Lance Berkman (Big Puma and Fat Elvis)
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: February 10, 1976 in Waco, TX
High School: Canyon (New Braunfels, TX)
School: Rice University
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 16, 1999
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1999 23 HOU NL 34 106 93 10 22 2 0 4 15 5 1 12 21 .237 .321 .387 .708 79 36 2 0 0 1 0 7/93
2000 24 HOU NL 114 417 353 76 105 28 1 21 67 6 2 56 73 .297 .388 .561 .949 130 198 6 1 0 7 1 97/3 RoY-6
2001 25 HOU NL 156 688 577 110 191 55 5 34 126 7 9 92 121 .331 .430 .620 1.051 160 358 8 13 0 6 5 *78/9 AS,MVP-5
2002 26 HOU NL 158 692 578 106 169 35 2 42 128 8 4 107 118 .292 .405 .578 .982 150 334 10 4 0 3 20 *879 AS,MVP-3
2003 27 HOU NL 153 658 538 110 155 35 6 25 93 5 3 107 108 .288 .412 .515 .927 138 277 10 9 1 3 13 *7/8
2004 28 HOU NL 160 687 544 104 172 40 3 30 106 9 7 127 101 .316 .450 .566 1.016 159 308 10 10 0 6 14 *97/38 AS,MVP-7
2005 29 HOU NL 132 565 468 76 137 34 1 24 82 4 1 91 72 .293 .411 .524 .934 143 245 18 4 0 2 12 379/D MVP-14
2006 30 HOU NL 152 646 536 95 169 29 0 45 136 3 2 98 106 .315 .420 .621 1.041 163 333 11 4 0 8 22 *39/7D AS,MVP-3
2007 31 HOU NL 153 668 561 95 156 24 2 34 102 7 3 94 125 .278 .386 .510 .896 130 286 11 8 0 5 11 *39/8D
2008 32 HOU NL 159 665 554 114 173 46 4 29 106 18 4 99 108 .312 .420 .567 .986 159 314 13 7 0 5 18 *3/D AS,MVP-5
2009 33 HOU NL 136 562 460 73 126 31 1 25 80 7 4 97 98 .274 .399 .509 .907 139 234 13 1 0 4 14 *3
11 Seasons 1507 6354 5262 969 1575 359 25 313 1041 79 40 980 1051 .299 .412 .555 .967 147 2923 112 61 1 50 130
162 Game Avg. 162 683 566 104 169 39 3 34 112 8 4 105 113 .299 .412 .555 .967 147 314 12 7 0 5 14

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1999 23 HOU NL 106 75 12 4.3 116 .261 .237 .276 .321 .351 .387 .444 .708 .795 79 .403 -3.3 -0.3 .703 .323 .151 4.4
2000 24 HOU NL 417 263 81 8.2 122 .316 .297 .281 .388 .360 .561 .460 .949 .820 130 .689 17.8 1.6 1.012 .433 .263 9.3
2001 25 HOU NL 688 409 158 10.3 117 .367 .331 .277 .430 .349 .620 .453 1.051 .802 160 .789 57.8 5.3 1.144 .445 .289 11.6
2002 26 HOU NL 692 426 140 8.8 112 .302 .292 .273 .405 .348 .578 .434 .982 .782 150 .752 44.6 4.2 1.061 .478 .285 13.4
2003 27 HOU NL 658 400 121 8.1 112 .319 .288 .272 .412 .344 .515 .436 .927 .781 138 .713 34.7 3.3 .997 .429 .227 8.3
2004 28 HOU NL 687 395 148 10.0 113 .339 .316 .272 .450 .344 .566 .441 1.016 .785 159 .780 57.3 5.3 1.149 .487 .250 13.8
2005 29 HOU NL 565 352 102 7.7 109 .302 .293 .270 .411 .340 .524 .430 .934 .770 143 .704 33.3 3.2 .980 .432 .231 6.9
2006 30 HOU NL 646 388 144 10.0 113 .316 .315 .272 .420 .343 .621 .442 1.041 .785 163 .773 54.5 5.0 1.147 .491 .306 5.6
2007 31 HOU NL 668 424 115 7.3 111 .300 .278 .273 .386 .342 .510 .436 .896 .778 130 .659 27.0 2.5 .936 .406 .232 11.6
2008 32 HOU NL 665 403 137 9.1 106 .341 .312 .265 .420 .336 .567 .423 .986 .759 159 .757 52.6 4.9 1.090 .458 .255 22.2
2009 33 HOU NL 562 355 96 7.2 106 .296 .274 .265 .399 .338 .509 .420 .907 .758 139 .680 30.2 2.9 .954 .452 .235 10.9
11 Seasons 6354 3890 1254 8.6 112 .320 .299 .272 .412 .344 .555 .437 .967 .781 147 .732 406.5 37.9 1.043 .450 .256 126.2
162 Game Avg. 683 418 135 8.6 112 .320 .299 .272 .412 .344 .555 .437 .967 .781 147 .732 44 4 1.043 .450 .256 14

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2001 25 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 3 12 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333 2 2 0 0 0 0
2004 28 HOU NL NLDS ATL W 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 28 HOU NL NLCS STL L 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 29 HOU NL NLDS ATL W 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 29 HOU NL NLCS STL W 6 25 21 2 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 4 3 .286 .400 .524 .924 11 1 0 0 0 0
2005 29 HOU NL WS CHW L 4 19 13 0 5 2 0 0 6 1 0 5 5 .385 .526 .538 1.065 7 0 0 0 1 2
3 Seasons (6 Series) 29 129 106 18 34 8 0 6 26 2 1 20 26 .321 .426 .566 .992 60 4 1 0 2 5
3 NLDS 12 55 48 9 16 2 0 2 8 0 1 6 14 .333 .418 .500 .918 24 3 1 0 0 1
2 NLCS 13 55 45 9 13 4 0 4 12 1 0 9 7 .289 .400 .644 1.044 29 1 0 0 1 2
1 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

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2001 HOU NL 25 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2002 HOU NL 26 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
2004 HOU NL 28 as CF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 HOU NL 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 HOU NL 32 as 1B 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 Seasons (5 Appearances) 11 9 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 .222 .273 .222 .495 2 0 0 0 1 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1999 23 HOU NL 106 3.8% 19.8% 11.3% 5.7% 27% 1.75 4.4 23.3 6.2 0.97 1.08 65% 8% 12.9% 16%
2000 24 HOU NL 417 5.0% 17.5% 13.4% 12.0% 48% 1.30 4.8 16.8 5.3 0.69 1.08 64% 26% 15.9% 16%
2001 25 HOU NL 688 4.9% 17.6% 13.4% 13.7% 49% 1.32 4.8 17.0 4.6 0.63 0.97 62% 30% 15.6% 17%
2002 26 HOU NL 692 6.1% 17.1% 15.5% 11.4% 47% 1.10 4.9 13.8 4.5 0.64 0.86 61% 25% 19.1% 14%
2003 27 HOU NL 658 3.8% 16.4% 16.3% 10.0% 43% 1.01 5.0 21.5 5.8 0.82 1.04 62% 16% 12.9% 18%
2004 28 HOU NL 687 4.4% 14.7% 18.5% 10.6% 42% 0.80 5.4 18.1 5.1 0.69 0.88 61% 20% 12.1% 7%
2005 29 HOU NL 565 4.3% 12.7% 16.1% 10.4% 43% 0.79 6.5 19.5 5.7 0.85 1.30 66% 19% 12.3% 9%
2006 30 HOU NL 646 7.0% 16.4% 15.2% 11.5% 44% 1.08 5.1 11.9 3.9 0.62 0.87 61% 18% 19.0% 12%
2007 31 HOU NL 668 5.1% 18.7% 14.1% 9.0% 39% 1.33 4.5 16.5 5.5 0.83 1.16 61% 18% 17.1% 17%
2008 32 HOU NL 665 4.4% 16.2% 14.9% 11.9% 46% 1.09 5.1 19.1 5.2 0.76 1.07 63% 15% 12.7% 11%
2009 33 HOU NL 562 4.5% 17.4% 17.3% 10.1% 45% 1.01 4.7 18.4 5.8 0.78 1.13 61% 18% 13.4% 10%
11 Seasons 6354 4.9% 16.5% 15.4% 11.0% 44% 1.07 5.0 16.8 5.1 0.73 1.02 62% 20% 15.0% 13%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1999 23 HOU NL 0 0 20% 33 5 1 83% 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 57% 3 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 2
2000 24 HOU NL 3 0 39% 159 6 2 75% 3 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 14 40% 31 21 8 4 2 2 15 5 10
2001 25 HOU NL 8 0 29% 313 7 9 44% 6 6 1 3 0 0 2 1 11 19 42% 40 29 11 14 7 5 32 9 20
2002 26 HOU NL 6 0 27% 245 8 4 67% 8 3 0 1 0 0 3 1 6 19 40% 50 34 16 10 6 4 27 11 15
2003 27 HOU NL 8 0 35% 295 5 3 63% 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 21 36% 46 37 7 17 7 10 25 9 15
2004 28 HOU NL 3 0 27% 296 9 7 56% 7 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 15 31% 44 32 11 14 8 5 22 12 9
2005 29 HOU NL 3 0 25% 240 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 7 9% 32 30 0 10 8 2 16 12 3
2006 30 HOU NL 6 0 22% 239 3 2 60% 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 12 37% 30 21 9 14 11 3 13 4 9
2007 31 HOU NL 4 0 27% 260 7 3 70% 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 15 26% 45 36 9 13 9 4 16 7 6
2008 32 HOU NL 1 0 34% 292 18 4 82% 14 3 4 1 0 0 5 3 5 23 43% 41 29 11 14 7 7 24 7 16
2009 33 HOU NL 3 1 24% 216 7 4 64% 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 6 15 35% 40 29 11 6 3 2 22 7 11
11 Seasons 45 1 29% 2588 79 40 66% 64 32 15 8 0 0 15 9 74 165 35% 402 299 95 118 70 44 214 83 116
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1999 23 HOU NL 106 100% 22 1 0 9 0 0 0 1.24 4 0 3 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 16 2 13% 10 4 40% 78 11 14% 7 3 43% 7 3 43% 0
2000 24 HOU NL 417 100% 105 5 0 18 1 0 0 1.69 21 0 12 19 2 10 11 0 0 0 92 6 7% 39 16 41% 294 46 16% 29 17 59% 25 12 48% 0
2001 25 HOU NL 688 100% 191 10 0 3 1 1 1 0.80 34 1 21 32 2 13 21 0 0 0 140 8 6% 57 23 40% 490 93 19% 40 23 58% 49 25 51% 0
2002 26 HOU NL 692 100% 169 13 1 2 1 0 0 3.25 42 1 14 40 2 20 22 1 0 0 152 10 7% 44 17 39% 449 91 20% 37 20 54% 57 19 33% 0
2003 27 HOU NL 658 100% 155 11 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 23 21 4 11 14 0 1 1 100% 123 10 8% 37 13 35% 442 73 17% 31 16 52% 37 18 49% 0
2004 28 HOU NL 687 100% 172 11 0 1 0 0 0 1.06 30 1 23 26 4 8 22 0 0 0 122 10 8% 54 21 39% 480 78 16% 54 24 44% 54 18 33% 0
2005 29 HOU NL 565 100% 137 14 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 13 21 3 13 11 0 0 0 117 18 15% 42 15 36% 388 59 15% 35 8 23% 39 13 33% 0
2006 30 HOU NL 646 100% 169 3 0 3 0 0 0 2.90 45 0 7 40 5 24 21 0 0 0 153 11 7% 46 24 52% 426 94 22% 39 23 59% 47 18 38% 0
2007 31 HOU NL 668 100% 156 10 0 3 0 0 1 3.13 34 0 12 29 5 13 21 0 0 0 132 11 8% 53 26 49% 413 72 17% 46 25 54% 53 24 45% 0
2008 32 HOU NL 665 100% 173 14 1 2 0 0 0 3.73 29 1 8 22 7 16 13 0 0 0 120 13 11% 42 14 33% 429 80 19% 36 18 50% 55 17 31% 0
2009 33 HOU NL 563 100% 126 7 0 4 2 0 0 2.72 25 0 9 18 7 14 11 0 0 0 117 13 11% 54 20 37% 348 57 16% 35 15 43% 59 25 42% 0
11 Seasons 6355 100% 1575 99 2 45 5 1 2 1.95 313 4 145 272 41 144 169 1 1 1 100% 1284 112 9% 478 193 40% 4237 754 18% 389 192 49% 482 192 40% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1999 23 HOU NL 106 371 3.50 231 62% 19% 20% 29% 32% 81% 0% 50% 75% 43% 5% 5 0 13% 14 7 7% 7 2 24% 0 0 0
2000 24 HOU NL 417 1551 3.72 916 59% 22% 18% 29% 31% 78% 1% 46% 77% 42% 6% 26 2 15% 62 21 12% 49 26 25% 0 0 0
2001 25 HOU NL 688 2667 3.88 1530 57% 24% 17% 29% 30% 76% 1% 43% 78% 41% 7% 49 7 18% 127 40 14% 97 53 35% 0 0 0
2002 26 HOU NL 692 2729 3.94 1523 56% 26% 17% 26% 30% 74% 6% 41% 76% 30% 10% 66 8 21% 145 46 14% 99 48 25% 0 0 0
2003 27 HOU NL 658 2592 3.94 1434 55% 29% 15% 25% 30% 71% 4% 39% 79% 30% 10% 66 9 23% 150 44 14% 92 43 28% 0 0 0
2004 28 HOU NL 687 2723 3.96 1459 54% 27% 14% 28% 31% 73% 3% 39% 81% 32% 8% 57 7 20% 137 41 14% 95 43 36% 0 0 0
2005 29 HOU NL 565 2182 3.86 1208 55% 27% 13% 27% 33% 73% 4% 40% 82% 25% 9% 50 3 22% 122 43 13% 74 38 32% 0 0 0
2006 30 HOU NL 646 2511 3.89 1441 57% 22% 17% 31% 30% 78% 8% 45% 79% 39% 9% 55 8 20% 131 46 10% 62 30 25% 0 0 0
2007 31 HOU NL 668 2584 3.87 1490 58% 21% 19% 31% 30% 79% 3% 45% 76% 37% 7% 47 12 19% 129 53 13% 88 39 30% 0 0 0
2008 32 HOU NL 665 2599 3.91 1469 57% 20% 20% 29% 31% 80% 6% 45% 75% 37% 9% 61 10 20% 136 47 14% 96 43 19% 0 0 0
2009 33 HOU NL 563 2186 3.88 1198 55% 26% 16% 27% 31% 74% 5% 40% 78% 32% 9% 53 6 22% 125 46 15% 86 40 29% 0 0 1
11 Seasons 6355 24695 3.89 13899 56% 24% 17% 28% 31% 76% 4% 43% 78% 35% 8% 535 72 20% 1278 434 13% 845 405 28% 0 0 1
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1999 23 34 106 93 10 22 2 0 4 15 5 1 12 21 .237 .321 .387 .708 79 36 2 0 0 1 0
2000 24 148 523 446 86 127 30 1 25 82 11 3 68 94 .285 .375 .525 .899 120 234 8 1 0 8 1
2001 25 304 1211 1023 196 318 85 6 59 208 18 12 160 215 .311 .406 .579 .985 142 592 16 14 0 14 6
2002 26 462 1903 1601 302 487 120 8 101 336 26 16 267 333 .304 .406 .578 .984 145 926 26 18 0 17 26
2003 27 615 2561 2139 412 642 155 14 126 429 31 19 374 441 .300 .407 .562 .970 143 1203 36 27 1 20 39
2004 28 775 3248 2683 516 814 195 17 156 535 40 26 501 542 .303 .416 .563 .980 146 1511 46 37 1 26 53
2005 29 907 3813 3151 592 951 229 18 180 617 44 27 592 614 .302 .416 .557 .973 146 1756 64 41 1 28 65
2006 30 1059 4459 3687 687 1120 258 18 225 753 47 29 690 720 .304 .416 .567 .983 148 2089 75 45 1 36 87
2007 31 1212 5127 4248 782 1276 282 20 259 855 54 32 784 845 .300 .412 .559 .971 146 2375 86 53 1 41 98
2008 32 1371 5792 4802 896 1449 328 24 288 961 72 36 883 953 .302 .413 .560 .973 147 2689 99 60 1 46 116
2009 33 1507 6354 5262 969 1575 359 25 313 1041 79 40 980 1051 .299 .412 .555 .967 147 2923 112 61 1 50 130

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1999 23 34 104 92 9 21 2 0 4 13 5 11 21 .228 .308 .380 .688 11 34
2000 24 114 403 344 63 96 26 1 19 55 5 51 73 .279 .367 .526 .893 67 114
2001 25 156 672 567 96 181 52 5 32 111 7 87 121 .319 .417 .598 1.015 139 156
2002 26 158 687 575 99 166 34 2 41 120 8 105 118 .289 .400 .569 .969 131 158
2003 27 153 657 538 103 155 35 6 25 87 5 107 108 .288 .412 .515 .927 113 153
2004 28 160 689 545 97 173 40 3 30 99 9 128 101 .317 .451 .567 1.018 138 160
2005 29 132 565 468 75 137 34 1 24 81 4 91 72 .293 .411 .524 .934 100 132
2006 30 152 637 530 88 163 28 0 43 126 3 95 106 .308 .411 .604 1.015 133 152
2007 31 153 666 560 89 155 24 2 34 95 7 93 125 .277 .384 .509 .893 108 153
2008 32 159 673 559 114 178 47 4 30 106 19 102 108 .318 .426 .578 1.004 137 159
2009 33 136 566 462 73 128 31 1 25 80 7 99 98 .277 .403 .511 .914 96 136
11 Seasons 1507 6319 5240 906 1553 353 25 307 973 79 969 1051 .296 .409 .549 .958 1173 1507
162 Game Avg. 162 679 563 97 167 38 3 33 105 8 104 113 .296 .409 .549 .958 126 1507

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2001 *
2002 *
2004 (CF)
2006 *
2008 (1B)

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2001-NL-5-28%
2002-NL-3-40%
2004-NL-7-22%
2005-NL-14-5%
2006-NL-3-51%
2008-NL-5-28%
1.74 Career Shares (115th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2001 NL--.331--4th
2004 NL--.316--10th
2006 NL--.315--8th
2008 NL--.312--5th
Active--.299--20th
Career--.299--211th

On-Base% s c a p y
2001 NL--.430--5th
2002 NL--.405--9th
2003 NL--.412--7th
2004 NL--.450--3rd
2005 NL--.411--5th
2006 NL--.420--6th
2008 NL--.420--3rd
2009 NL--.399--8th
Active--.412--3rd
Career--.412--31st

Slugging % s c a p y
2001 NL--.620--6th
2002 NL--.578--6th
2006 NL--.621--3rd
2008 NL--.567--4th
Active--.555--8th
Career--.555--24th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2001 NL--1.051--6th
2002 NL--.982--7th
2004 NL--1.016--6th
2005 NL--.934--9th
2006 NL--1.041--3rd
2008 NL--.986--3rd
Active--.967--4th
Career--.967--16th

Games Played s c a p y
2002 NL--158--6th
2004 NL--160--5th
2008 NL--159--7th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2002 NL--692--4th
Active--6354--44th

Runs Scored s c a p y
2002 NL--106--6th
2003 NL--110--7th
2008 NL--114--4th
Active--969--34th

Hits s c a p y
2001 NL--191--6th

Total Bases s c a p y
2001 NL--358--8th
2002 NL--334--3rd
2006 NL--333--7th
2008 NL--314--9th
Active--2923--33rd

Doubles s c a p y
2001 NL--55--1st
2008 NL--46--1st
Active--359--37th
Career--359--233rd

Triples s c a p y
2003 NL--6--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
2002 NL--42--3rd
2006 NL--45--4th
2007 NL--34--5th
Active--313--20th
Career--313--110th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2001 NL--126--7th
2002 NL--128--1st
2004 NL--106--10th
2006 NL--136--3rd
2008 NL--106--9th
Active--1041--28th
Career--1041--234th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2001 NL--92--10th
2002 NL--107--4th
2003 NL--107--5th
2004 NL--127--2nd
2005 NL--91--8th
2006 NL--98--8th
2007 NL--94--7th
2008 NL--99--4th
2009 NL--97--7th
Active--980--13th
Career--980--116th

Strikeouts s c a p y
Active--1051--39th
Career--1051--202nd

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2001 NL--160--7th
2003 NL--138--10th
2004 NL--159--6th
2005 NL--143--10th
2006 NL--163--3rd
2008 NL--159--3rd
Active--147--4th
Career--147--44th

Runs Created s c a p y
2001 NL--158--5th
2002 NL--140--5th
2003 NL--121--8th
2004 NL--148--5th
2006 NL--144--3rd
2008 NL--137--2nd
Active--1254--21st
Career--1254--157th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2001 NL--58--5th
2002 NL--45--10th
2004 NL--57--4th
2006 NL--54--4th
2008 NL--53--3rd
Active--407--13th
Career--407--70th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2001 NL--5.3--5th
2002 NL--4.2--9th
2004 NL--5.3--4th
2006 NL--5.0--4th
2008 NL--4.9--3rd
Active--37.9--12th
Career--37.9--76th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2001 NL--94--5th
2002 NL--79--3rd
2004 NL--73--10th
2008 NL--79--4th
Active--697--28th
Career--697--169th

Times On Base s c a p y
2001 NL--296--5th
2002 NL--280--7th
2003 NL--271--8th
2004 NL--309--3rd
2006 NL--271--7th
2008 NL--279--3rd
Active--2616--27th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2001 NL--.789--6th
2002 NL--.752--7th
2003 NL--.713--8th
2004 NL--.780--5th
2005 NL--.704--10th
2006 NL--.773--3rd
2008 NL--.757--3rd
Active--.732--4th
Career--.732--41st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2001 NL--13--7th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2006 NL--8--5th
Active--50--44th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2002 NL--20--7th
2003 NL--13--7th
2004 NL--14--4th
2005 NL--12--10th
2006 NL--22--5th
2007 NL--11--10th
2008 NL--18--4th
2009 NL--14--7th
Active--130--11th
Career--130--63rd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2008 NL--22.2--8th
Active--126.2--44th

AB per HR s c a p y
2002 NL--13.8--4th
2006 NL--11.9--3rd
2007 NL--16.5--7th
Active--16.8--15th
Career--16.8--44th

Salary s c a p y
2006 NL--$14,500,000--8th
2007 NL--$14,500,000--4th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 8 (268), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 98 (227), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 88 (187), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 38 (165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  2. Tim Salmon (906)
  3. David Ortiz (899)
  4. Albert Belle (895)
  5. Ralph Kiner (887) *
  6. Mo Vaughn (886)
  7. Ryan Klesko (886)
  8. Carlos Lee (885)
  9. Derrek Lee (868)
  10. Hank Greenberg (868) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Dick Allen (904)
  2. David Ortiz (899)
  3. Albert Belle (895)
  4. Carlos Delgado (894)
  5. Larry Walker (891)
  6. Willie Stargell (891) *
  7. Fred McGriff (888)
  8. Chipper Jones (886)
  9. Carlos Lee (885)
  10. Jason Giambi (882)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Wally Berger (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Tim Salmon (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Tim Salmon (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Magglio Ordonez (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tim Salmon (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Larry Walker (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Larry Walker (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Larry Walker (919)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Dick Allen (904)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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