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Lance Berkman    \BURK-man\

William Lance Berkman (Big Puma or Fat Elvis)


Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: February 10, 1976 in Waco, Texas, US
High School: Canyon HS (New Braunfels, TX)
School: Rice University (Houston, TX)

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

Prospect Ratings by Baseball America:
Pre-1998: Rated #64 Prospect
Pre-1999: Rated #13 Prospect
Pre-2000: Rated #37 Prospect

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Minors Batting

Year Age 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 Kissimmee FLOR A+ HOU 53 223 184 31 54 10 0 12 35 2 1 37 38 .293 .417 .543 .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 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
1998 22 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
1999 23 New Orleans PCL AAA HOU 64 267 226 42 73 20 0 8 49 7 1 39 47 .323 .419 .518 .937 117 10 0 0 2 1
2000 24 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
2005 29 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
2010 34 2 Teams 2 Lgs AA-AAA NYY,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 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 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
2012 36 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
7 Seasons 301 1277 1051 194 323 76 2 57 218 19 10 211 215 .307 .425 .546 .971 574 35 9 0 6 19
AAA (6 seasons) AAA 124 528 434 80 137 32 2 21 94 11 5 88 92 .316 .432 .544 .976 236 19 3 0 3 5
AA (2 seasons) AA 124 526 433 83 132 34 0 24 89 6 4 86 85 .305 .422 .550 .972 238 14 4 0 3 10
A+ (1 season) A+ 53 223 184 31 54 10 0 12 35 2 1 37 38 .293 .417 .543 .961 100 2 2 0 0 4

Minors Fielding

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO Rctch Rtz
1997 21 Kissimmee FLOR A+ HOU OF 44 72 70 2 0 1 1.000 1.64
1997 21 Kissimmee FLOR A+ HOU LF 44 0.00
1998 22 2 Teams 2 Lgs AA-AAA HOU OF 135 226 213 9 4 4 .982 1.64
1998 22 Jackson TL AA HOU OF 118 196 183 9 4 4 .980 1.63
1998 22 New Orleans PCL AAA HOU OF 17 30 30 0 0 0 1.000 1.76
1998 22 New Orleans PCL AAA HOU LF 17 0.00
1999 23 New Orleans PCL AAA HOU OF 56 115 106 5 4 1 .965 1.98
1999 23 New Orleans PCL AAA HOU LF 56 0.00
1999 23 New Orleans PCL AAA HOU 1B 4 30 29 1 0 1 1.000 7.50
2000 24 New Orleans PCL AAA HOU OF 27 51 48 2 1 0 .980 1.85
2000 24 New Orleans PCL AAA HOU RF 1 0.00
2000 24 New Orleans PCL AAA HOU LF 26 0.00
2000 24 New Orleans PCL AAA HOU 1B 9 61 55 5 1 6 .984 6.67
2005 29 Round Rock PCL AAA HOU LF 4 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 -1
2010 34 Round Rock PCL AAA HOU 1B 2 12 9 2 1 0 .917 5.50
2012 36 Memphis PCL AAA STL 1B 5 32 25 6 1 5 .969 6.20
7 Seasons 286 603 558 33 12 18 .980 2.07 -1
OF (4 seasons) OF 262 464 437 18 9 6 .981 1.74 -1
LF (5 seasons) LF 147 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.03 -1
1B (4 seasons) 1B 20 135 118 14 3 12 .978 6.60
RF (1 season) RF 1 0.00
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff
1997 21 Kissimmee Cobras Florida State League A+ HOU
1998 22 New Orleans Zephyrs Pacific Coast League AAA HOU
1998 22 Jackson Generals Texas League AA HOU
1999 23 New Orleans Zephyrs Pacific Coast League AAA HOU
1999 23 Houston Astros National League MLB HOU 1 1999-07-16 1999-09-25
2000 24 New Orleans Zephyrs Pacific Coast League AAA HOU
2000 24 Houston Astros National League MLB HOU 1 2000-04-30 2000-10-01
2001 25 Houston Astros National League MLB HOU 1 2001-04-03 2001-10-07
2002 26 Houston Astros National League MLB HOU 1 2002-04-02 2002-09-29
2003 27 Houston Astros National League MLB HOU 1 2003-04-01 2003-09-28
2004 28 Houston Astros National League MLB HOU 1 2004-04-05 2004-10-03
2005 29 Round Rock Express Pacific Coast League AAA HOU 2005-04-30 2005-05-04
2005 29 Houston Astros National League MLB HOU 1 2005-05-06 2005-10-02
2006 30 Houston Astros National League MLB HOU 1 2006-04-03 2006-10-01
2007 31 Houston Astros National League MLB HOU 1 2007-04-02 2007-09-30
2008 32 Houston Astros National League MLB HOU 1 2008-03-31 2008-09-28
2009 33 Houston Astros National League MLB HOU 1 2009-04-06 2009-10-04
2010 34 Round Rock Express Pacific Coast League AAA HOU 2010-04-17 2010-04-18
2010 34 Trenton Thunder Eastern League AA NYY 2010-08-30 2010-08-31
2010 34 Houston Astros National League MLB HOU 1 2010-04-20 2010-07-28
2010 34 New York Yankees American League MLB NYY 2 2010-07-31 2010-10-02
2011 35 St. Louis Cardinals National League MLB STL 1 2011-03-31 2011-09-28
2012 36 Memphis Redbirds Pacific Coast League AAA STL 2012-08-24 2012-08-30
2012 36 St. Louis Cardinals National League MLB STL 1 2012-04-04 2012-10-03
2013 37 Texas Rangers American League MLB TEX 1 2013-03-31 2013-05-18

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