Lance Berkman
William Lance Berkman
Born: February 10, 1976
Waco, TX USA
Primary Position: OF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: L
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 220
College: Rice University
Career: 1999-2013
Draft: Round 1 (1997 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: Rice
Minor League Statistics
Lance Berkman compiled a career batting average of .293 with 366 home runs and 1234 RBI in his 1879-game career with the Houston Astros, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers. He began playing during the 1999 season and last took the field during the 2013 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NL | Houston Astros | 34 | 106 | 93 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 21 | .237 | .321 | .387 | .708 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | NL | Houston Astros | 114 | 417 | 353 | 76 | 105 | 28 | 1 | 21 | 67 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 73 | .297 | .388 | .561 | .949 | 198 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2001 | NL | Houston Astros | 156 | 688 | 577 | 110 | 191 | 55 | 5 | 34 | 126 | 7 | 9 | 92 | 121 | .331 | .430 | .620 | 1.051 | 358 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 2002 | NL | Houston Astros | 158 | 692 | 578 | 106 | 169 | 35 | 2 | 42 | 128 | 8 | 4 | 107 | 118 | .292 | .405 | .578 | .982 | 334 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2003 | NL | Houston Astros | 153 | 658 | 538 | 110 | 155 | 35 | 6 | 25 | 93 | 5 | 3 | 107 | 108 | .288 | .412 | .515 | .927 | 277 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 2004 | NL | Houston Astros | 160 | 687 | 544 | 104 | 172 | 40 | 3 | 30 | 106 | 9 | 7 | 127 | 101 | .316 | .450 | .566 | 1.016 | 308 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 2005 | NL | Houston Astros | 132 | 565 | 468 | 76 | 137 | 34 | 1 | 24 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 72 | .293 | .411 | .524 | .934 | 245 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2006 | NL | Houston Astros | 152 | 646 | 536 | 95 | 169 | 29 | 0 | 45 | 136 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 106 | .315 | .420 | .621 | 1.041 | 333 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| 2007 | NL | Houston Astros | 153 | 668 | 561 | 95 | 156 | 24 | 2 | 34 | 102 | 7 | 3 | 94 | 125 | .278 | .386 | .510 | .896 | 286 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2008 | NL | Houston Astros | 159 | 665 | 554 | 114 | 173 | 46 | 4 | 29 | 106 | 18 | 4 | 99 | 108 | .312 | .420 | .567 | .986 | 314 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 2009 | NL | Houston Astros | 136 | 562 | 460 | 73 | 126 | 31 | 1 | 25 | 80 | 7 | 4 | 97 | 98 | .274 | .399 | .509 | .907 | 234 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2010 | NL | Houston Astros | 85 | 358 | 298 | 39 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 70 | .245 | .372 | .436 | .808 | 130 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | AL | New York Yankees | 37 | 123 | 106 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | .255 | .358 | .349 | .707 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 145 | 587 | 488 | 90 | 147 | 23 | 2 | 31 | 94 | 2 | 6 | 92 | 93 | .301 | .412 | .547 | .959 | 267 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 97 | 81 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 19 | .259 | .381 | .444 | .826 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | AL | Texas Rangers | 73 | 294 | 256 | 27 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 52 | .242 | .340 | .359 | .700 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 1879 | 7813 | 6491 | 1146 | 1905 | 422 | 30 | 366 | 1234 | 86 | 48 | 1201 | 1300 | .293 | .406 | .537 | .943 | 3485 | 147 | 66 | 1 | 54 | 160 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 27 | 21 | 203.7 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .955 | 1.856 | 1.556 |
| 1999 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 2000 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 96 | 90 | 774.7 | 173 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .968 | 2.080 | 1.865 |
| 2000 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 1.500 |
| 2001 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 155 | 153 | 1368.0 | 306 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .981 | 2.053 | 2.013 |
| 2002 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 156 | 155 | 1364.3 | 293 | 6 | 7 | 1 | .977 | 1.972 | 1.917 |
| 2003 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 153 | 153 | 1350.3 | 254 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .989 | 1.760 | 1.725 |
| 2004 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 160 | 158 | 1398.0 | 243 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .992 | 1.635 | 1.588 |
| 2004 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 1.500 |
| 2005 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 96 | 84 | 737.7 | 772 | 49 | 5 | 77 | .994 | 1.017 | 8.552 |
| 2005 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 49 | 45 | 362.7 | 66 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .958 | 1.688 | 1.388 |
| 2006 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 112 | 105 | 923.0 | 964 | 71 | 6 | 96 | .994 | 1.092 | 9.241 |
| 2006 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 44 | 39 | 331.3 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .955 | 1.738 | 1.455 |
| 2007 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 126 | 122 | 1066.3 | 1015 | 103 | 10 | 86 | .991 | 9.436 | 8.873 |
| 2007 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 31 | 27 | 230.7 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .962 | 1.951 | 1.613 |
| 2008 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 152 | 151 | 1307.3 | 1240 | 132 | 5 | 122 | .996 | 9.445 | 9.026 |
| 2009 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 131 | 131 | 1141.3 | 1107 | 116 | 6 | 122 | .995 | 9.644 | 9.336 |
| 2010 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 85 | 84 | 739.0 | 696 | 72 | 1 | 60 | .999 | 9.353 | 9.035 |
| 2010 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 8 | 7 | 60.3 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .982 | 8.354 | 7.000 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 126 | 123 | 996.3 | 194 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .980 | 1.789 | 1.571 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 21 | 16 | 145.0 | 154 | 14 | 2 | 18 | .988 | 1.428 | 8.000 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 23 | 22 | 173.3 | 170 | 13 | 4 | 22 | .979 | 9.502 | 7.957 |
| 2013 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 4 | 4 | 41.7 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .978 | 9.504 | 11.000 |
| Totals | 1762 | 1690 | 14725.0 | 7899 | 629 | 79 | 626 | .991 | 5.212 | 4.840 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NL | Houston Astros | NLDS1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NL | Houston Astros | NLDS2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .409 | .480 | .591 | 1.071 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 7 | 30 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .292 | .400 | .750 | 1.150 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | NL | Houston Astros | NLDS2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .357 | .500 | .643 | 1.143 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 6 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .286 | .400 | .524 | .924 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | NL | Houston Astros | WS | 4 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .385 | .526 | .538 | 1.065 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 4 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .417 | .750 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .167 | .286 | .389 | .675 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 6 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .300 | .391 | .300 | .691 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .423 | .516 | .577 | 1.093 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 52 | 223 | 186 | 38 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 41 | .317 | .417 | .532 | .949 | 99 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NL | Houston Astros | NLDS1 | LF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 2.000 |
| 2004 | NL | Houston Astros | NLDS2 | RF | 5 | 5 | 43.7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .824 | .800 |
| 2004 | NL | Houston Astros | NLDS2 | CF | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2004 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | RF | 7 | 7 | 59.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.288 | 2.143 |
| 2005 | NL | Houston Astros | NLDS2 | 1B | 4 | 2 | 20.0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 11.700 | 6.500 |
| 2005 | NL | Houston Astros | NLDS2 | LF | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 3.000 |
| 2005 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | LF | 4 | 4 | 30.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 | 1.000 |
| 2005 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 1B | 5 | 2 | 23.0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.739 | 6.000 |
| 2005 | NL | Houston Astros | WS | LF | 4 | 3 | 24.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.479 | 1.000 |
| 2005 | NL | Houston Astros | WS | 1B | 2 | 1 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 8.000 |
| 2010 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 1B | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.059 | 9.500 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | RF | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.160 | 2.000 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | LF | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.059 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | RF | 5 | 5 | 39.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.538 | 2.200 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | RF | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.314 | 2.250 |
| Totals | 53 | 45 | 392.0 | 149 | 9 | 1 | 8 | .994 | 3.628 | 2.981 |
Awards
2006 - NL TSN All-Star OF
2011 - NL Comeback Player of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
