Lance Berkman

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-1, 220lb (185cm, 99kg)

Born: February 10, 1976 in Waco, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (16th) of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rice University (Houston, TX).

High School: Canyon HS (New Braunfels, TX)

School: Rice University (Houston, TX)

Debut: July 16, 1999 (Age 23-156d, 17,510th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 17, 2013 (Age 37-219d)
vs. TBR 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Agents: Michael Moye • Previously: Bobby Barad

Full Name: William Lance Berkman

Nicknames: Big Puma or Fat Elvis

Pronunciation: \BURK-man\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

51.9

6491

1905

366

.294

1146

RBI

1234

OBP

.406

SLG

.537

OPS

.943

OPS+

144

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	28 (27)	May 6	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-9	GS	32	7.0	8	2	1	11	1	1B
2	29	May 7	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-4	GS	28	7.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
3	31 (1)	May 9	HOU	@	FLA	W,2-1	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
4	32	May 10	HOU	@	FLA	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	33	May 11	HOU	@	FLA	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	34	May 12	HOU		SFG	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
7	36 (1)	May 14	HOU		SFG	W,4-1	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	37	May 15	HOU		SFG	W,9-0	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	38	May 17	HOU		ARI	W,3-0	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	39	May 18	HOU		ARI	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	40	May 19	HOU		ARI	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	43 (2)	May 22	HOU	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	44	May 23	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
14	45	May 24	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS	27	7.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
15	46	May 25	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-1	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	47	May 27	HOU	@	MIL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	48	May 28	HOU	@	MIL	W,9-6	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
18	49	May 29	HOU	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	50	May 30	HOU		CIN	L,0-9	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	51	May 31	HOU		CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	52	Jun 1	HOU		CIN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
22	53	Jun 3	HOU		STL	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
23	54	Jun 4	HOU		STL	L,9-11	CG	46	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
24	55	Jun 5	HOU		STL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
25	56	Jun 7	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	57	Jun 8	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
27	58	Jun 9	HOU	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	41	11.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
28	59	Jun 10	HOU		TOR	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
29	60	Jun 11	HOU		TOR	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
30	61	Jun 12	HOU		TOR	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
31	63 (1)	Jun 14	HOU	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
32	64	Jun 15	HOU	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	4	1B
33	65	Jun 17	HOU	@	KCR	W,7-0	GS	25	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
34	66	Jun 18	HOU	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
35	67	Jun 19	HOU	@	KCR	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
36	68	Jun 20	HOU		COL	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
37	69	Jun 21	HOU		COL	W,6-5	GS	38	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	1B LF
38	70	Jun 22	HOU		COL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
39	71	Jun 24	HOU		TEX	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
40	72	Jun 25	HOU		TEX	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
41	73	Jun 26	HOU		TEX	W,3-2	GS	38	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
42	74	Jun 27	HOU	@	COL	W,11-5	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
43	75	Jun 28	HOU	@	COL	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
44	76	Jun 29	HOU	@	COL	W,7-1	GS	28	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
45	77	Jun 30	HOU	@	CIN	T,2-2	CG	35	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	78	Jul 1	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
47	80 (1)	Jul 2 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-11	GS	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B LF
48	81	Jul 3	HOU	@	CIN	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
49	82	Jul 4	HOU		SDP	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
50	83	Jul 5	HOU		SDP	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
51	84	Jul 6	HOU		SDP	W,5-4	GS	37	9.0	11	0	1	12	2	1B LF
52	85	Jul 7	HOU		SDP	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
53	86	Jul 8	HOU		LAD	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
54	87	Jul 9	HOU		LAD	W,4-2	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
55	88	Jul 10	HOU		LAD	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
56	89	Jul 15	HOU	@	STL	L,3-4	GS	31	8.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
57	90	Jul 16	HOU	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
58	91	Jul 17	HOU	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	92	Jul 18	HOU	@	PIT	W,11-1	GS	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
60	93	Jul 19 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	W,9-3	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
61	94	Jul 19 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
62	95	Jul 20	HOU	@	PIT	W,8-0	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	96	Jul 21	HOU	@	WSN	W,3-2	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF 1B
64	97	Jul 22	HOU	@	WSN	W,14-1	GS	29	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
65	98	Jul 23	HOU	@	WSN	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
66	99	Jul 24	HOU	@	WSN	W,4-1	GS	49	14.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF 1B
67	100	Jul 25	HOU		PHI	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
68	101	Jul 26	HOU		PHI	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	102	Jul 27	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	103	Jul 28	HOU		NYM	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	LF 1B
71	104	Jul 29	HOU		NYM	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
72	105	Jul 30	HOU		NYM	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
73	106	Jul 31	HOU		NYM	L,4-9	CG	46	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	107	Aug 2	HOU	@	ARI	W,3-1	GS	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	RF 1B
75	109 (1)	Aug 4	HOU	@	ARI	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
76	110	Aug 5	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
77	111	Aug 6	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
78	112	Aug 7	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
79	113	Aug 9	HOU		WSN	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	114	Aug 10	HOU		WSN	W,7-6	GS	42	9.0	5	1	1	7	2	LF 1B
81	115	Aug 11	HOU		WSN	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
82	116	Aug 12	HOU		PIT	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
83	117	Aug 13	HOU		PIT	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
84	118	Aug 14	HOU		PIT	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
85	119	Aug 15	HOU		CHC	W,12-4	GS	29	7.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
86	120	Aug 16	HOU		CHC	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
87	121	Aug 17	HOU		CHC	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
88	122	Aug 18	HOU		MIL	L,2-5	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
89	123	Aug 19	HOU		MIL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
90	124	Aug 20	HOU		MIL	L,2-3	GS	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
91	125	Aug 21	HOU		MIL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
92	126	Aug 22	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-2	GS	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
93	127	Aug 23	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
94	128	Aug 24	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-7	CG	43	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
95	129	Aug 26	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
96	130	Aug 27	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
97	131	Aug 28	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
98	132	Aug 30	HOU		CIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
99	133	Aug 31	HOU		CIN	W,10-0	GS	29	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	134	Sep 1	HOU		CIN	W,3-1	GS	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
101	135	Sep 2	HOU		STL	W,6-5	GS	45	11.0	12	1	0	13	0	LF 1B
102	136	Sep 3	HOU		STL	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
103	137	Sep 4	HOU		STL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
104	138	Sep 5	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
105	139	Sep 6	HOU	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
106	140	Sep 7	HOU	@	PHI	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
107	141	Sep 9	HOU	@	MIL	L,4-7	CG	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
108	142	Sep 10	HOU	@	MIL	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
109	143	Sep 11	HOU	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
110	144	Sep 12	HOU		FLA	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
111	145	Sep 13	HOU		FLA	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
112	146	Sep 14	HOU		FLA	W,10-2	GS	29	8.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
113	147	Sep 15	HOU		FLA	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	8	2	0	10	3	1B
114	148	Sep 16	HOU		MIL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
115	149	Sep 17	HOU		MIL	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
116	150	Sep 18	HOU		MIL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
117	151	Sep 19	HOU	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
118	152	Sep 20	HOU	@	PIT	W,7-4	GS	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
119	153	Sep 21	HOU	@	PIT	W,12-8	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
120	154	Sep 22	HOU	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
121	155	Sep 23	HOU	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
122	156	Sep 24	HOU	@	CHC	W,8-3	GS	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF 1B
123	157	Sep 25	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
124	158	Sep 27	HOU	@	STL	W,3-1	GS	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF 1B
125	159	Sep 28	HOU	@	STL	W,7-6	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
126	160	Sep 29	HOU		CHC	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
127	161	Sep 30	HOU		CHC	L,3-4	GS	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF 1B
128	162	Oct 1	HOU		CHC	W,3-1	GS	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
129	163	Oct 2	HOU		CHC	W,6-4	GS	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF 1B
							146gm		1100.1	838	51	8	897	78