Bernie Williams

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

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

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

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
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

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

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

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home104038076891123143597.295
Away103640626771213144660.299

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2006-10-01 NYYTORL 101100000
2006-09-30 NYYTORL 400000001
2006-09-29 NYYTORW 221000000
2006-09-27 NYYBALW 211000100
2006-09-23 NYYTBRL 300000000
2006-09-22 NYYTBRW 411000001
2006-09-20 NYYTORL 412001100
2006-09-18 NYYTORW 100000100
2006-09-17 NYYBOSL 311100010
2006-09-17 NYYBOSL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1924 1884 4710 65 48 18

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

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Left Field 9
Center Field 1856
Right Field 62
Designated Hitter 129

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

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

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2002 Most Valuable Player AL 10th 32.0 392 0
2000 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 23.0 392 0
1999 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 21.0 392 0
1998 Most Valuable Player AL 7th 103.0 392 0
1997 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 14.0 392 0
1996 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 6.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Bernie Williams (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Paul O'Neill
    .288 avg, 281 HR
  2. 96
    Reggie Smith
    .287 avg, 314 HR
  3. 95
    Matt Holliday
    .299 avg, 316 HR
  4. 90
    Ellis Burks
    .291 avg, 352 HR
  5. 90
    Fred Lynn
    .283 avg, 306 HR
  6. 90
    Bob Johnson
    .296 avg, 288 HR

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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.