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.

2006 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2006 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	HOU		FLA	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
2	2	Apr 4	HOU		FLA	L,2-11	CG	45	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
3	3	Apr 5	HOU		FLA	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
4	4	Apr 7	HOU		WSN	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
5	5	Apr 8	HOU		WSN	L,8-12	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
6	6	Apr 9	HOU		WSN	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
7	7	Apr 10	HOU		WSN	W,5-4	CG	46	12.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
8	8	Apr 13 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
9	9	Apr 13 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-0	GS	31	8.0	16	1	0	17	2	1B
10	10	Apr 14	HOU	@	ARI	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
11	11	Apr 15	HOU	@	ARI	W,10-0	GS	22	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
12	12	Apr 16	HOU	@	ARI	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	1B
13	13	Apr 17	HOU		MIL	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
14	14	Apr 18	HOU		MIL	W,13-12	GS	21	6.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
15	15	Apr 19	HOU		MIL	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
16	16	Apr 21	HOU		PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	4	1B
17	17	Apr 22	HOU		PIT	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
18	18	Apr 23	HOU		PIT	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
19	19	Apr 24	HOU		LAD	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
20	20	Apr 25	HOU		LAD	W,4-3	CG	60	14.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
21	21	Apr 26	HOU		LAD	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
22	22	Apr 28	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
23	23	Apr 29	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
24	24	Apr 30	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	25	May 1	HOU	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
26	26	May 2	HOU	@	MIL	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
27	27	May 3	HOU		STL	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
28	28	May 4	HOU		STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
29	29	May 5	HOU	@	COL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.1	11	2	1	14	1	1B
30	30	May 6	HOU	@	COL	L,0-5	CG	31	8.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
31	31	May 7	HOU	@	COL	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
32	32	May 8	HOU	@	SFG	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
33	33	May 9	HOU	@	LAD	L,7-12	CG	42	8.0	9	2	1	12	0	1B
34	34	May 10	HOU	@	LAD	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
35	35	May 11	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-2	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
36	36	May 12	HOU		COL	W,12-2	GS	31	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
37	38 (1)	May 14	HOU		COL	W,3-0	GS	27	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
38	42 (3)	May 19	HOU		TEX	W,5-3	GS	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
39	43	May 20	HOU		TEX	L,0-6	CG	47	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
40	44	May 21	HOU		TEX	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
41	45	May 22	HOU	@	WSN	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
42	46	May 23	HOU	@	WSN	L,1-4	CG	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
43	47	May 24	HOU	@	WSN	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
44	48	May 25	HOU	@	WSN	L,5-8	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	52 (3)	May 29	HOU	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
46	53	May 30	HOU	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
47	54	May 31	HOU	@	STL	L,3-4	GS	47	10.2	5	0	0	5	0	RF LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	55	Jun 2	HOU		CIN	L,3-14	CG	49	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
49	56	Jun 3	HOU		CIN	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
50	57	Jun 4	HOU		CIN	L,4-6	CG	47	11.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
51	58	Jun 5	HOU		CHC	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	59	Jun 6	HOU		CHC	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
53	60	Jun 7	HOU		CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
54	61	Jun 8	HOU		ATL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
55	62	Jun 9	HOU		ATL	W,7-2	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF 1B
56	64 (1)	Jun 11	HOU		ATL	W,14-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
57	65	Jun 13	HOU	@	CHC	W,9-2	GS	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
58	66	Jun 14	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
59	67	Jun 15	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
60	68	Jun 16	HOU		KCR	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
61	69	Jun 17	HOU		KCR	W,7-2	GS	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF 1B
62	70	Jun 18	HOU		KCR	L,4-7	GS	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF 1B
63	71	Jun 20	HOU		MIN	L,5-6	CG	45	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
64	72	Jun 21	HOU		MIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
65	73	Jun 22	HOU		MIN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
66	75 (1)	Jun 24	HOU	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	38	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
67	76	Jun 25	HOU	@	CHW	W,10-9	CG	53	13.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
68	77	Jun 26	HOU	@	DET	L,4-10	GS	27	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
69	78	Jun 27	HOU	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
70	80 (1)	Jun 30	HOU	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	82 (1)	Jul 2	HOU	@	TEX	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	83	Jul 3	HOU		CHC	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
73	84	Jul 4	HOU		CHC	W,7-2	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
74	85	Jul 5	HOU		CHC	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
75	86	Jul 6	HOU		STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	RF
76	87	Jul 7	HOU		STL	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
77	88	Jul 8	HOU		STL	L,6-7	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
78	89	Jul 9	HOU		STL	L,5-7	CG	52	12.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
79	90	Jul 13	HOU	@	FLA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
80	91	Jul 14	HOU	@	FLA	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	92	Jul 15	HOU	@	FLA	W,12-0	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
82	93	Jul 16	HOU	@	FLA	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
83	94	Jul 18	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
84	95	Jul 19	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
85	96	Jul 20	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	97	Jul 21	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-7	CG	34	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
87	98	Jul 22	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
88	99	Jul 23	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-4	GS	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
89	101 (1)	Jul 26	HOU		CIN	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
90	102	Jul 27	HOU		CIN	L,4-8	GS	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	109 (6)	Aug 4	HOU	@	ARI	W,8-7	CG	46	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
92	110	Aug 5	HOU	@	ARI	W,9-3	GS	29	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
93	111	Aug 6	HOU	@	ARI	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
94	112	Aug 8	HOU		PIT	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
95	113	Aug 9	HOU		PIT	W,14-1	GS	18	5.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
96	114	Aug 10	HOU		PIT	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
97	115	Aug 11	HOU		SDP	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
98	116	Aug 12	HOU		SDP	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
99	117	Aug 13	HOU		SDP	L,2-7	CG	49	9.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
100	118	Aug 14	HOU		CHC	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
101	119	Aug 15	HOU		CHC	L,6-8	GS	73	18.0	2	0	0	2	1	RF 1B LF
102	120	Aug 16	HOU		CHC	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
103	121	Aug 17	HOU	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	122	Aug 18	HOU	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	39	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
105	123	Aug 19	HOU	@	MIL	L,4-6	GS	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF 1B
106	124	Aug 20	HOU	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
107	125	Aug 21	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
108	126	Aug 22	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-14	GS	29	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
109	127	Aug 23	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	128	Aug 24	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
111	129	Aug 25	HOU	@	PIT	W,5-1	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF 1B
112	130	Aug 26	HOU	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
113	131	Aug 27	HOU	@	PIT	W,13-1	GS	23	5.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
114	132	Aug 29	HOU		MIL	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
115	133	Aug 30	HOU		MIL	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
116	134	Aug 31	HOU		MIL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	135	Sep 1	HOU		NYM	L,7-8	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
118	136	Sep 2	HOU		NYM	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
119	137	Sep 3	HOU		NYM	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
120	138	Sep 4	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	8	0	0	8	1	1B
121	139	Sep 6	HOU	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
122	140	Sep 8	HOU	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
123	141	Sep 9	HOU	@	MIL	W,10-4	GS	22	6.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
124	142	Sep 10	HOU	@	MIL	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
125	143	Sep 11	HOU	@	STL	L,0-7	CG	41	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
126	144	Sep 12	HOU	@	STL	L,5-6	GS	39	8.2	8	0	0	8	0	1B RF
127	145	Sep 13	HOU	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
128	146	Sep 15	HOU		PHI	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
129	147	Sep 16	HOU		PHI	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
130	148	Sep 17	HOU		PHI	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
131	149	Sep 18	HOU		CIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
132	150	Sep 19	HOU		CIN	L,4-5	GS	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B RF
133	151	Sep 20	HOU		CIN	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
134	152	Sep 21	HOU		STL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
135	153	Sep 22	HOU		STL	W,6-5	GS	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B RF
136	154	Sep 23	HOU		STL	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
137	155	Sep 24	HOU		STL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
138	156	Sep 25	HOU	@	PHI	W,5-4	GS	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B RF
139	157	Sep 26	HOU	@	PIT	W,7-4	GS	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B RF
140	158	Sep 27	HOU	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	64	15.0	17	0	0	17	4	1B
141	159	Sep 28	HOU	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
142	160	Sep 29	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
143	161	Sep 30	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
144	162	Oct 1	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
							159gm		1254.1	1025	74	9	1108	98