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.

What was Sid Fernandez's career batting average?

Sid Fernandez batted .182 over his career, with 98 hits in 539 at bats.

How many RBI did Sid Fernandez have?

Sid Fernandez drove in 34 runs in his career.

What was Sid Fernandez's career ERA?

Sid Fernandez finished with a 3.36 career ERA, going 114-96 with 1,743 strikeouts.

Sid Fernandez

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

Sid Fernandez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1997 for 5 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 15 seasons. Across 307 career appearances, he went 114-96 with a 3.36 ERA and 1,743 strikeouts. He also batted .182 with 1 home runs. Sid Fernandez was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 22748.3.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

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

Sid Fernandez — 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	1866.2	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

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Sid Fernandez Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	170.1	108	53	80	180	2.80	3.89 (+28%)	3569.8
1986	NYN	NL	16	6	32	31	2	1	1	204.1	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	219.1	157	69	75	198	2.83	3.71 (+24%)	2294.4
1990	NYN	NL	9	14	30	30	2	1	0	179.1	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	214.2	162	65	67	193	2.73	3.75 (+27%)	5836.3
1993	NYN	NL	5	6	18	18	1	1	0	119.2	82	39	36	81	2.93	4.19 (+30%)	-803.2
1994	BAL	AL	6	6	19	19	2	0	0	115.1	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	64.2	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

Sid Fernandez — 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

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Sid Fernandez 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	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

Sid Fernandez — 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

Sid Fernandez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	AVG
1988	NLCS	NYN	1	1	.000
1986	NLCS	NYN	1	1	.000
1986	WS	NYN	3	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Sid Fernandez — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	2	5	2	0	16.2	16	10	3	20	5.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Sid Fernandez — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1988	NLCS	NYN	1	1	1	4.0	7	6	1	5	13.50
1986	NLCS	NYN	1	1	1	6.0	3	3	1	5	4.50
1986	WS	NYN	0	3	0	6.2	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

Sid Fernandez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	152	258	16	51	0	17	.198
Away	156	281	12	47	1	17	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Sid Fernandez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	151	979.1	657	297	350	981	2.73
Away	156	887.1	764	399	365	762	4.05

Last 10 Games — Batting

Sid Fernandez — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1997-04-05	HOU	STL	W	1	0	0	0	1
1996-06-23	PHI	COL	L	0	0	0	1	0
1996-06-18	PHI	STL	L	2	0	0	0	1
1996-06-12	PHI	CHC	W	1	0	1	0	0
1996-05-18	PHI	LAD	L	1	0	1	1	1
1996-05-13	PHI	SFG	L	2	0	0	0	2
1996-05-08	PHI	HOU	W	2	0	0	0	2
1996-04-25	PHI	COL	W	2	0	0	1	1
1996-04-20	PHI	STL	L	2	0	0	0	0
1996-04-14	PHI	STL	L	3	1	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Sid Fernandez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1997-04-05	HOU	STL	W	5.0	4	2	2	2	3	1
1996-06-23	PHI	COL	L	2.2	3	4	3	4	3	2
1996-06-18	PHI	STL	L	5.0	4	3	3	2	8	0
1996-06-12	PHI	CHC	W	5.2	2	0	0	2	9	0
1996-05-18	PHI	LAD	L	5.1	8	6	6	2	10	1
1996-05-13	PHI	SFG	L	6.2	11	2	2	3	7	1
1996-05-08	PHI	HOU	—	7.0	2	1	1	4	8	0
1996-04-25	PHI	COL	W	6.0	5	1	1	2	6	0
1996-04-20	PHI	STL	—	8.0	3	0	0	1	11	0
1996-04-14	PHI	STL	L	4.2	6	6	6	3	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sid Fernandez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	307	301	25	160	6	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sid Fernandez — 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

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Sid Fernandez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	308

Awards & Honors

Sid Fernandez — 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

Sid Fernandez — 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

Sid Fernandez — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1986	Cy Young Award	NL	7th	1.0	120	0

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Sid Fernandez: the record in brief

Sid Fernandez's major league career runs from a debut on September 20, 1983 to a final game on April 5, 1997. The season rows list, in order, the Los Angeles Dodgers (1983), the New York Mets (1984 to 1993), the Baltimore Orioles (1994 through 1995), the Philadelphia Phillies (1995 to 1996), and the Houston Astros (1997). The bio lists Fernandez as a pitcher who threw and hit left-handed. Fernandez is listed at 6'1" and 220 pounds. The birth record reads October 12, 1962, in Honolulu, HI, USA. On the record, Sid Fernandez was born Charles Sidney Fernandez.

Across 307 games (300 starts), Fernandez recorded 114 wins against 96 losses with a 3.36 ERA. Fernandez had 1,743 strikeouts, 25 complete games, and 9 shutouts. That 3.36 ERA compares with a 4.06 league average across the same seasons, 17.4% better. Fernandez won 16 games in 1986, the most of any season listed. 1992 was Fernandez's sharpest full season, a 2.73 ERA against the league's 3.75.

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.
What was Sid Fernandez's career batting average?: Sid Fernandez batted .182 over his career, with 98 hits in 539 at bats.
How many RBI did Sid Fernandez have?: Sid Fernandez drove in 34 runs in his career.
What was Sid Fernandez's career ERA?: Sid Fernandez finished with a 3.36 career ERA, going 114-96 with 1,743 strikeouts.