Norm Siebern

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

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

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

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
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

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

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home709221733960960323.275
Away697226432360872313.269

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

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

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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Position Games
First Base 827
Left Field 402
Center Field 16
Right Field 10

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1962 TSN All-Star 1B
1958 Gold Glove LF

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

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.