fernandez play?
Sid Fernandez played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1997.
Was Sid Fernandez a pitcher?
Yes. Sid Fernandez pitched in the major leagues, recording 114 wins and 1743 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sid Fernandez hit?
Sid Fernandez hit 1 career home runs with 98 hits.