Bernie Williams was born on Friday, September 13, 1968, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Williams was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 7, 1991, with the New York Yankees. 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 Bernie Williams baseball stats page.
"He's (Bernie Williams) got a calm about him that I trust, and he's electric at times. To me, he's still a threat. I expect big things from him because he doesn't panic. For me, he's in the upper echelon among switch-hitters all-time." - Torre, Joe. New York Yankees Manager. Switching up is hard to do. Bloom, Barry M. New York Times Staff Writer. 20 April 2005.
Bernie Williams![]() Bernie Williams Autograph on a 1993 Score Baseball Card (#120) |
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Bernie WilliamsBernie Williams 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 | ||
Bernie WilliamsBernie Williams 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 |
| 1991 | 23 | Yankees | 85 | 320 | 43 | 76 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 48 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .238 | .336 | .350 |
| 1992 | 24 | Yankees | 62 | 261 | 39 | 73 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .280 | .354 | .406 |
| 1993 | 25 | Yankees | 139 | 567 | 67 | 152 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 68 | 53 | 4 | 106 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | .268 | .333 | .400 |
| 1994 | 26 | Yankees | 108 | 408 | 80 | 118 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 57 | 61 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | .289 | .384 | .453 |
| 1995 | 27 | Yankees | 144 | 563 | 93 | 173 | 29 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 82 | 75 | 1 | 98 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | .307 | .392 | .487 |
| 1996 | 28 | Yankees | 143 | 551 | 108 | 168 | 26 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 102 | 82 | 8 | 72 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 15 | .305 | .391 | .535 |
| 1997 | 29 | Yankees | 129 | 509 | 107 | 167 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 100 | 73 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | .328 | .408 | .544 |
| 1998 | 30 | Yankees | 128 | 499 | 101 | 169 | 30 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 97 | 74 | 9 | 81 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | .339 | .422 | .575 |
| 1999 | 31 | Yankees | 158 | 591 | 116 | 202 | 28 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 115 | 100 | 17 | 95 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .342 | .435 | .536 |
| 2000 | 32 | Yankees | 141 | 537 | 108 | 165 | 37 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 121 | 71 | 11 | 84 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | .307 | .391 | .566 |
| 2001 | 33 | Yankees | 146 | 540 | 102 | 166 | 38 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 94 | 78 | 11 | 67 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 15 | .307 | .395 | .522 |
| 2002 | 34 | Yankees | 154 | 612 | 102 | 204 | 37 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 102 | 83 | 7 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | .333 | .415 | .493 |
| 2003 | 35 | Yankees | 119 | 445 | 77 | 117 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 64 | 71 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | .263 | .367 | .411 |
| 2004 | 36 | Yankees | 148 | 561 | 105 | 147 | 29 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 70 | 85 | 5 | 96 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | .262 | .360 | .435 |
| 2005 | 37 | Yankees | 141 | 485 | 53 | 121 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 64 | 53 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16 | .249 | .321 | .367 |
| 2006 | 38 | Yankees | 131 | 420 | 65 | 118 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 61 | 33 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | .281 | .332 | .436 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 16 Years | 2,076 | 7,869 | 1,366 | 2,336 | 449 | 55 | 287 | 11 | 1,257 | 1,069 | 97 | 1,212 | 12 | 64 | 39 | 223 | .297 | .381 | .477 | ||
Bernie WilliamsBernie Williams Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1991 Yankees | CF | 85 | 85 | 2,263 | 238 | 2.8 | 233 | 230 | 3 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.78 |
| 1992 Yankees | CF | 55 | 54 | 1,456 | 173 | 3.1 | 172 | 169 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 3.19 |
| 1992 Yankees | LF | 4 | 4 | 111 | 9 | 2.3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.19 |
| 1992 Yankees | RF | 4 | 3 | 87 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.41 |
| 1993 Yankees | CF | 139 | 139 | 3,676 | 375 | 2.7 | 371 | 366 | 5 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.72 |
| 1994 Yankees | CF | 107 | 104 | 2,816 | 286 | 2.7 | 283 | 276 | 7 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.71 |
| 1995 Yankees | CF | 144 | 143 | 3,822 | 437 | 3.0 | 429 | 428 | 1 | 8 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 3.03 |
| 1996 Yankees | CF | 140 | 140 | 3,696 | 349 | 2.5 | 344 | 334 | 10 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.51 |
| 1997 Yankees | CF | 128 | 127 | 3,368 | 273 | 2.1 | 271 | 269 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 2.17 |
| 1998 Yankees | CF | 123 | 123 | 3,285 | 306 | 2.5 | 303 | 299 | 4 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.49 |
| 1999 Yankees | CF | 155 | 153 | 4,064 | 395 | 2.5 | 390 | 381 | 9 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.59 |
| 2000 Yankees | CF | 137 | 136 | 3,510 | 355 | 2.6 | 355 | 353 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.73 |
| 2001 Yankees | CF | 144 | 143 | 3,800 | 353 | 2.5 | 351 | 348 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 2.49 |
| 2002 Yankees | CF | 147 | 147 | 3,952 | 357 | 2.4 | 352 | 350 | 2 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.40 |
| 2003 Yankees | CF | 115 | 113 | 3,004 | 294 | 2.6 | 293 | 290 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 2.63 |
| 2004 Yankees | CF | 97 | 93 | 2,491 | 217 | 2.2 | 216 | 214 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 2.34 |
| 2005 Yankees | CF | 112 | 100 | 2,589 | 234 | 2.1 | 232 | 226 | 6 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.42 |
| 2006 Yankees | CF | 28 | 23 | 600 | 44 | 1.6 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.98 |
| 2006 Yankees | LF | 5 | 5 | 123 | 12 | 2.4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.63 |
| 2006 Yankees | RF | 58 | 50 | 1,275 | 100 | 1.7 | 99 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.10 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| CF Totals | 1,856 | 1,823 | 48,392 | 4,686 | 2.5 | 4,639 | 4,577 | 62 | 47 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.59 | |
| RF Totals | 62 | 53 | 1,362 | 111 | 1.8 | 110 | 108 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.18 | |
| LF Totals | 9 | 9 | 234 | 21 | 2.3 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.42 | |
| 16 Years | 1,927 | 1,885 | 49,988 | 4,818 | 2.5 | 4,770 | 4,705 | 65 | 48 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.58 | |
Bernie WilliamsBernie Williams 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 |
| 1991 Yankees | 10 | 5 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106.7 | 5.6 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
| 1992 Yankees | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.2 | 7.3 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
| 1993 Yankees | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.3 | 5.3 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
| 1994 Yankees | 16 | 9 | .640 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 7.6 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1995 Yankees | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 | 5.7 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| 1996 Yankees | 17 | 4 | .810 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19.0 | 7.7 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
| 1997 Yankees | 15 | 8 | .652 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 6.4 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
| 1998 Yankees | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19.2 | 6.2 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
| 1999 Yankees | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23.6 | 6.2 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
| 2000 Yankees | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17.9 | 6.4 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
| 2001 Yankees | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.8 | 8.1 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
| 2002 Yankees | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 32.2 | 6.3 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
| 2003 Yankees | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 2004 Yankees | 1 | 5 | .167 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 25.5 | 5.8 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
| 2005 Yankees | 1 | 2 | .333 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 40.4 | 6.5 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 2006 Yankees | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 35.0 | 7.9 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 16 Years | 147 | 87 | .628 | 61 | 3 | 75 | 27.4 | 6.5 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
Bernie WilliamsBernie Williams Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1991 New York Yankees | 51 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
| 1992 New York Yankees | 51 | $125,000.00 | - | - |
| 1993 New York Yankees | 51 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
| 1994 New York Yankees | 51 | $225,000.00 | - | n/a |
| 1995 New York Yankees | 51 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
| 1996 New York Yankees | 51 | $3,000,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 1997 New York Yankees | 51 | $5,300,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1998 New York Yankees | 51 | $8,300,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 1999 New York Yankees | 51 | $9,857,143.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 2000 New York Yankees | 51 | $12,357,143.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 2001 New York Yankees | 51 | $12,357,143.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 2002 New York Yankees | 51 | $12,357,143.00 | - | - |
| 2003 New York Yankees | 51 | $12,357,143.00 | - | Stats |
| 2004 New York Yankees | 51 | $12,357,143.00 | - | - |
| 2005 New York Yankees | 51 | $12,357,143.00 | - | - |
| 2006 New York Yankees | 51 | $1,500,000.00 | - | - |
| Bernie Williams Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Bernabé Williams was a Major League Baseball player with the New York Yankees (1991-2006). Bernie, his nickname, played his entire 16-year career with the Bronx Bombers, representing them in five consecutive All-Star Games (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), winning four World Series rings (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000), and four consecutive Gold Gloves (1997-2000)!
Did you know that during the 1998 season, a year where the New York Yankees went 114–48 setting a new American League regular season record for wins (broken in 2001), Bernie Williams became the first player in Major League history to win a batting title, a Gold Glove Award, and a World Series ring in the same year?

Bernie Williams Rookie Card | 1990 Topps Baseball Card (#701)
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On May 24, 2015, the Bronx Bombers permanently retired Bernie Williams' #51. Maybe it was because he is one of only six players to take the field in a Yankees uniform in more than 2,000 games; behind only Derek Jeter (2,747), Mickey Mantle (2,401), Lou Gehrig (2,164), Yogi Berra (2,116) and Babe Ruth (2,084)! Or maybe it was because of Williams' all-time / top ten Yankee rankings in these statistics: Doubles (3rd), Intentional Walks (3rd), Hits (5th), Walks (5th), Runs Scored (6th), Home Runs (7th), RBIs (7th).
Bernie Williams finished his career with 287 home runs — victimizing 218 different pitchers, in 24 different ballparks. A clutch performer, 23 homers tied up the game, and 94 of them put his team ahead in the game! And, he hit a home run batting lefty and righty in the same game eight times, second most in baseball history at the time of his retirement behind only Mickey Mantle!