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Name Team Age
Bernie Champion Retired (1990, Age 35) Died (2035, Age 80)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 30
(1977)		 2B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (AAA) 0 8 years (148 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C+ C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- A- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C  C  C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D  D+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 9/18/1955
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
A  (90.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1978 PIT 17 25 2 6 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 1 .600 .240 .360 .240
1981 PIT 53 166 16 43 8 0 0 8 15 26 7 3 3 .626 .319 .307 .259
1982 PIT 84 238 30 52 5 0 6 32 20 46 8 1 5 .593 .278 .315 .218
1983 PIT 76 239 43 80 10 2 2 25 24 37 10 5 9 .816 .398 .418 .335
1984 PIT 72 196 18 39 7 0 2 25 14 38 3 4 6 .528 .263 .265 .199
1985 PIT 45 130 13 32 8 1 1 21 13 22 6 4 7 .659 .313 .346 .246
1986 PIT 42 127 20 32 7 0 3 12 7 19 1 1 0 .669 .291 .378 .252
1987 PIT 21 66 7 14 3 0 1 11 6 6 1 0 0 .591 .288 .303 .212
1988 PIT 28 89 11 17 2 2 1 3 11 17 2 2 1 .572 .280 .292 .191
1989 PIT 19 46 4 13 4 1 2 10 6 3 1 0 2 .918 .375 .543 .283
Total 457 1322 164 328 54 6 19 151 116 217 39 20 34 .652 .311 .341 .248
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Bernie Champion has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1990-10-04The Washington BayPirates have waived Bernie Champion.
1990-09-28The Washington BayPirates have acquired Bernie Champion from the waiver wire.
1990-04-11The Pittsburgh Rowdys have waived Bernie Champion.
1990-04-01The Pittsburgh Rowdys have promoted Tracy Paris to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rowdys have promoted Gerry Bell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rowdys have promoted Bob Hacker to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rowdys have designated Claude Schaeffer for assignment. The Pittsburgh Rowdys have designated Bernie Champion for assignment.
1989-04-01The Pittsburgh Rowdys have re-claimed Bernie Champion from the waiver wire.
1989-04-01The Pittsburgh Rowdys have promoted Rick Cummings to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rowdys have promoted Joe Gardner to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rowdys have designated Bernie Champion for assignment. The Pittsburgh Rowdys have designated Rod Brock for assignment.
1981-09-01The New York Rowdys have promoted Bernie Champion to the major league team. The New York Rowdys have promoted Gary Oliver to the major league team. The New York Rowdys have sent Johnny Mathewson to the minors.
1981-08-13The New York Rowdys have sent Bernie Champion to the minors.
1981-06-21The New York Rowdys have promoted Bernie Champion to the major league team.
1979-03-26The New York Double Whiz have promoted Don Bush to the major league team. The New York Double Whiz have promoted Tim Haeffner to the major league team. The New York Double Whiz have sent Bernie Champion to the minors.
1978-06-22The New York Double Whiz have promoted Bernie Champion to the major league team. The New York Double Whiz have promoted Johnny Mathewson to the major league team. The New York Double Whiz have sent Don Bush to the minors. The New York Double Whiz have designated Claude Astacio for assignment.
1977-08-19The Cincinnati Double Whiz have acquired Bernie Champion from the waiver wire. The Cincinnati Double Whiz have waived Smoky Ray.
1977-04-03The Brooklyn Optimists have waived Bernie Champion.