Lance Berkman

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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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

51.9

6491

1905

366

.294

1146

RBI

1234

OBP

.406

SLG

.537

OPS

.943

OPS+

144

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 31	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-4	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
2	2	Apr 1	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
3	3	Apr 2	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
4	4	Apr 3	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
5	5	Apr 4	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
6	6	Apr 5	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-9	GS	14	3.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
7	8 (1)	Apr 7	HOU		STL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
8	9	Apr 8	HOU		STL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
9	10	Apr 9	HOU		STL	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	12	4	0	16	1	1B
10	11	Apr 11	HOU		FLA	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
11	12	Apr 12	HOU		FLA	W,5-0	GS	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
12	13	Apr 13	HOU		FLA	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
13	14	Apr 15	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.1	8	1	0	9	2	1B
14	15	Apr 16	HOU	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
15	16	Apr 17	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-10	CG	44	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
16	17	Apr 18	HOU		COL	L,5-11	CG	44	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
17	18	Apr 19	HOU		COL	L,2-3	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
18	19	Apr 20	HOU		COL	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
19	20	Apr 21	HOU		SDP	W,10-3	GS	28	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
20	21	Apr 22	HOU		SDP	W,11-7	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
21	22	Apr 23	HOU	@	CIN	W,9-3	GS	28	7.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
22	23	Apr 24	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
23	24	Apr 25	HOU	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
24	25	Apr 26	HOU	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	8	2	0	10	1	1B
25	26	Apr 27	HOU	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
26	27	Apr 28	HOU	@	ARI	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
27	28	Apr 29	HOU	@	ARI	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
28	29	Apr 30	HOU	@	ARI	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	30	May 2	HOU		MIL	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
30	31	May 3	HOU		MIL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
31	32	May 4	HOU		MIL	W,8-6	CG	53	12.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
32	33	May 6	HOU		WSN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
33	34	May 7	HOU		WSN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
34	35	May 8	HOU		WSN	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	2	1B
35	36	May 9	HOU	@	LAD	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
36	37	May 10	HOU	@	LAD	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	13	2	0	15	2	1B
37	38	May 11	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-5	GS	28	7.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
38	39	May 12	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
39	40	May 13	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
40	41	May 14	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
41	42	May 15	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
42	44 (1)	May 17	HOU	@	TEX	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
43	46 (1)	May 19	HOU		CHC	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
44	47	May 20	HOU		CHC	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
45	48	May 21	HOU		CHC	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
46	49	May 22	HOU		PHI	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	1B
47	50	May 23	HOU		PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	8	4	0	12	1	1B
48	51	May 24	HOU		PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
49	52	May 25	HOU		PHI	L,6-15	CG	46	9.0	16	1	0	17	0	1B
50	53	May 27	HOU	@	STL	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
51	54	May 28	HOU	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
52	55	May 29	HOU	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
53	56	May 30	HOU	@	MIL	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
54	57	May 31	HOU	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	58	Jun 1	HOU	@	MIL	L,1-10	GS	38	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
56	59	Jun 3	HOU	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
57	60	Jun 4	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
58	61	Jun 5	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
59	62	Jun 6	HOU		STL	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
60	63	Jun 7	HOU		STL	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
61	64	Jun 8	HOU		STL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
62	65	Jun 10	HOU		MIL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
63	66	Jun 11	HOU		MIL	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
64	67	Jun 12	HOU		MIL	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
65	68	Jun 13	HOU		NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
66	69	Jun 14	HOU		NYY	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
67	74 (4)	Jun 20	HOU	@	TBR	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
68	75	Jun 21	HOU	@	TBR	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
69	76	Jun 22	HOU	@	TBR	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
70	77	Jun 24	HOU		TEX	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	6	3	0	9	2	1B
71	78	Jun 25	HOU		TEX	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
72	79	Jun 26	HOU		TEX	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
73	80	Jun 27	HOU		BOS	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
74	81	Jun 28	HOU		BOS	W,11-10	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
75	82	Jun 29	HOU		BOS	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
76	83	Jun 30	HOU		LAD	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	84	Jul 1	HOU		LAD	L,6-7	CG	51	11.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
78	85	Jul 2	HOU		LAD	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
79	86	Jul 3	HOU		LAD	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
80	87	Jul 4	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
81	88	Jul 5	HOU	@	ATL	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
82	90 (1)	Jul 7	HOU	@	PIT	L,7-10	CG	41	8.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
83	91	Jul 8	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
84	92	Jul 9	HOU	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
85	93	Jul 11	HOU	@	WSN	L,0-10	CG	39	8.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
86	94	Jul 12	HOU	@	WSN	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	4	1B
87	95	Jul 13	HOU	@	WSN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
88	96	Jul 18	HOU		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
89	97	Jul 19	HOU		CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
90	98	Jul 20	HOU		CHC	L,0-9	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
91	99	Jul 21	HOU		PIT	L,3-9	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
92	100	Jul 22	HOU		PIT	L,2-8	CG	39	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
93	101	Jul 23	HOU		PIT	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	12	0	1	13	2	1B
94	102	Jul 25	HOU	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
95	103	Jul 26	HOU	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
96	104	Jul 27	HOU	@	MIL	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
97	105	Jul 28	HOU		CIN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
98	106	Jul 29	HOU		CIN	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
99	107	Jul 30	HOU		CIN	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	108	Aug 1	HOU		NYM	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
101	109	Aug 2	HOU		NYM	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
102	110	Aug 3	HOU		NYM	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
103	111	Aug 4	HOU	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	28	7.1	3	3	0	6	0	1B
104	112	Aug 5	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-11	GF	7	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	1B
105	113	Aug 6	HOU	@	CHC	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
106	114	Aug 7	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	5	1	1	7	2	1B
107	115	Aug 8	HOU	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	38	10.0	7	1	0	8	4	1B
108	116	Aug 9	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
109	117	Aug 10	HOU	@	CIN	W,13-4	GS	27	7.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
110	118	Aug 11	HOU		SFG	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
111	119	Aug 12	HOU		SFG	W,12-4	GS	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
112	120	Aug 13	HOU		SFG	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
113	121	Aug 14	HOU		SFG	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
114	122	Aug 15	HOU		ARI	L,2-12	CG	48	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
115	123	Aug 16	HOU		ARI	L,5-11	GS	30	6.0	2	2	0	4	1	1B
116	124	Aug 17	HOU		ARI	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
117	125	Aug 18	HOU	@	MIL	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
118	126	Aug 19	HOU	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
119	127	Aug 20	HOU	@	MIL	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
120	128	Aug 22	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-3	CG	28	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
121	129	Aug 23	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
122	131 (1)	Aug 25	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
123	132	Aug 26	HOU		CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
124	133	Aug 27	HOU		CIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
125	134	Aug 28	HOU		CIN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
126	135	Aug 29	HOU		STL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	15	1	0	16	3	1B
127	136	Aug 30	HOU		STL	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
128	137	Aug 31	HOU		STL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	138	Sep 1	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
130	139	Sep 2	HOU	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	52	11.0	9	0	0	9	4	1B
131	140	Sep 3	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
132	141	Sep 5	HOU	@	COL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
133	142	Sep 6	HOU	@	COL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
134	143	Sep 7	HOU	@	COL	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
135	144	Sep 8	HOU		PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
136	145	Sep 9	HOU		PIT	W,9-3	GS	29	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
137	146	Sep 10	HOU		PIT	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
138	147	Sep 11	HOU		PIT	W,6-0	CG	27	9.0	15	1	0	16	3	1B
139	148	Sep 14	HOU		CHC	L,0-5	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
140	149	Sep 15	HOU		CHC	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
141	150	Sep 16	HOU	@	FLA	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
142	151	Sep 17	HOU	@	FLA	L,2-14	CG	49	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
143	152	Sep 18	HOU	@	FLA	L,1-8	CG	44	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
144	153	Sep 19	HOU	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
145	154	Sep 20	HOU	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
146	155	Sep 21	HOU	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
147	156	Sep 23	HOU		CIN	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
148	157	Sep 24	HOU		CIN	W,5-0	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
149	158	Sep 25	HOU		CIN	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
150	159	Sep 26	HOU		ATL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
151	160	Sep 27	HOU		ATL	L,5-11	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
152	161	Sep 28	HOU		ATL	W,3-1	GS	14	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
							152gm		1307.1	1240	132	5	1377	122