Sid Bream

Born: 8/3/1960 in Carlisle, PA, USA

MLB Debut: 1983-09-01 | Final Game: 1994-07-27

Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 215 lbs

Full name: Sidney Eugene Bream

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Biography

Sid Bream was a professional baseball player born in 1960 who made a significant impact in Major League Baseball from 1983 until his retirement in 1994. Known for his versatility as a position player, Bream played in a total of 1,088 games throughout his career. He recorded 819 hits, including 90 home runs, and drove in 455 runs while maintaining a batting average of .264. Bream also showcased his speed on the bases, stealing 50 bases during his time in the league. Bream's career spanned an era of evolving offensive strategies in baseball, and he was particularly recognized for his contributions to the teams he played for, most notably the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates. His ability to perform in clutch situations became a hallmark of his playing style. One of the most memorable moments of his career came during the 1992 National League Championship Series, where he scored the winning run in Game 7, helping the Braves secure a trip to the World Series. Sid Bream's legacy is marked not only by his solid statistics but also by his role in pivotal moments of postseason history.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1088	3108	351	819	191	12	90	455	50	353	450	0.264	0.336	0.420	0.755	3160.9

Career AVG .264 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .336 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .420 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — +7.2% above league average.

Career OPS 0.755 vs. league average 0.717 across their career seasons — +5.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1983	LAD	NL	15	11	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	LAD	NL	27	49	2	9	3	0	0	6	1	6	9	0.184	—	—	—	—	-239.0
1985	LAD	NL	24	53	4	7	0	0	3	6	0	7	10	0.132	.257 (-49%)	.323 (-29%)	.390 (-23%)	.714 (-26%)	-235.5
1985	PIT	NL	26	95	14	27	7	0	3	15	0	11	14	0.284	.257 (+11%)	.323 (+10%)	.390 (+16%)	.714 (+13%)	-235.5
1986	PIT	NL	154	522	73	140	37	5	16	77	13	60	73	0.268	.257 (+4%)	.325 (+5%)	.395 (+14%)	.720 (+10%)	948.3
1987	PIT	NL	149	516	64	142	25	3	13	65	9	49	69	0.275	.262 (+5%)	.331 (+1%)	.415 (-1%)	.746 (avg)	-1.9
1988	PIT	NL	148	462	50	122	37	0	10	65	9	47	64	0.264	.254 (+4%)	.317 (+3%)	.377 (+8%)	.695 (+6%)	480.3
1989	PIT	NL	19	36	3	8	3	0	0	4	0	12	10	0.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	PIT	NL	147	389	39	105	23	2	15	67	8	48	65	0.270	.257 (+5%)	.324 (+8%)	.385 (+18%)	.710 (+13%)	1028.2
1991	ATL	NL	91	265	32	67	12	0	11	45	0	25	31	0.253	.255 (-1%)	.323 (-3%)	.384 (+10%)	.708 (+4%)	134.5
1992	ATL	NL	125	372	30	97	25	1	10	61	6	46	51	0.261	.255 (+2%)	.322 (+6%)	.377 (+10%)	.699 (+8%)	573.8
1993	ATL	NL	117	277	33	72	14	1	9	35	4	31	43	0.260	.265 (-2%)	.332 (avg)	.403 (+3%)	.735 (+2%)	90.0
1994	HOU	NL	46	61	7	21	5	0	0	7	0	9	9	0.344	.269 (+28%)	.338 (+27%)	.424 (avg)	.763 (+12%)	174.3

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
28	80	9	20	6	0	3	8	12	8	0.250

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1993	NLCS	ATL	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1992	NLCS	ATL	7	22	5	6	3	1	2	3	0	0.273
1992	WS	ATL	5	15	1	3	0	0	0	4	0	0.200
1991	NLCS	ATL	4	10	1	3	0	1	3	0	1	0.300
1991	WS	ATL	7	24	0	3	2	0	0	3	4	0.125
1990	NLCS	PIT	4	8	1	4	1	1	3	2	3	0.500

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	954	802	7437	786	69	620
OF	2	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1983	LAN	1B	4	0	8	0	0	1
1984	LAN	1B	14	11	95	11	0	9
1985	LAN	1B	16	14	148	14	1	8
1985	PIT	1B	25	23	219	21	2	21
1986	PIT	1B	153	137	1320	166	17	107
1986	PIT	OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
1987	PIT	1B	144	131	1236	127	17	109
1988	PIT	1B	138	119	1118	140	6	88
1989	PIT	1B	13	13	111	7	1	5
1990	PIT	1B	142	100	971	104	8	80
1991	ATL	1B	85	72	668	50	3	53
1992	ATL	1B	120	106	856	73	10	69
1993	ATL	1B	90	69	627	62	3	62
1994	HOU	1B	10	7	60	11	1	8

Career Games by Position

Position	Games
First Base	954
Left Field	2

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1990	Hutch Award
1988	Player of the Week	Week of 1988-06-24

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1994	HOU	NL	$300,000
1993	ATL	NL	$1,600,000
1992	ATL	NL	$2,400,000
1991	ATL	NL	$1,600,000
1990	PIT	NL	$510,000
1989	PIT	NL	$510,000
1988	PIT	NL	$360,000
1987	PIT	NL	$200,000
1986	PIT	NL	$92,000
Total Career Earnings			$7,572,000