What years did Bernard Gilkey play?

Bernard Gilkey played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2001.

Was Bernard Gilkey a pitcher?

No. Bernard Gilkey was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Bernard Gilkey hit?

Bernard Gilkey hit 118 career home runs with 1115 hits.

Bernard Gilkey

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2001)

AVG .275

HR 118

RBI 546

H 1,115

OPS .785

PIV 4,952

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 9/24/1966 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1990-09-04
Last Game: 2001-10-07

Full name: Otis Bernard Gilkey

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,239	4,061	606	1,115	244	24	118	546	115	466	708	.275	.352	.434	.785	4,952

Career AVG .275 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .352 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .434 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .785 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — near 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
1990	SLN	NL	18	64	11	19	5	2	1	3	6	8	5	.297	.257 (+15%)	.324 (+16%)	.385 (+26%)	.710 (+21%)	214.5
1991	SLN	NL	81	268	28	58	7	2	5	20	14	39	33	.216	.255 (-15%)	.323 (-2%)	.384 (-19%)	.708 (-11%)	-392.7
1992	SLN	NL	131	384	56	116	19	4	7	43	18	39	52	.302	.255 (+18%)	.322 (+13%)	.377 (+13%)	.699 (+13%)	990.9
1993	SLN	NL	137	557	99	170	40	5	16	70	15	56	66	.305	.265 (+15%)	.332 (+11%)	.403 (+19%)	.735 (+16%)	1748.6
1994	SLN	NL	105	380	52	96	22	1	6	45	15	39	65	.253	.269 (-6%)	.338 (-1%)	.424 (-14%)	.763 (-8%)	-446.6
1995	SLN	NL	121	480	73	143	33	4	17	69	12	42	70	.298	.266 (+12%)	.337 (+6%)	.417 (+17%)	.755 (+12%)	1136.3
1996	NYN	NL	153	571	108	181	44	3	30	117	17	73	125	.317	.269 (+17%)	.340 (+16%)	.426 (+32%)	.767 (+25%)	3015.2
1997	NYN	NL	145	518	85	129	31	1	18	78	7	70	111	.249	.266 (-7%)	.336 (avg)	.419 (-1%)	.756 (avg)	-19.7
1998	NYN	NL	82	264	33	60	15	0	4	28	5	32	66	.227	.266 (-15%)	.335 (-5%)	.420 (-22%)	.755 (-14%)	-594.5
1998	ARI	NL	29	101	8	25	0	0	1	5	4	11	14	.248	.266 (-7%)	.335 (-2%)	.420 (-34%)	.755 (-20%)	-594.5
1999	ARI	NL	94	204	28	60	16	1	8	39	2	29	42	.294	.271 (+8%)	.344 (+10%)	.433 (+15%)	.778 (+13%)	522.2
2000	ARI	NL	38	73	6	8	1	0	2	6	0	7	16	.110	.270 (-59%)	.344 (-46%)	.437 (-53%)	.782 (-50%)	-647.4
2000	BOS	AL	36	91	11	21	5	1	1	9	0	10	12	.231	.270 (-15%)	.344 (-5%)	.437 (-22%)	.782 (-15%)	-647.4
2001	ATL	NL	69	106	8	29	6	0	2	14	0	11	31	.274	.263 (+4%)	.332 (+2%)	.426 (-9%)	.758 (-4%)	-79.2
Career · 14 seasons			1,239	4,061	606	1,115	244	24	118	546	115	466	708	.275	—	—	—	—	4,206

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	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	.091

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2001	NLCS	ATL	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	.200
1999	NLDS2	ARI	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	614	1973	279	526	46	240	.267
Away	625	2088	327	589	72	306	.282

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
2001-10-07	ATL	MIA	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
2001-10-06	ATL	MIA	W	3	1	2	2	1	0
2001-10-02	ATL	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
2001-09-29	ATL	NYN	W	0	0	0	0	1	0
2001-09-24	ATL	MIA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-23	ATL	NYN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-22	ATL	NYN	L	1	0	1	0	0	0
2001-09-21	ATL	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
2001-09-18	ATL	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-09	ATL	CHC	W	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	3	3	24	1	0	2
OF	1076	993	1954	107	36	20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1990	SLN	OF	18	17	47	2	2	0
1991	SLN	OF	74	71	164	6	1	1
1992	SLN	OF	111	86	217	9	5	3
1993	SLN	1B	3	3	24	1	0	2
1993	SLN	OF	134	132	227	19	8	2
1994	SLN	OF	102	96	168	9	3	3
1995	SLN	OF	118	117	206	10	3	4
1996	NYN	OF	151	151	309	18	6	4
1997	NYN	OF	136	134	251	17	3	2
1998	NYN	OF	77	67	121	9	1	1
1998	ARI	OF	27	26	49	3	1	0
1999	ARI	OF	53	49	90	3	3	0
2000	ARI	OF	17	15	29	1	0	0
2000	BOS	OF	22	14	36	1	0	0
2001	ATL	OF	36	18	40	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	3
Left Field	996
Center Field	3
Right Field	88
Designated Hitter	11

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	ARI	NL	$5,250,000
1999	ARI	NL	$5,250,000
1998	NYN	NL	$5,050,000
1997	NYN	NL	$3,850,000
1996	NYN	NL	$2,787,500
1995	SLN	NL	$1,625,000
1994	SLN	NL	$1,635,000
1993	SLN	NL	$200,000
1992	SLN	NL	$135,000
1991	SLN	NL	$125,000
1990	SLN	NL	$100,000
Total Career Earnings			$26,007,500

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1996	Most Valuable Player	NL	14th	13.0	392	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bernard Gilkey

What years did Bernard Gilkey play?: Bernard Gilkey played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2001.
Was Bernard Gilkey a pitcher?: No. Bernard Gilkey was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Bernard Gilkey hit?: Bernard Gilkey hit 118 career home runs with 1115 hits.