Bernie Friberg
Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1919-1933)
- Position
- Third Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 178 lb
- Died
- 12/8/1958 in Lynn, MA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1919-08-20
- Last Game
- 1933-06-27
Full name: Bernard Albert Friberg
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,299 | 4,169 | 544 | 1,170 | 181 | 44 | 38 | 471 | 51 | 471 | 498 | .281 | .356 | .373 | .728 | 59 |
Career AVG .281 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .356 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .373 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 5.1% below league average.
Career OPS .728 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | CHN | NL | 8 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1920 | CHN | NL | 50 | 114 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | .211 | .271 (-23%) | .331 (-25%) | .363 (-25%) | .694 (-25%) | -454.5 |
| 1922 | CHN | NL | 97 | 296 | 51 | 92 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 37 | 37 | .311 | .285 (+9%) | .345 (+13%) | .397 (-12%) | .743 (avg) | 171.4 |
| 1923 | CHN | NL | 146 | 547 | 91 | 174 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 88 | 13 | 45 | 49 | .318 | .282 (+12%) | .344 (+8%) | .390 (+21%) | .734 (+15%) | 1622.7 |
| 1924 | CHN | NL | 142 | 495 | 67 | 138 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 82 | 19 | 66 | 53 | .279 | .283 (-2%) | .345 (+7%) | .389 (-8%) | .734 (-1%) | 160.0 |
| 1925 | CHN | NL | 44 | 152 | 12 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 22 | .257 | .288 (-11%) | .349 (-6%) | .407 (-14%) | .756 (-11%) | -262.2 |
| 1925 | PHI | NL | 91 | 304 | 41 | 82 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 39 | 35 | .270 | .288 (-6%) | .349 (+1%) | .407 (-10%) | .756 (-5%) | -262.2 |
| 1926 | PHI | NL | 144 | 478 | 38 | 128 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 57 | 77 | .268 | .279 (-4%) | .345 (avg) | .390 (-15%) | .735 (-8%) | -525.0 |
| 1927 | PHI | NL | 111 | 335 | 31 | 78 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 41 | 49 | .233 | .282 (-17%) | .344 (-7%) | .392 (-29%) | .736 (-19%) | -911.1 |
| 1928 | PHI | NL | 52 | 94 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 16 | .202 | .280 (-28%) | .342 (-15%) | .395 (-33%) | .737 (-24%) | -352.6 |
| 1929 | PHI | NL | 128 | 455 | 74 | 137 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 49 | 54 | .301 | .289 (+4%) | .353 (+5%) | .415 (+5%) | .769 (+5%) | 489.8 |
| 1930 | PHI | NL | 105 | 331 | 62 | 113 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 47 | 35 | .341 | .293 (+16%) | .354 (+20%) | .429 (+4%) | .784 (+11%) | 969.7 |
| 1931 | PHI | NL | 103 | 353 | 33 | 92 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 33 | 25 | .261 | .276 (-6%) | .338 (-4%) | .388 (-10%) | .726 (-7%) | -403.0 |
| 1932 | PHI | NL | 61 | 154 | 17 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 23 | .240 | .275 (-13%) | .335 (-3%) | .391 (-19%) | .726 (-12%) | -262.9 |
| 1933 | BOS | AL | 17 | 41 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .317 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 15 seasons | 1,299 | 4,169 | 544 | 1,170 | 181 | 44 | 38 | 471 | 51 | 471 | 498 | .281 | — | — | — | — | -20 | ||
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
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.50 | 0.0 |
Career ERA 4.50 vs. league average 4.55 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | PHI | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.50 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.50 | — | 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
View full game log (1300 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 649 | 2100 | 308 | 624 | 26 | 285 | .297 |
| Away | 650 | 2069 | 235 | 547 | 12 | 194 | .264 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.50 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933-06-27 | BOS | SLA | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1933-06-26 | BOS | SLA | W | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933-06-17 | BOS | PHA | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933-06-15 | BOS | NYY | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1933-06-14 | BOS | NYY | W | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1933-06-13 | BOS | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1933-06-09 | BOS | MIN | L | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933-06-08 | BOS | MIN | L | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933-06-02 | BOS | MIN | L | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933-05-30 | BOS | PHA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last 1 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925-08-24 | PHI | STL | — | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 21 | 0 | 141 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 2B | 434 | 0 | 1027 | 1390 | 85 | 236 |
| 3B | 479 | 0 | 533 | 930 | 72 | 87 |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OF | 195 | 0 | 355 | 25 | 11 | 6 |
| P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SS | 123 | 0 | 190 | 277 | 41 | 55 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | CHN | OF | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | CHN | 2B | 24 | 0 | 57 | 74 | 5 | 9 |
| 1920 | CHN | OF | 24 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1922 | CHN | 1B | 6 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1922 | CHN | 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 1922 | CHN | 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | CHN | OF | 74 | 0 | 126 | 13 | 4 | 4 |
| 1923 | CHN | 3B | 146 | 0 | 168 | 294 | 22 | 33 |
| 1924 | CHN | 3B | 142 | 0 | 163 | 268 | 21 | 21 |
| 1925 | CHN | 1B | 6 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 1925 | CHN | 3B | 26 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 8 | 5 |
| 1925 | CHN | OF | 12 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | CHN | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1925 | PHI | 2B | 77 | 0 | 181 | 257 | 16 | 36 |
| 1925 | PHI | 3B | 14 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| 1925 | PHI | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | PHI | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | PHI | 2B | 144 | 0 | 381 | 512 | 22 | 89 |
| 1927 | PHI | 2B | 5 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 1927 | PHI | 3B | 103 | 0 | 124 | 226 | 15 | 23 |
| 1928 | PHI | 1B | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1928 | PHI | 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1928 | PHI | 3B | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 1928 | PHI | OF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | PHI | SS | 31 | 0 | 45 | 63 | 11 | 17 |
| 1929 | PHI | 1B | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | PHI | 2B | 8 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 1929 | PHI | OF | 40 | 0 | 102 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1929 | PHI | SS | 73 | 0 | 132 | 190 | 27 | 32 |
| 1930 | PHI | 2B | 44 | 0 | 104 | 141 | 12 | 26 |
| 1930 | PHI | 3B | 8 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 1930 | PHI | OF | 35 | 0 | 66 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 1930 | PHI | SS | 12 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 1931 | PHI | 1B | 5 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 1931 | PHI | 2B | 64 | 0 | 159 | 206 | 17 | 43 |
| 1931 | PHI | 3B | 25 | 0 | 21 | 46 | 3 | 0 |
| 1931 | PHI | SS | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 1932 | PHI | 2B | 56 | 0 | 107 | 137 | 11 | 22 |
| 1933 | BOS | 2B | 6 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 5 |
| 1933 | BOS | 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1933 | BOS | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 1 |
| Catcher | 1 |
| First Base | 21 |
| Second Base | 429 |
| Third Base | 478 |
| Shortstop | 133 |
| Left Field | 84 |
| Center Field | 50 |
| Right Field | 63 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 18th | 4.0 | 80 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Bernie Friberg (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Frequently Asked Questions about Bernie Friberg
- What years did Bernie Friberg play?
- Bernie Friberg played in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1933.
- Was Bernie Friberg a pitcher?
- No. Bernie Friberg was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
- How many home runs did Bernie Friberg hit?
- Bernie Friberg hit 38 career home runs with 1170 hits.