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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-16 / in Starts: 11-11
Longest Hitting Streak	9 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 97 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	62 (28-19-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 97 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	57 (28-19-10)

Most Driven In
C BeltrÃ¡n	2
J Jay	2
Self	2
R Furcal	1

Most Driven In By
D Freese	5
Y Molina	4
Self	2
D Descalso	1

2012 Batting Game Log

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2012 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1775	1	Apr 4	STL	@	MIA	W,4-1	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.600	.667	1.267	4	.47	0.023	.42	0.01%	0.28	1B
2	1776	2	Apr 6	STL	@	MIL	W,11-5	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.600	.667	1.267	4	.78	0.035	.83	0.02%	0.98	1B
3	1777	3	Apr 7	STL	@	MIL	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.500	.500	1.000	4	.70	-0.070	.77	-0.05%	-0.58	1B
4	1778	5 (1)	Apr 9	STL	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.526	.462	.988	4	.26	0.017	.28	0.01%	0.05	1B
5	1779	6	Apr 10	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-8	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.565	.625	1.190	4	.79	0.110	.91	0.08%	1.21	1B
6	1780	11 (4)	Apr 17	STL		CIN	W,2-1	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.524	1.024	4	1.94	-0.182	2.39	-0.13%	-1.03	1B
7	1781	12	Apr 18	STL		CIN	W,11-1	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.348	.500	.522	1.022	4	1.03	0.064	1.34	0.05%	0.50	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	1782	34 (21)	May 13	STL		ATL	L,4-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.457	.464	.921	5	1.15	0.002	1.56	0.00%	-0.64	1B
9	1783	35	May 14	STL		CHC	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.462	.500	.962	5	1.83	-0.015	2.58	-0.01%	0.63	1B
10	1784	37 (1)	May 16	STL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.419	.444	.863	5	.63	-0.061	.79	-0.05%	-0.67	1B
11	1785	38	May 17	STL	@	SFG	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.426	.500	.926	4	.97	0.088	1.31	0.07%	1.09	1B
12	1786	39	May 18	STL	@	LAD	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.438	.585	1.023	8	1.35	0.369	1.74	0.29%	1.00	PH 1B
13	1787	40	May 19	STL	@	LAD	L,0-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.571	1.000	4	.80	-0.022	1.02	-0.02%	-0.21	1B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	1788	88 (47)	Jul 14	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.420	.558	.978	9	2.78	-0.102	4.76	-0.11%	-0.58	PH
15	1789	89	Jul 15	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.304	.407	.522	.929	5	1.77	-0.167	2.84	-0.16%	-0.85	1B
16	1790	90	Jul 16	STL	@	MIL	W,3-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.400	.511	.911	8	2.87	-0.064	3.62	-0.05%	-0.36	PH
17	1791	91	Jul 17	STL	@	MIL	L,2-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.393	.500	.893	9	2.95	-0.149	4.19	-0.13%	-0.80	PH
18	1792	92	Jul 18	STL	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.393	.471	.864	5	2.66	-0.191	3.40	-0.15%	-0.65	1B
19	1793	93	Jul 20	STL		CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.473	.857	6	.46	0.017	.51	0.01%	-0.10	1B
20	1794	94	Jul 21	STL		CHC	W,12-0	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.283	.386	.483	.869	6	.88	-0.122	1.01	-0.08%	-0.98	1B
21	1795	96 (1)	Jul 23	STL		LAD	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.378	.469	.847	5	1.29	0.021	1.72	0.02%	0.42	1B
22	1796	97	Jul 24	STL		LAD	W,8-2	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.387	.469	.855	7	.99	0.040	1.22	0.03%	0.37	1B
23	1797	98	Jul 25	STL		LAD	W,3-2	12-12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.395	.469	.863	7	1.73	0.054	2.20	0.04%	0.25	PH
24	1798	100 (1)	Jul 27	STL	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.400	.515	.915	5	.55	0.107	.67	0.08%	0.94	1B
25	1799	101	Jul 28	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.393	.493	.886	5	1.18	-0.068	1.48	-0.05%	-0.68	1B
26	1800	102	Jul 29	STL	@	CHC	L,2-4	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.400	.493	.893	9	2.29	0.019	2.63	0.01%	0.11	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	1801	104 (1)	Aug 1	STL	@	COL	W,9-6	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.407	.493	.900	9	1.65	0.011	1.95	0.01%	0.15	PH
28	1802	105	Aug 2	STL	@	COL	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.389	.467	.856	6	1.13	-0.211	1.33	-0.15%	-2.26	1B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	1803	136 (30)	Sep 4	STL		NYM	W,5-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.385	.461	.845	9	.04	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.22	PH
30	1804	137	Sep 5	STL		NYM	L,2-6	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.263	.379	.450	.829	4	.80	0.066	1.07	0.05%	0.38	1B
31	1805	138	Sep 7	STL		MIL	L,4-5	13-13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.385	.450	.835	7	1.72	0.049	2.36	0.04%	0.12	PH
32	1806	162 (23)	Oct 3	STL		CIN	W,1-0	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.381	.444	.826	9	1.47	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
							16-16		97	81	12	21	7	1	2	7	14	3	19	2	0	0	2	3	2	0	.259	.381	.444	.826		1.15	-0.373	1.46	-0.31%	-2.33

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