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Lance Berkman

William Lance Berkman (Big Puma or Fat Elvis)

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: February 10, 1976 in Waco, TX
High School: Canyon HS (New Braunfels, TX)
School: Rice University (Houston, TX)
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 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Astros/Cardinals/Yankees 1999-2012
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 1 yr/$11M (13) & 14 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 13.052, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Michael Moye, previously: Bobby Barad [*]
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #152. Tony Oliva… #153. Willie Davis… #154. Joe Sewell… #155. LANCE BERKMAN… #156. Johnny Damon… #157. Orlando Cepeda… #158. Lou Boudreau… 

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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 1.051 161 358 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 1.016 160 308 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 .986 160 314 13 7 0 5 18 *3/D AS,MVP-5
2009 33 HOU NL 136 563 460 73 126 31 1 25 80 7 4 97 98 .274 .399 .509 .907 140 234 13 1 0 4 14 *3
2010 34 TOT MLB 122 481 404 48 100 23 1 14 58 3 2 77 85 .248 .368 .413 .781 112 167 18 0 0 0 7 3D
2010 34 HOU NL 85 358 298 39 73 16 1 13 49 3 2 60 70 .245 .372 .436 .808 120 130 12 0 0 0 4 3
2010 34 NYY AL 37 123 106 9 27 7 0 1 9 0 0 17 15 .255 .358 .349 .707 90 37 6 0 0 0 3 D/3
2011 35 STL NL 145 587 488 90 147 23 2 31 94 2 6 92 93 .301 .412 .547 .959 164 267 7 3 0 4 17 *937/D AS,MVP-7
2012 36 STL NL 32 97 81 12 21 7 1 2 7 2 0 14 19 .259 .381 .444 .826 126 36 3 2 0 0 3 3
14 Yrs 1806 7520 6235 1119 1843 412 29 360 1200 86 48 1163 1248 .296 .409 .544 .953 146 3393 140 66 1 54 157
162 Game Avg. 162 675 559 100 165 37 3 32 108 8 4 104 112 .296 .409 .544 .953 146 304 13 6 0 5 14
HOU (12 yrs) 1592 6713 5560 1008 1648 375 26 326 1090 82 42 1040 1121 .296 .410 .549 .959 146 3053 124 61 1 50 134
STL (2 yrs) 177 684 569 102 168 30 3 33 101 4 6 106 112 .295 .408 .533 .940 159 303 10 5 0 4 20
NYY (1 yr) 37 123 106 9 27 7 0 1 9 0 0 17 15 .255 .358 .349 .707 90 37 6 0 0 0 3
NL (14 yrs) 1769 7397 6129 1110 1816 405 29 359 1191 86 48 1146 1233 .296 .409 .548 .957 147 3356 134 66 1 54 154
AL (1 yr) 37 123 106 9 27 7 0 1 9 0 0 17 15 .255 .358 .349 .707 90 37 6 0 0 0 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1999 23 HOU NL 34 106 -4 1 0 2 -1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 $200,000 7/93
2000 24 HOU NL 114 417 16 -0 1 -3 -5 8 0.7 11 19 1.8 .507 .505 2.2 -0.8 22 97/3 RoY-6
2001 25 HOU NL 156 688 58 -4 1 -3 -6 47 4.5 19 66 6.3 .529 .528 6.7 -0.9 68 $305,000 *78/9 AS,MVP-5
2002 26 HOU NL 158 692 41 0 0 -11 -2 27 2.8 19 46 4.6 .518 .517 5.8 -1.4 58 $500,000 *879 AS,MVP-3
2003 27 HOU NL 153 658 34 -0 1 6 -7 33 3.3 18 51 5.0 .522 .520 4.4 -0.1 45 $3,500,000 *7/8
2004 28 HOU NL 160 687 52 -4 0 -1 -8 40 3.9 19 59 5.7 .525 .524 5.9 -0.9 60 $6,500,000 *97/38 AS,MVP-7
2005 29 HOU NL 132 565 29 -4 -1 -1 -9 15 1.5 15 30 3.0 .512 .509 3.1 -1.0 31 $10,500,000 379/D MVP-14
2006 30 HOU NL 152 646 50 -2 -0 3 -10 42 4.1 17 59 5.7 .527 .525 5.5 -0.6 56 $14,500,000 *39/7D AS,MVP-3
2007 31 HOU NL 153 668 25 -4 1 -11 -10 2 0.2 18 20 1.9 .501 .501 3.1 -2.0 31 $14,500,000 *39/8D
2008 32 HOU NL 159 665 44 -0 0 15 -10 49 4.8 18 67 6.6 .531 .531 5.1 0.5 52 $14,500,000 *3/D AS,MVP-5
2009 33 HOU NL 136 563 26 -1 -0 1 -8 17 1.8 15 32 3.3 .513 .511 3.1 -0.7 32 $14,500,000 *3
2010 34 HOU NL 85 358 11 -2 -0 3 -5 6 0.6 10 16 1.6 .508 .504 1.3 -0.2 13 $14,500,000 3
2010 34 NYY AL 37 123 -2 -0 -1 -2 -3 -8 -0.8 4 -4 -0.4 .478 .495 -0.2 -0.5 -2 D/3
2011 35 STL NL 145 587 41 -2 0 -17 -7 15 1.7 16 32 3.3 .511 .510 5.0 -2.6 48 $8,000,000 *937/D AS,MVP-7
2012 36 STL NL 32 97 4 -0 -1 0 -1 2 0.2 3 4 0.5 .505 .501 0.4 -0.1 4 $12,000,000 3
14 Seasons 1806 7520 425 -22 2 -19 -91 294 29.1 205 500 49.0 .516 .512 51.3 -11.3 519 $114,005,000
HOU (12 yrs) 1592 6713 381 -20 4 -0 -80 285 28.0 182 467 45.6 .518 .515 46.1 -8.1 468 $94,005,000
STL (2 yrs) 177 684 45 -2 -0 -17 -9 17 1.9 19 36 3.8 .510 .506 5.4 -2.7 53 $20,000,000
NYY (1 yr) 37 123 -2 -0 -1 -2 -3 -8 -0.8 4 -4 -0.4 .478 .495 -0.2 -0.5 -2

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
2010 34 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 1 4 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.500 2.000 6 0 0 0 0 0
2010 34 NYY AL ALCS TEX L 4 15 12 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 .250 .333 .417 .750 5 0 0 0 1 0
2011 35 STL NL NLDS PHI W 5 21 18 4 3 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 3 .167 .286 .389 .675 7 0 1 0 0 0
2011 35 STL NL NLCS MIL W 6 23 20 4 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 .300 .391 .300 .691 6 0 1 0 0 0
2011 35 STL NL WS TEX W 7 31 26 9 11 1 0 1 5 0 0 5 7 .423 .516 .577 1.093 15 0 0 0 0 1
5 Yrs (11 Series) 52 223 186 38 59 11 1 9 41 4 1 31 41 .317 .417 .532 .949 99 4 3 0 3 6
1 ALDS 1 4 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.500 2.000 6 0 0 0 0 0
4 NLDS 17 76 66 13 19 3 0 3 12 1 1 8 17 .288 .382 .470 .851 31 3 2 0 0 1
1 ALCS 4 15 12 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 .250 .333 .417 .750 5 0 0 0 1 0
3 NLCS 19 78 65 13 19 4 0 4 14 2 0 11 9 .292 .397 .538 .936 35 1 1 0 1 2
2 WS 11 50 39 9 16 3 0 1 11 1 0 10 12 .410 .520 .564 1.084 22 0 0 0 1 3

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1999 HOU NL 23 OF 27 21 13 203.2 44 42 0 2 0 .955 2 12 1.86 1.56 .981 2.26 2.24
1999 HOU NL 23 LF 22 16 9 157.0 35 34 0 1 0 .971 2 15 1.95 1.55 .977 2.00 1.98
1999 HOU NL 23 RF 7 5 4 46.2 9 8 0 1 0 .889 0 5 1.54 1.14 .981 2.16 2.14
1999 HOU NL 23 1B 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 9.00 1.00 .990 9.00 9.10
2000 HOU NL 24 OF 96 90 57 774.2 185 173 6 6 0 .968 -3 -5 2.08 1.86 .981 2.24 2.22 RoY-6
2000 HOU NL 24 RF 63 59 42 505.1 115 103 6 6 0 .948 -9 -21 1.94 1.73 .979 2.19 2.16 RoY-6
2000 HOU NL 24 LF 40 31 15 269.1 69 68 1 0 0 1.000 6 25 2.31 1.73 .976 1.92 1.90 RoY-6
2000 HOU NL 24 1B 2 0 0 5.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 5.40 1.50 .993 9.18 9.15 RoY-6
2001 HOU NL 25 OF 155 153 126 1368.0 318 306 6 6 1 .981 -3 -2 2.05 2.01 .982 2.20 2.18 AS,MVP-5
2001 HOU NL 25 LF 128 111 104 1013.2 226 218 4 4 1 .982 0 0 1.97 1.73 .979 1.91 1.89 AS,MVP-5
2001 HOU NL 25 CF 40 40 20 325.1 84 81 2 1 0 .988 -3 -11 2.30 2.08 .986 2.59 2.56 AS,MVP-5
2001 HOU NL 25 RF 7 2 2 29.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 0 0 2.17 1.00 .981 2.11 2.09 AS,MVP-5
2002 HOU NL 26 OF 156 155 96 1364.1 306 293 6 7 1 .977 -11 -10 1.97 1.92 .983 2.19 2.17 AS,MVP-3
2002 HOU NL 26 CF 122 118 64 955.0 237 229 4 4 0 .983 -5 -6 2.20 1.91 .988 2.57 2.55 AS,MVP-3
2002 HOU NL 26 LF 76 31 28 351.1 50 46 1 3 0 .940 -9 -29 1.20 0.62 .977 1.92 1.90 AS,MVP-3
2002 HOU NL 26 RF 12 6 4 58.0 19 18 1 0 1 1.000 2 48 2.95 1.58 .983 2.06 2.05 AS,MVP-3
2003 HOU NL 27 LF 153 153 146 1348.1 266 253 10 3 0 .989 15 6 14 5 1.76 1.72 .979 1.91 1.89
2003 HOU NL 27 OF 153 153 146 1350.1 267 254 10 3 0 .989 16 6 14 5 1.76 1.73 .984 2.17 2.15
2003 HOU NL 27 CF 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 120 0 4.50 1.00 .990 2.70 2.50
2004 HOU NL 28 OF 160 158 146 1398.0 256 243 11 2 1 .992 -3 -1 -3 0 1.64 1.59 .982 2.16 2.14 AS,MVP-7
2004 HOU NL 28 RF 90 89 80 780.1 157 148 9 0 2 1.000 -1 3 -2 5 1.81 1.74 .980 2.09 2.07 AS,MVP-7
2004 HOU NL 28 LF 70 68 66 608.2 97 93 2 2 0 .979 -2 -4 -5 -8 1.40 1.36 .980 1.85 1.84 AS,MVP-7
2004 HOU NL 28 1B 4 0 0 4.0 6 5 1 0 2 1.000 0 0 90 0 13.50 1.50 .993 9.45 9.45 AS,MVP-7
2004 HOU NL 28 CF 2 1 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 13 0 2.00 1.00 .985 2.50 2.50 AS,MVP-7
2005 HOU NL 29 1B 96 84 65 737.2 826 772 49 5 77 .994 -6 -2 -10 -3 10.02 8.55 .993 9.65 9.52 MVP-14
2005 HOU NL 29 OF 49 45 19 362.2 71 66 2 3 1 .958 -1 1 -4 3 1.69 1.39 .984 2.19 2.16 MVP-14
2005 HOU NL 29 LF 39 35 15 284.2 55 50 2 3 1 .945 -2 2 -8 8 1.64 1.33 .984 1.94 1.92 MVP-14
2005 HOU NL 29 RF 11 10 4 78.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 1 -1 11 -15 1.85 1.45 .980 2.10 2.08 MVP-14
2005 HOU NL 29 DH 3 3 MVP-14
2006 HOU NL 30 1B 112 105 89 923.0 1041 964 71 6 96 .994 2 6 3 8 10.09 9.24 .994 9.43 9.36 AS,MVP-3
2006 HOU NL 30 OF 44 39 24 331.1 67 61 3 3 2 .955 -2 -3 -8 -10 1.74 1.45 .984 2.22 2.20 AS,MVP-3
2006 HOU NL 30 RF 42 37 23 305.2 62 56 3 3 2 .952 -3 -2 -10 -8 1.74 1.40 .980 2.10 2.09 AS,MVP-3
2006 HOU NL 30 LF 5 2 1 25.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0 -1 14 -47 1.75 1.00 .982 1.96 1.96 AS,MVP-3
2006 HOU NL 30 DH 3 3 AS,MVP-3
2007 HOU NL 31 1B 126 122 100 1066.1 1128 1015 103 10 86 .991 -10 -2 -11 -2 9.44 8.87 .993 9.21 9.17
2007 HOU NL 31 OF 31 27 21 230.2 52 49 1 2 1 .962 -9 -9 -47 -46 1.95 1.61 .984 2.30 2.29
2007 HOU NL 31 RF 31 27 21 229.2 52 49 1 2 1 .962 -9 -9 -47 -47 1.96 1.61 .981 2.18 2.17
2007 HOU NL 31 CF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
2007 HOU NL 31 DH 1 1
2008 HOU NL 32 1B 152 151 140 1307.1 1377 1240 132 5 122 .996 10 15 9 14 9.45 9.03 .992 9.34 9.28 AS,MVP-5
2008 HOU NL 32 DH 5 5 AS,MVP-5
2009 HOU NL 33 1B 131 131 124 1141.1 1229 1107 116 6 122 .995 4 1 4 1 9.64 9.34 .993 9.29 9.21
2010 TOT MLB 34 1B 93 91 83 799.1 826 750 74 2 68 .998 -2 1 -4 1 9.28 8.86 .993 9.24 9.14
2010 HOU NL 34 1B 85 84 80 739.0 769 696 72 1 60 .999 -0 3 -0 5 9.35 9.04 .993 9.23 9.13
2010 NYY AL 34 DH 25 21
2010 NYY AL 34 1B 8 7 3 60.1 57 54 2 1 8 .982 -2 -2 -44 -40 8.35 7.00 .994 9.31 9.22
2011 STL NL 35 OF 126 123 60 996.1 202 194 4 4 2 .980 -7 -16 -8 -19 1.79 1.57 .986 2.16 2.15 AS,MVP-7
2011 STL NL 35 RF 110 107 49 865.1 180 173 3 4 2 .978 -8 -18 -12 -25 1.83 1.60 .983 2.05 2.04 AS,MVP-7
2011 STL NL 35 1B 21 16 8 145.0 170 154 14 2 18 .988 -0 -1 -2 -8 10.43 8.00 .994 9.33 9.31 AS,MVP-7
2011 STL NL 35 LF 16 16 11 131.0 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 2 2 16 18 1.51 1.38 .985 1.87 1.87 AS,MVP-7
2011 STL NL 35 DH 2 2 AS,MVP-7
2012 STL NL 36 1B 23 22 17 173.1 187 170 13 4 22 .979 -2 0 -12 0 9.50 7.96 .992 9.29 9.18
10 Seasons OF 997 964 708 8380.0 1768 1681 49 38 9 .979 -22 -22 -3 -5 1.86 1.74 .983 2.19 2.17
11 Seasons 1B 761 722 626 6303.1 6794 6180 574 40 614 .994 -5 18 -1 3 9.64 8.88 .993 9.34 9.27
9 Seasons LF 549 463 395 4189.2 825 788 21 16 2 .981 12 5 3 2 1.74 1.47 .979 1.91 1.89
9 Seasons RF 373 342 229 2898.0 618 578 23 17 8 .972 -27 -27 -11 -14 1.87 1.61 .981 2.10 2.09
5 Seasons CF 166 159 84 1292.1 324 313 6 5 0 .985 -8 0 -7 0 2.22 1.92 .987 2.57 2.55
14 Seasons TOT 1758 1686 1334 14683.1 8562 7861 623 78 623 .991 -27 -4 -2 0 5.20 4.83 .991 5.26 5.25
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
2001 *
2002 *
2004 (CF)
2006 *
2008 (1B)
2011 (RF)

Awards (yr lg award)
2011 NL Comeback Player of the Year

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%)
2011 NL (7, 26%)
2.00 Career Shares (90th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2006 NL  5.7 (8th)
2008 NL  6.6 (8th)
Active  49.0 (23rd)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2001 NL  6.3 (9th)
2004 NL  5.7 (10th)
2006 NL  5.7 (5th)
2008 NL  6.6 (6th)
Active  49.0 (17th)
Career  49.0 (165th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
2001 NL  6.7 (6th)
2002 NL  5.8 (6th)
2004 NL  5.9 (9th)
2006 NL  5.5 (5th)
2008 NL  5.1 (7th)
2011 NL  5.0 (7th)
Active  51.3 (12th)
Career  51.3 (123rd)

Batting Average s c a p y
2001 NL  .331 (4th)
2004 NL  .316 (10th)
2006 NL  .315 (8th)
2008 NL  .312 (5th)
Active  .296 (25th)

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)
2011 NL  .412 (3rd)
Active  .409 (5th)
Career  .409 (38th)

Slugging % s c a p y
2001 NL  .620 (6th)
2002 NL  .578 (6th)
2006 NL  .621 (3rd)
2008 NL  .567 (4th)
2011 NL  .547 (5th)
Active  .544 (13th)
Career  .544 (35th)

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)
2011 NL  .959 (4th)
Active  .953 (7th)
Career  .953 (21st)

Games Played s c a p y
2002 NL  158 (6th)
2004 NL  160 (5th)
2008 NL  159 (7th)
Active  1,806 (30th)

At Bats s c a p y
Active  6,235 (33rd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2002 NL  692 (4th)
Active  7,520 (29th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2002 NL  106 (6th)
2003 NL  110 (7th)
2008 NL  114 (4th)
Active  1,119 (21st)
Career  1,119 (232nd)

Hits s c a p y
2001 NL  191 (6th)
Active  1,843 (31st)

Total Bases s c a p y
2001 NL  358 (8th)
2002 NL  334 (3rd)
2006 NL  333 (7th)
2008 NL  314 (9th)
Active  3,393 (23rd)
Career  3,393 (185th)

Doubles s c a p y
2001 NL  55 (1st)
2008 NL  46 (1st)
Active  412 (22nd)
Career  412 (154th)

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)
2011 NL  31 (9th)
Active  360 (13th)
Career  360 (75th)

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  1,200 (20th)
Career  1,200 (148th)

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)
2011 NL  92 (4th)
Active  1,163 (9th)
Career  1,163 (64th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
Active  1,248 (21st)
Career  1,248 (130th)

Singles s c a p y
Active  1,042 (37th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2001 NL  161 (5th)
2004 NL  160 (6th)
2005 NL  143 (10th)
2006 NL  163 (3rd)
2008 NL  160 (3rd)
2011 NL  164 (3rd)
Active  146 (7th)
Career  146 (48th)

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)
2011 NL  113 (6th)
Active  1,443 (12th)
Career  1,443 (96th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2001 NL  59 (5th)
2004 NL  58 (4th)
2006 NL  54 (4th)
2008 NL  53 (3rd)
2011 NL  47 (5th)
Active  470 (8th)
Career  470 (55th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2001 NL  5.4 (5th)
2002 NL  4.2 (10th)
2004 NL  5.4 (4th)
2006 NL  5.0 (4th)
2008 NL  5.0 (3rd)
2011 NL  4.6 (5th)
Active  44.2 (7th)
Career  44.2 (57th)

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  801 (20th)
Career  801 (110th)

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)
2011 NL  242 (10th)
Active  3,072 (17th)
Career  3,072 (177th)

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  .703 (10th)
2006 NL  .773 (3rd)
2008 NL  .757 (3rd)
2011 NL  .767 (4th)
Active  .725 (5th)
Career  .725 (48th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2001 NL  13 (7th)
Active  66 (42nd)
Career  66 (235th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2006 NL  8 (5th)
Active  54 (29th)

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)
2011 NL  17 (3rd)
Active  157 (9th)
Career  157 (39th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
Active  140 (37th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
Active  48 (38th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2008 NL  22.2 (8th)
Active  138.8 (32nd)
Career  138.8 (222nd)

AB per HR s c a p y
2002 NL  13.8 (4th)
2006 NL  11.9 (3rd)
2007 NL  16.5 (7th)
2011 NL  15.7 (5th)
Active  17.3 (16th)
Career  17.3 (55th)

Outs Made s c a p y
Active  4,635 (36th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
2001 NL  72.93 (4th)
2002 NL  72.91 (2nd)
2003 NL  51.53 (6th)
2004 NL  60.31 (5th)
2006 NL  70.52 (3rd)
2008 NL  60.50 (2nd)
2011 NL  53.42 (5th)
Active  568.25 (8th)
Career  568.25 (30th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
2001 NL  7.1 (2nd)
2002 NL  5.5 (5th)
2003 NL  5.0 (5th)
2004 NL  6.4 (2nd)
2006 NL  5.6 (3rd)
2008 NL  7.0 (1st)
2011 NL  5.7 (5th)
Active  52.9 (5th)
Career  52.9 (28th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
2001 NL  6.0 (7th)
2002 NL  5.2 (5th)
2003 NL  4.7 (7th)
2004 NL  5.8 (6th)
2006 NL  5.9 (3rd)
2008 NL  5.0 (3rd)
2011 NL  4.8 (5th)
Active  50.9 (7th)
Career  50.9 (33rd)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
2001 NL  6.5 (4th)
2002 NL  6.7 (2nd)
2003 NL  4.8 (6th)
2004 NL  5.6 (6th)
2006 NL  6.5 (3rd)
2008 NL  5.8 (2nd)
2011 NL  5.3 (5th)
Active  52.8 (8th)
Career  52.8 (32nd)

Putouts† s c a p y
Active  7,861 (17th)

Def. Games as 1B s c a p y
Active  761 (16th)

Putouts as 1B s c a p y
Active  6,180 (16th)

Assists as 1B s c a p y
2007 NL  103 (3rd)
2008 NL  132 (3rd)
2009 NL  116 (3rd)
Active  574 (14th)

Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y
2007 NL  10 (4th)
Active  40 (17th)

Double Plays Turned as 1B s c a p y
2008 NL  122 (5th)
2009 NL  122 (4th)
Active  614 (16th)

Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2003 NL  153 (2nd)
Active  549 (16th)

Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2001 NL  218 (5th)
2003 NL  253 (2nd)
Active  788 (17th)

Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2003 NL  10 (2nd)
Active  21 (19th)

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  16 (14th)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2004 NL  9 (5th)

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2000 NL  6 (5th)
Active  17 (20th)

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2006 NL  2 (3rd)
Active  8 (17th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
2002 NL  156 (3rd)
2004 NL  160 (2nd)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
Active  38 (15th)

Total Zone Runs as 1B s c a p y
2008 NL  10 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B† s c a p y
2005 NL  10.02 (4th)
2006 NL  10.09 (3rd)
2007 NL  9.44 (5th)
2009 NL  9.64 (4th)
Active  9.64 (4th)
Career  9.64 (56th)

Range Factor/Game as 1B s c a p y
2006 NL  9.24 (4th)
2009 NL  9.34 (4th)
2010 NL  9.04 (5th)
Active  8.88 (11th)

Fielding % as 1B s c a p y
2008 NL  .996 (3rd)
2010 NL  .999 (1st)
Active  .994 (11th)
Career  .994 (40th)

Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2003 NL  15 (1st)
Active  12 (20th)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2001 NL  1.97 (5th)
Active  1.74 (17th)
Career  1.74 (91st)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  1.47 (16th)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2001 NL  .982 (4th)
2003 NL  .989 (4th)
Active  .981 (13th)
Career  .981 (75th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2004 NL  1.000 (1st)

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

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 8 (285), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 107 (200), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 98 (167), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 45 (114), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS First Base (24th), 49.0 career WAR/37.2 7yr-peak WAR/43.1 JAWS
Average HOF 1B (out of 18) = 62.3 career WAR/40.7 7yr-peak WAR/51.5 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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Similar Batters 
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  1. Dick Allen (917)
  2. Albert Belle (902)
  3. Brian Giles (893)
  4. Jim Edmonds (891)
  5. David Ortiz (884)
  6. Moises Alou (884)
  7. Jack Clark (881)
  8. Ellis Burks (878)
  9. Johnny Mize (875) *
  10. Juan Gonzalez (868)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Similar Batters through 36 
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  1. Jason Giambi (914)
  2. Jim Edmonds (914)
  3. Willie Stargell (898) *
  4. Larry Walker (896)
  5. David Ortiz (884)
  6. Ellis Burks (883)
  7. Jack Clark (881)
  8. Gil Hodges (875)
  9. Chuck Klein (863) *
  10. Willie McCovey (863) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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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 (928)  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
  10. Dick Allen (911)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Dick Allen (919)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Jason Giambi (914)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199923Houston Astros$200,00011/19/99 USA Today
200125Houston Astros$305,0004/6/01 USA Today
200226Houston Astros$500,0004/3/02 AP
200327Houston Astros$3,500,0004/3/03 AP
200428Houston Astros$6,500,0004/7/04 AP
200529Houston Astros$10,500,000
200630Houston Astros$14,500,000
200731Houston Astros$14,500,000
200832Houston Astros$14,500,000
200933Houston Astros$14,500,000
201034Houston Astros$14,500,000 $5M paid by Houston Astros
201135St. Louis Cardinals$8,000,000
201236St. Louis Cardinals$12,000,000contracts
201337Texas Rangers$10,000,000
201438Texas Rangers*$12,000,000$12M Team Option, $1M Buyout
Earliest Free Agent: 2014
Career to date (may be incomplete)$114,005,000Does not include future salaries
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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