What years did Bernie Williams play?

Bernie Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2006.

Was Bernie Williams a pitcher?

No. Bernie Williams was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Bernie Williams hit?

Bernie Williams hit 287 career home runs with 2336 hits.

What was Bernie Williams's career batting average?

Bernie Williams batted .297 over his career, with 2,336 hits in 7,869 at bats.

How many RBI did Bernie Williams have?

Bernie Williams drove in 1,257 runs in his career.

Is Bernie Williams in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bernie Williams has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bernie Williams

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2006)

Bernie Williams was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2006 for the New York Yankees, a span of 16 seasons. In 2,076 career games, he hit .297 with 2,336 hits, 287 home runs, and 1,257 RBI. Bernie Williams was a 5-time All-Star, an ALCS MVP, a 4-time Gold Glove, and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 24,401.

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 October 12, 2026

AVG .297

HR 287

RBI 1,257

H 2,336

OPS .858

PIV 24,401

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 9/13/1968 in San Juan, P.R.
MLB Debut: 1991-07-07
Last Game: 2006-10-01
Awards: 5× All-Star · ALCS MVP · 4× Gold Glove · Silver Slugger

Full name: Bernabe Williams

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Career Batting Statistics

Bernie Williams — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,076	7,869	1,366	2,336	449	55	287	1,257	147	1,069	1,212	.297	.381	.477	.858	24,401

Career AVG .297 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +11.8% above league average.

Career OBP .381 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +13.8% above league average.

Career SLG .477 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — +14.0% above league average.

Career OPS .858 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — +13.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bernie Williams (b. 1968) 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
1991	NYA	AL	85	320	43	76	19	4	3	34	10	48	57	.237	.255 (-7%)	.323 (+4%)	.384 (-9%)	.708 (-3%)	-90.2
1992	NYA	AL	62	261	39	73	14	2	5	26	7	29	36	.280	.255 (+9%)	.322 (+10%)	.377 (+8%)	.699 (+9%)	435.5
1993	NYA	AL	139	567	67	152	31	4	12	68	9	53	106	.268	.265 (+1%)	.332 (avg)	.403 (-1%)	.735 (avg)	-17.2
1994	NYA	AL	108	408	80	118	29	1	12	57	16	61	54	.289	.269 (+7%)	.338 (+13%)	.424 (+7%)	.763 (+10%)	959.3
1995	NYA	AL	144	563	93	173	29	9	18	82	8	75	98	.307	.266 (+15%)	.337 (+16%)	.417 (+17%)	.755 (+16%)	2066.3
1996	NYA	AL	143	551	108	168	26	7	29	102	17	82	72	.305	.269 (+13%)	.340 (+15%)	.426 (+25%)	.767 (+21%)	2483.6
1997	NYA	AL	129	509	107	167	35	6	21	100	15	73	80	.328	.266 (+23%)	.336 (+21%)	.419 (+30%)	.756 (+26%)	2781.7
1998	NYA	AL	128	499	101	169	30	5	26	97	15	74	81	.339	.266 (+27%)	.335 (+26%)	.420 (+37%)	.755 (+32%)	3428.2
1999	NYA	AL	158	591	116	202	28	6	25	115	9	100	95	.342	.271 (+26%)	.344 (+26%)	.433 (+24%)	.778 (+25%)	3571.4
2000	NYA	AL	141	537	108	165	37	6	30	121	13	71	84	.307	.270 (+14%)	.344 (+13%)	.437 (+30%)	.782 (+22%)	2614.6
2001	NYA	AL	146	540	102	166	38	0	26	94	11	78	67	.307	.263 (+16%)	.332 (+19%)	.426 (+22%)	.758 (+21%)	2539.6
2002	NYA	AL	154	612	102	204	37	2	19	102	8	83	97	.333	.261 (+28%)	.331 (+25%)	.416 (+18%)	.747 (+21%)	3102.2
2003	NYA	AL	119	445	77	117	19	1	15	64	5	71	61	.263	.264 (avg)	.332 (+10%)	.422 (-3%)	.754 (+3%)	502.6
2004	NYA	AL	148	561	105	147	29	1	22	70	1	85	96	.262	.266 (-2%)	.335 (+7%)	.427 (+2%)	.762 (+4%)	699.7
2005	NYA	AL	141	485	53	121	19	1	12	64	1	53	75	.249	.264 (-6%)	.330 (-3%)	.418 (-12%)	.749 (-8%)	-616.2
2006	NYA	AL	131	420	65	118	29	0	12	61	2	33	53	.281	.269 (+4%)	.336 (-1%)	.431 (+1%)	.768 (avg)	-60.1
Career · 16 seasons			2,076	7,869	1,366	2,336	449	55	287	1,257	147	1,069	1,212	.297	—	—	—	—	24,401

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

Bernie Williams — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
121	465	83	128	29	0	22	80	71	85	.275

Playoff Batting by Year

Bernie Williams — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2006	ALDS1	NYA	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
2005	ALDS2	NYA	5	19	2	4	2	0	1	1	3	.211
2004	ALCS	NYA	7	36	4	11	3	2	10	0	5	.306
2004	ALDS2	NYA	4	18	2	5	1	1	3	1	2	.278
2003	ALCS	NYA	7	26	5	5	1	0	2	4	3	.192
2003	ALDS1	NYA	4	15	3	6	2	0	3	2	2	.400
2003	WS	NYA	6	25	5	10	2	2	5	2	2	.400
2002	ALDS1	NYA	4	15	4	5	1	1	3	3	2	.333
2001	ALCS	NYA	5	17	4	4	0	3	5	5	4	.235
2001	ALDS2	NYA	5	18	4	4	3	0	5	3	3	.222
2001	WS	NYA	7	24	2	5	1	0	1	4	6	.208
2000	ALCS	NYA	6	23	5	10	1	1	3	2	3	.435
2000	ALDS1	NYA	5	20	3	5	3	0	1	1	4	.250
2000	WS	NYA	5	18	2	2	0	1	1	5	5	.111
1999	ALCS	NYA	5	20	3	5	1	1	2	2	5	.250
1999	ALDS2	NYA	3	11	2	4	1	1	6	1	2	.364
1999	WS	NYA	4	13	2	3	0	0	0	4	2	.231
1998	ALCS	NYA	6	21	4	8	1	0	5	7	4	.381
1998	ALDS2	NYA	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000
1998	WS	NYA	4	16	2	1	0	1	3	2	5	.062
1997	ALDS1	NYA	5	17	3	2	1	0	1	4	3	.118
1996	ALCS	NYA	5	19	6	9	3	2	6	5	4	.474
1996	ALDS2	NYA	4	15	5	7	0	3	5	2	1	.467
1996	WS	NYA	6	24	3	4	0	1	4	3	6	.167
1995	ALDS2	NYA	5	21	8	9	2	2	5	7	3	.429

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bernie Williams — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1040	3807	689	1123	143	597	.295
Away	1036	4062	677	1213	144	660	.299

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bernie Williams — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2006-10-01	NYY	TOR	L	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
2006-09-30	NYY	TOR	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006-09-29	NYY	TOR	W	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-27	NYY	BAL	W	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
2006-09-23	NYY	TBR	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-22	NYY	TBR	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
2006-09-20	NYY	TOR	L	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	0
2006-09-18	NYY	TOR	W	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2006-09-17	NYY	BOS	L	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
2006-09-17	NYY	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bernie Williams — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1924	1884	4710	65	48	18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bernie Williams — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1991	NYA	OF	85	85	230	3	5	0
1992	NYA	OF	62	61	187	5	1	2
1993	NYA	OF	139	139	366	5	4	0
1994	NYA	OF	107	104	277	7	3	2
1995	NYA	OF	144	143	432	1	8	0
1996	NYA	OF	140	140	334	10	5	3
1997	NYA	OF	128	127	270	2	2	1
1998	NYA	OF	123	123	298	4	3	1
1999	NYA	OF	155	153	381	9	5	3
2000	NYA	OF	137	136	353	2	0	1
2001	NYA	OF	144	144	348	3	2	1
2002	NYA	OF	147	147	350	2	5	1
2003	NYA	OF	115	113	290	3	1	1
2004	NYA	OF	97	93	214	2	1	1
2005	NYA	OF	112	99	226	6	2	1
2006	NYA	OF	89	77	154	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Bernie Williams (b. 1968) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	9
Center Field	1856
Right Field	62
Designated Hitter	129

Awards & Honors

Bernie Williams — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2002	Player of the Week	Week of 2002-08-17
2002	Silver Slugger	OF
2002	TSN All-Star	OF
2001	Player of the Week	Week of 2001-06-09
2000	Gold Glove	OF
2000	TSN All-Star	OF
1999	Gold Glove	OF
1998	Gold Glove	OF
1998	Player of the Month	May
1998	Player of the Week	Week of 1998-05-30
1997	Gold Glove	OF
1997	Player of the Month	August
1997	Player of the Week	Week of 1997-08-30
1996	ALCS MVP

Salary History

Bernie Williams — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	NYA	AL	$1,500,000
2005	NYA	AL	$12,357,143
2004	NYA	AL	$12,357,143
2003	NYA	AL	$12,357,143
2002	NYA	AL	$12,357,143
2001	NYA	AL	$12,357,143
2000	NYA	AL	$12,357,143
1999	NYA	AL	$9,857,143
1998	NYA	AL	$8,300,000
1997	NYA	AL	$5,300,000
1996	NYA	AL	$3,000,000
1995	NYA	AL	$400,000
1994	NYA	AL	$225,000
1993	NYA	AL	$150,000
1992	NYA	AL	$125,000
1991	NYA	AL	$100,000
Total Career Earnings			$103,100,001

Award Voting History

Bernie Williams — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2002	Most Valuable Player	AL	10th	32.0	392
2000	Most Valuable Player	AL	13th	23.0	392
1999	Most Valuable Player	AL	11th	21.0	392
1998	Most Valuable Player	AL	7th	103.0	392
1997	Most Valuable Player	AL	17th	14.0	392
1996	Most Valuable Player	AL	17th	6.0	392

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Bernie Williams: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 7, 1991 and the final game on October 1, 2006, Bernie Williams built the record summarized on this page. The team column never changes: it is the New York Yankees from 1991 to 2006. At 180 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame, Williams is listed as an outfielder. Williams batted from both sides and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Williams was born on September 13, 1968, in San Juan, P.R. Bernie Williams was the playing name; the full given name is Bernabe.

The batting record for Williams: 2,076 games, 2,336 hits in 7,869 at bats, and a .297 average, plus 287 homers, 1,257 RBI, and 147 stolen bases. Williams's career OPS of .858 combines a .381 on-base mark with .477 slugging. Williams's .297 average ran 11.8% above the .265 that the league posted over the same seasons. By OPS the gap is 13.9% above league average (.858 against .753). The home run peak was 30 in 2000 with the New York Yankees.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bernie Williams

What years did Bernie Williams play?: Bernie Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2006.
Was Bernie Williams a pitcher?: No. Bernie Williams was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Bernie Williams hit?: Bernie Williams hit 287 career home runs with 2336 hits.
What was Bernie Williams's career batting average?: Bernie Williams batted .297 over his career, with 2,336 hits in 7,869 at bats.
How many RBI did Bernie Williams have?: Bernie Williams drove in 1,257 runs in his career.
Is Bernie Williams in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bernie Williams has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.