Lance Berkman

Positions: First Baseman, Leftfielder and Rightfielder

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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1997	21	-1.6	Kissimmee	FLOR	A+	HOU	53	223	184	31	54	10	0	12	35	2	1	37	38	.294	.417	.544	.961	100	2	2	0	0	4
1998	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	HOU	139	590	484	96	146	38	0	30	102	6	4	97	98	.302	.422	.566	.988	274	15	6	0	3	11
1998	22	-4.7	New Orleans	PCL	AAA	HOU	17	73	59	14	16	4	0	6	13	0	0	12	16	.271	.411	.644	1.055	38	1	2	0	0	1
1998	22	-2.1	Jackson	TL	AA	HOU	122	517	425	82	130	34	0	24	89	6	4	85	82	.306	.424	.555	.979	236	14	4	0	3	10
1999	23	-3.9	New Orleans	PCL	AAA	HOU	64	267	226	42	73	20	0	8	49	7	1	39	47	.323	.420	.518	.937	117	10	0	0	2	1
1999	23	-5.9	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	34	106	93	10	22	2	0	4	15	5	1	12	21	.237	.321	.387	.708	36	2	0	0	1	0
2000	24	-2.9	New Orleans	PCL	AAA	HOU	31	144	112	18	37	4	2	6	27	4	4	31	20	.330	.479	.563	1.042	63	7	1	0	0	2
2000	24	-5.1	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	114	417	353	76	105	28	1	21	67	6	2	56	73	.298	.389	.561	.949	198	6	1	0	7	1
2001	25	-4.3	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	156	688	577	110	191	55	5	34	126	7	9	92	121	.331	.430	.621	1.051	358	8	13	0	6	5
2002	26	-3.5	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	158	692	578	106	169	35	2	42	128	8	4	107	118	.292	.405	.578	.983	334	10	4	0	3	20
2003	27	-2.5	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	153	658	538	110	155	35	6	25	93	5	3	107	108	.288	.413	.515	.927	277	10	9	1	3	13
2004	28	-1.4	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	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	29	2.0	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	HOU	4	17	14	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	.286	.412	.357	.769	5	0	0	0	0	1
2005	29	-0.4	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	132	565	468	76	137	34	1	24	82	4	1	91	72	.293	.411	.524	.934	245	18	4	0	2	12
2006	30	0.8	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	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	31	2.0	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	153	668	561	95	156	24	2	34	102	7	3	94	125	.278	.386	.510	.896	286	11	8	0	5	11
2008	32	3.3	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	159	665	554	114	173	46	4	29	106	18	4	99	108	.312	.420	.567	.986	314	13	7	0	5	18
2009	33	4.3	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	136	562	460	73	126	31	1	25	80	7	4	97	98	.274	.399	.509	.907	234	13	1	0	4	14
2010	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	HOU	4	16	14	4	5	2	0	1	3	0	0	1	5	.357	.375	.714	1.089	10	0	0	0	1	0
2010	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	NYY	122	481	404	48	100	23	1	14	58	3	2	77	85	.248	.368	.413	.781	167	18	0	0	0	7
2010	34	7.2	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	HOU	2	7	6	3	3	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	2	.500	.429	1.333	1.762	8	0	0	0	1	0
2010	34	9.7	Trenton	EL	AA	NYY	2	9	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.250	.333	.250	.583	2	0	0	0	0	0
2010	34	5.2	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	85	358	298	39	73	16	1	13	49	3	2	60	70	.245	.372	.436	.808	130	12	0	0	0	4
2010	34	5.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	37	123	106	9	27	7	0	1	9	0	0	17	15	.255	.358	.349	.707	37	6	0	0	0	3
2011	35	6.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	145	587	488	90	147	23	2	31	94	2	6	92	93	.301	.412	.547	.959	267	7	3	0	4	17
2012	36	9.2	Memphis	PCL	AAA	STL	6	20	17	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	.235	.350	.294	.644	5	1	0	0	0	0
2012	36	7.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	32	97	81	12	21	7	1	2	7	2	0	14	19	.259	.381	.444	.826	36	3	2	0	0	3
2013	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	TEX	4	14	11	3	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	2	.364	.500	.636	1.136	7	0	0	0	0	0
2013	37	10.2	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	TEX	2	7	7	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	.429	.429	.857	1.286	6	0	0	0	0	0
2013	37	13.0	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	2	7	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	.250	.571	.250	.821	1	0	0	0	0	0
2013	37	8.3	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	73	294	256	27	62	10	1	6	34	0	0	38	52	.242	.340	.359	.700	92	7	0	0	0	3
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		1879	7813	6491	1146	1905	422	30	366	1234	86	48	1201	1300	.294	.406	.537	.943	3485	147	66	1	54	160
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		305	1291	1062	197	327	76	2	58	221	19	10	214	217	.308	.426	.547	.973	581	35	9	0	6	19
All Levels (17 Seasons)							2184	9104	7553	1343	2232	498	32	424	1455	105	58	1415	1517	.296	.409	.538	.947	4066	182	75	1	60	179

AAA (7 seasons)					Minors		126	535	441	81	140	32	2	22	96	11	5	88	93	.318	.432	.549	.981	242	19	3	0	3	5
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		126	533	437	85	133	34	0	24	90	6	4	89	86	.304	.424	.547	.971	239	14	4	0	3	10
A+ (1 season)					Minors		53	223	184	31	54	10	0	12	35	2	1	37	38	.294	.417	.544	.961	100	2	2	0	0	4