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)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Astros/Cardinals/Rangers/Yankees 1999-2013
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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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 91 (90) | Jul 17 | HOU | DET | W,3-2 | GS | 32 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | LF | |
| 2 | 92 | Jul 18 | HOU | CLE | W,2-0 | GS | 29 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF | |
| 3 | 93 | Jul 19 | HOU | CLE | W,3-2 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | PH LF | |
| 4 | 94 | Jul 20 | HOU | CLE | L,1-7 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF | |
| 5 | 95 | Jul 21 | HOU | ARI | L,4-7 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF | |
| 6 | 96 | Jul 22 | HOU | ARI | L,1-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | LF | |
| 7 | 99 (2) | Jul 25 | HOU | SDP | W,5-2 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF | |
| 8 | 105 (5) | Jul 31 | HOU | @ | SDP | W,8-5 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 9 | 107 (1) | Aug 3 | HOU | LAD | W,7-2 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF | |
| 10 | 109 (1) | Aug 5 | HOU | LAD | W,7-0 | GS | 25 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | LF | |
| 11 | 117 (7) | Aug 13 | HOU | PIT | L,5-6 | CG | 53 | 13.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | LF | |
| 12 | 121 (3) | Aug 17 | HOU | MIL | W,8-6 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF | |
| 13 | 122 | Aug 18 | HOU | MIL | W,6-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF | |
| 14 | 124 (1) | Aug 20 | HOU | @ | FLA | W,6-4 | CG | 73 | 16.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | LF |
| 15 | 125 | Aug 21 | HOU | @ | FLA | W,5-4 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF |
| 16 | 126 | Aug 23 | HOU | @ | NYM | L,2-3 | GS | 31 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | LF |
| 17 | 127 | Aug 24 | HOU | @ | NYM | W,5-1 | GS | 30 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF LF |
| 18 | 128 | Aug 25 | HOU | @ | NYM | L,0-4 | GF | 4 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | RF |
| 19 | 129 | Aug 27 (1) | HOU | FLA | W,3-2 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF | |
| 20 | 132 (2) | Aug 29 | HOU | FLA | W,10-4 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | RF | |
| 21 | 133 | Aug 30 | HOU | NYM | L,1-17 | CG | 51 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 22 | 141 (7) | Sep 8 | HOU | @ | PHI | W,10-2 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | RF |
| 23 | 144 (2) | Sep 11 | HOU | CHC | W,5-3 | GF | 17 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PR RF LF | |
| 24 | 146 (1) | Sep 13 | HOU | PHI | W,13-2 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | PH LF | |
| 25 | 147 | Sep 14 | HOU | PHI | W,12-2 | GF | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | PH LF | |
| 26 | 148 | Sep 15 | HOU | PHI | L,6-8 | GS | 33 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | LF | |
| 27 | 150 (1) | Sep 18 | HOU | @ | STL | L,6-13 | GF | 13 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1B LF |
| 30gm | 204.2 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 1 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 91 | Jul 17 | HOU | DET | W,3-2 | GS | 32 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | 92 | Jul 18 | HOU | CLE | W,2-0 | GS | 29 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 93 | Jul 19 | HOU | CLE | W,3-2 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 94 | Jul 20 | HOU | CLE | L,1-7 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 95 | Jul 21 | HOU | ARI | L,4-7 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | 96 | Jul 22 | HOU | ARI | L,1-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 | 99 (2) | Jul 25 | HOU | SDP | W,5-2 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | 105 (5) | Jul 31 | HOU | @ | SDP | W,8-5 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 9 | 107 (1) | Aug 3 | HOU | LAD | W,7-2 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 109 (1) | Aug 5 | HOU | LAD | W,7-0 | GS | 25 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 | 117 (7) | Aug 13 | HOU | PIT | L,5-6 | CG | 53 | 13.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 12 | 121 (3) | Aug 17 | HOU | MIL | W,8-6 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 122 | Aug 18 | HOU | MIL | W,6-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 124 (1) | Aug 20 | HOU | @ | FLA | W,6-4 | CG | 73 | 16.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | 125 | Aug 21 | HOU | @ | FLA | W,5-4 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 126 | Aug 23 | HOU | @ | NYM | L,2-3 | GS | 31 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | 127 | Aug 24 | HOU | @ | NYM | W,5-1 | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 18 | 144 (16) | Sep 11 | HOU | CHC | W,5-3 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 146 (1) | Sep 13 | HOU | PHI | W,13-2 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | 147 | Sep 14 | HOU | PHI | W,12-2 | GF | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | 148 | Sep 15 | HOU | PHI | L,6-8 | GS | 33 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 22 | 150 (1) | Sep 18 | HOU | @ | STL | L,6-13 | GF | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22gm | 157.0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 127 | Aug 24 | HOU | @ | NYM | W,5-1 | GS | 21 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 128 | Aug 25 | HOU | @ | NYM | L,0-4 | GF | 4 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 129 | Aug 27 (1) | HOU | FLA | W,3-2 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 132 (2) | Aug 29 | HOU | FLA | W,10-4 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | 133 | Aug 30 | HOU | NYM | L,1-17 | CG | 51 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 6 | 141 (7) | Sep 8 | HOU | @ | PHI | W,10-2 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 144 (2) | Sep 11 | HOU | CHC | W,5-3 | 14 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7gm | 46.2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
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