Dale Berra was born on Thursday, December 13, 1956, in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Berra was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 22, 1977, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dale Berra baseball stats page.
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Dale Berra![]() Dale Berra Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#369) |
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Dale BerraDale Berra Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Dale BerraDale Berra Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1977 | 21 | Pirates | 17 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 | .195 | .200 |
| 1978 | 22 | Pirates | 56 | 135 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .207 | .285 | .356 |
| 1979 | 23 | Pirates | 44 | 123 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .211 | .272 | .325 |
| 1980 | 24 | Pirates | 93 | 245 | 21 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .220 | .269 | .343 |
| 1981 | 25 | Pirates | 81 | 232 | 21 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .241 | .302 | .319 |
| 1982 | 26 | Pirates | 156 | 529 | 64 | 139 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 61 | 33 | 12 | 83 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 15 | .263 | .306 | .386 |
| 1983 | 27 | Pirates | 161 | 537 | 51 | 135 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 61 | 19 | 84 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .251 | .327 | .358 |
| 1984 | 28 | Pirates | 136 | 450 | 31 | 100 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 52 | 34 | 8 | 78 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 11 | .222 | .273 | .318 |
| 1985 | 29 | Yankees | 48 | 109 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .276 | .321 |
| 1986 | 30 | Yankees | 42 | 108 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .294 | .352 |
| 1987 | 31 | Astros | 19 | 45 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .178 | .296 | .244 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 853 | 2,553 | 236 | 603 | 109 | 9 | 49 | 2 | 278 | 210 | 57 | 422 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 54 | .236 | .294 | .344 | ||
Dale BerraDale Berra Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1977 Pirates | 3B | 14 | 10 | 289 | 37 | 2.6 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 3.36 |
| 1978 Pirates | 3B | 55 | 35 | 1,081 | 119 | 2.2 | 108 | 28 | 80 | 11 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .908 | 2.70 |
| 1978 Pirates | SS | 2 | 2 | 51 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.71 |
| 1979 Pirates | 3B | 22 | 16 | 470 | 58 | 2.6 | 51 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .879 | 2.93 |
| 1979 Pirates | SS | 22 | 15 | 511 | 83 | 3.8 | 78 | 25 | 53 | 5 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 4.12 |
| 1980 Pirates | 2B | 4 | 1 | 52 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.19 |
| 1980 Pirates | 3B | 48 | 29 | 907 | 95 | 2.0 | 92 | 23 | 69 | 3 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.74 |
| 1980 Pirates | SS | 45 | 33 | 975 | 165 | 3.7 | 157 | 59 | 98 | 8 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 4.35 |
| 1981 Pirates | 2B | 18 | 14 | 345 | 69 | 3.8 | 69 | 26 | 43 | 0 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
| 1981 Pirates | 3B | 42 | 26 | 835 | 85 | 2.0 | 83 | 21 | 62 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.68 |
| 1981 Pirates | SS | 30 | 21 | 588 | 110 | 3.7 | 104 | 42 | 62 | 6 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 4.78 |
| 1982 Pirates | 3B | 6 | 2 | 93 | 10 | 1.7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.90 |
| 1982 Pirates | SS | 153 | 150 | 3,944 | 766 | 5.0 | 736 | 238 | 498 | 30 | 77 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 5.04 |
| 1983 Pirates | SS | 161 | 160 | 4,300 | 821 | 5.1 | 791 | 286 | 505 | 30 | 103 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 4.97 |
| 1984 Pirates | 3B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1984 Pirates | SS | 135 | 134 | 3,588 | 665 | 4.9 | 635 | 186 | 449 | 30 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 4.78 |
| 1985 Yankees | 3B | 41 | 33 | 816 | 96 | 2.3 | 88 | 20 | 68 | 8 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.91 |
| 1985 Yankees | SS | 6 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 1.5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 6.75 |
| 1986 Yankees | 3B | 18 | 16 | 340 | 40 | 2.2 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 3.02 |
| 1986 Yankees | SS | 19 | 15 | 393 | 71 | 3.7 | 69 | 29 | 40 | 2 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 4.74 |
| 1987 Astros | 2B | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1987 Astros | SS | 18 | 16 | 358 | 54 | 3.0 | 52 | 13 | 39 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 3.92 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| SS Totals | 591 | 546 | 14,740 | 2,751 | 4.7 | 2,637 | 883 | 1,754 | 114 | 296 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 4.83 | |
| 3B Totals | 247 | 167 | 4,840 | 540 | 2.2 | 506 | 138 | 368 | 34 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 2.82 | |
| 2B Totals | 25 | 15 | 409 | 81 | 3.2 | 81 | 33 | 48 | 0 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.35 | |
| 11 Years | 863 | 728 | 19,989 | 3,372 | 3.9 | 3,224 | 1,054 | 2,170 | 148 | 345 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 4.35 | |
Dale BerraDale Berra Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1977 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
| 1978 Pirates | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 22.5 | 6.8 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
| 1979 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 41.0 | 7.2 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
| 1980 Pirates | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 3 | n/a | 40.8 | 4.7 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1981 Pirates | 11 | 1 | .917 | 5 | 3 | n/a | 116.0 | 6.8 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
| 1982 Pirates | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 52.9 | 6.4 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1983 Pirates | 8 | 5 | .615 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 53.7 | 6.4 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
| 1984 Pirates | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 50.0 | 5.8 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1985 Yankees | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 109.0 | 5.5 | 13.6 | - | - | - |
| 1986 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 54.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
| 1987 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 22.5 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 32 | 17 | .653 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 52.1 | 6.0 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
Dale BerraDale Berra Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
| 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
| 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
| 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1985 New York Yankees | 2 | $477,500.00 | - | - |
| 1986 New York Yankees | 2 | $557,500.00 | - | - |
| 1987 Houston Astros | 4 | $62,500.00 | - | - |
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