Norm Siebern

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956-1968)

Norm Siebern was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1968 for 6 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,406 career games, he hit .272 with 1,217 hits, 132 home runs, and 636 RBI. Norm Siebern was a 3-time All-Star and a Gold Glove. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 13,445.

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 .272
HR 132
RBI 636
H 1,217
OPS .792
PIV 13,445
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 200 lb
Born
7/26/1933 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died
10/30/2015 in Naples, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1956-06-15
Last Game
1968-07-30
Awards
3× All-Star · Gold Glove

Full name: Norman Leroy Siebern

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Career Batting Statistics

Norm Siebern — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,406 4,481 662 1,217 206 38 132 636 18 708 748 .272 .369 .423 .792 13,445

Career AVG .272 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — +8.4% above league average.

Career OBP .369 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — +16.6% above league average.

Career SLG .423 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — +11.7% above league average.

Career OPS .792 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — +13.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Norm Siebern 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
1956 NYA AL 54 162 27 33 1 4 4 21 1 19 38 .204 .258 (-21%) .331 (-14%) .397 (-16%) .728 (-15%) -408.9
1958 NYA AL 134 460 79 138 19 5 14 55 5 66 87 .300 .257 (+16%) .324 (+19%) .394 (+15%) .719 (+17%) 1764.1
1959 NYA AL 120 380 52 103 17 0 11 53 3 41 71 .271 .256 (+6%) .323 (+5%) .392 (+3%) .715 (+4%) 323.9
1960 KC1 AL 144 520 69 145 31 6 19 69 0 72 68 .279 .255 (+9%) .323 (+13%) .387 (+22%) .711 (+18%) 1915.3
1961 KC1 AL 153 560 68 166 36 5 18 98 2 82 91 .296 .258 (+15%) .328 (+17%) .399 (+19%) .727 (+18%) 2207.9
1962 KC1 AL 162 600 114 185 25 6 25 117 3 110 88 .308 .257 (+20%) .326 (+26%) .393 (+26%) .719 (+26%) 3628.4
1963 KC1 AL 152 556 80 151 25 2 16 83 1 79 82 .272 .246 (+10%) .308 (+16%) .371 (+10%) .680 (+13%) 1567.8
1964 BAL AL 150 478 92 117 24 2 12 56 2 106 87 .245 .250 (-2%) .312 (+21%) .377 (avg) .690 (+10%) 1411.2
1965 BAL AL 106 297 44 76 13 4 8 32 1 50 49 .256 .245 (+4%) .310 (+16%) .371 (+10%) .682 (+13%) 815.9
1966 CAL AL 125 336 29 83 14 1 5 41 0 63 61 .247 .248 (-1%) .309 (+17%) .376 (-10%) .685 (+2%) 404.4
1967 SFN NL 46 58 6 9 1 1 0 4 0 14 13 .155 .242 (-36%) .306 (+4%) .357 (-42%) .663 (-21%) -123.8
1967 BOS AL 33 44 2 9 0 2 0 7 0 6 8 .205 — — — — -123.8
1968 BOS AL 27 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .067 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 1,406 4,481 662 1,217 206 38 132 636 18 708 748 .272 — — — — 13,382

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

Norm Siebern — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 .167

Playoff Batting by Year

Norm Siebern — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1967 WS BOS 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
1958 WS NYA 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 .125
1956 WS NYA 1 1 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

Norm Siebern — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home709221733960960323.275
Away697226432360872313.269

Last 10 Games — Batting

Norm Siebern — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1968-07-30 BOSBALL 100000001
1968-07-27 BOSTEXL 100000000
1968-07-18 BOSMINL 100000001
1968-07-16 BOSMINL 100000000
1968-07-14 BOSOAKW 000000000
1968-07-13 BOSLAAW 100000000
1968-07-03 BOSOAKW 100000000
1968-06-30 BOSCLEL 201000000
1968-06-27 BOSCLEW 100000000
1968-06-23 BOSCHWL 100000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Norm Siebern — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 827 784 6905 571 61 655
OF 420 388 801 19 13 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Norm Siebern — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1956 NYA OF 51 39 100 1 3 0
1958 NYA OF 133 122 259 8 5 2
1959 NYA 1B 2 2 15 2 0 1
1959 NYA OF 93 92 175 1 2 0
1960 KC1 1B 69 68 626 39 8 58
1960 KC1 OF 75 72 151 4 2 0
1961 KC1 1B 109 107 907 76 11 88
1961 KC1 OF 47 44 83 3 1 1
1962 KC1 1B 162 162 1405 127 10 122
1963 KC1 1B 131 131 1193 102 12 95
1963 KC1 OF 16 16 30 1 0 0
1964 BAL 1B 149 138 1171 101 6 121
1965 BAL 1B 76 67 631 48 6 64
1966 CAL 1B 99 94 814 65 7 96
1967 SFN 1B 15 8 88 5 0 7
1967 SFN OF 2 2 3 0 0 0
1967 BOS 1B 13 6 47 5 1 2
1967 BOS OF 1 1 0 1 0 0
1968 BOS 1B 2 1 8 1 0 1
1968 BOS OF 2 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Norm Siebern Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 827
Left Field 402
Center Field 16
Right Field 10

Awards & Honors

Norm Siebern — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1962 TSN All-Star 1B
1958 Gold Glove LF

Award Voting History

Norm Siebern — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1963 Most Valuable Player AL 27th 1.0 280 0
1962 Most Valuable Player AL 7th 53.0 280 0
1961 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 7.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Norm Siebern (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ray Boone
    .275 avg, 151 HR
  2. 91
    Gil McDougald
    .276 avg, 112 HR
  3. 84
    Scott Hatteberg
    .273 avg, 106 HR
  4. 82
    Jeff Blauser
    .262 avg, 122 HR
  5. 79
    Kevin Millar
    .274 avg, 170 HR
  6. 79
    Carlos Guillen
    .285 avg, 124 HR

Norm Siebern: the record in brief

June 15, 1956 and July 30, 1968 bracket Norm Siebern's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the New York Yankees (1956 through 1959), the Kansas City Athletics (1960 to 1963), the Baltimore Orioles (1964 to 1965), the California Angels (1966), the San Francisco Giants (1967), and the Boston Red Sox (1967 to 1968). Siebern played primarily as a first baseman and batted left-handed and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on July 26, 1933, in St. Louis, MO, USA and a listed size of 6'2" and 200 pounds. The bio records the death on October 30, 2015, in Naples, FL, USA. The given name on file is Norman Leroy Siebern.

Siebern finished with 1,217 hits from 4,481 at bats in 1,406 games, which works out to .272, along with 132 homers and 636 runs batted in. Reaching base at a .369 clip and slugging .423, Siebern finished with a .792 OPS.

Frequently Asked Questions about Norm Siebern

What years did Norm Siebern play?
Norm Siebern played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1968.
Was Norm Siebern a pitcher?
No. Norm Siebern was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Norm Siebern hit?
Norm Siebern hit 132 career home runs with 1217 hits.
What was Norm Siebern's career batting average?
Norm Siebern batted .272 over his career, with 1,217 hits in 4,481 at bats.
How many RBI did Norm Siebern have?
Norm Siebern drove in 636 runs in his career.
Is Norm Siebern in the Hall of Fame?
No. Norm Siebern has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.