Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman
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)
Debut:
July 16, 1999
(Age 23-156d,
17,510th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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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Career
51.9
6491
1905
366
.294
1146
1234
86
.406
.537
.943
144
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 (51) | May 27 (2) | TEX | @ | ARI | L,4-5 | GS | 26 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Jun | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 2 | 59 (6) | Jun 6 | TEX | @ | BOS | L,3-6 | CG | 40 | 8.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 3 | 61 (1) | Jun 8 | TEX | @ | TOR | L,3-4 | CG | 73 | 17.2 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 4 | 71 (9) | Jun 18 | TEX | OAK | L,2-6 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 4gm | 41.2 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 3 | |||||||||
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