"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 | ||
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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 Williams Hitting Stats |
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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 | 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 | |
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Bernie WilliamsBernie Williams Baserunning, Substitute Positions, & Ratio Related Stats |
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| 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 | - | - | - |
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Bernie WilliamsBernie Williams Teams Played For, Uniform Numbers Worn, & MLB Contracts |
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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 | ||||
Bernie Williams Teams Played For, Uniform Numbers Worn, & MLB Contracts |
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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 11448 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)
Baseball Almanac Collection
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!