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.

2003 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2003 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	HOU		COL	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
2	2	Apr 2	HOU		COL	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 3	HOU		COL	L,5-10	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 4	HOU	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	49	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 5	HOU	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	6	Apr 8	HOU		CIN	L,1-2	CG	38	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	7	Apr 9	HOU		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
8	8	Apr 10	HOU		CIN	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 11	HOU		STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	10	Apr 12	HOU		STL	L,0-3	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	11	Apr 13	HOU		STL	L,8-11	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
12	13 (1)	Apr 15	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	14	Apr 16	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	20 (5)	Apr 23	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	21	Apr 24	HOU	@	NYM	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
16	22	Apr 25	HOU	@	MON	L,2-10	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
17	23	Apr 26	HOU	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	34	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	24	Apr 27	HOU	@	MON	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	25	Apr 29	HOU		ATL	L,1-3	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	26	Apr 30	HOU		ATL	L,1-11	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	27	May 1	HOU		ATL	L,7-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	28	May 2	HOU		FLA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	29	May 3	HOU		FLA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	30	May 4	HOU		FLA	W,5-2	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
25	31	May 5	HOU		PIT	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	32	May 6	HOU		PIT	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	33	May 7	HOU		PIT	W,13-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
28	34	May 8	HOU		PIT	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
29	35	May 9	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	36	May 10	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	37	May 11	HOU	@	PHI	W,10-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
32	38	May 12	HOU	@	PIT	W,9-4	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	39	May 13	HOU	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	40	May 14	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	41	May 15	HOU	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
36	42	May 16	HOU		PHI	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	43	May 17	HOU		PHI	L,4-9	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	44	May 18	HOU		PHI	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	45	May 20	HOU		STL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
40	46	May 21	HOU		STL	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	47	May 22	HOU		STL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	48	May 23	HOU		CHC	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	49	May 24	HOU		CHC	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	50	May 25	HOU		CHC	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	51	May 26	HOU	@	STL	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	52	May 27	HOU	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
47	53	May 28	HOU	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	54	May 29	HOU	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	55	May 30	HOU	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	56	May 31	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	58	15.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	57	Jun 1	HOU	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	58	Jun 3	HOU		BAL	W,11-6	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
53	59	Jun 4	HOU		BAL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	60	Jun 5	HOU		BAL	W,11-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	61	Jun 6	HOU		TBD	W,11-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
56	62	Jun 7	HOU		TBD	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
57	63	Jun 8	HOU		TBD	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
58	64	Jun 10	HOU	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
59	65	Jun 11	HOU	@	NYY	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	66	Jun 12	HOU	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
61	67	Jun 13	HOU	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	68	Jun 14	HOU	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	69	Jun 15	HOU	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	58	13.1	1	0	1	2	0	LF
64	70	Jun 17	HOU		ARI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	71	Jun 18	HOU		ARI	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	72	Jun 19	HOU		ARI	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	73	Jun 20	HOU	@	TEX	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	74	Jun 21	HOU	@	TEX	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	75	Jun 22	HOU	@	TEX	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
70	76	Jun 23	HOU	@	ARI	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	77	Jun 24	HOU	@	ARI	L,5-12	CG	48	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
72	78	Jun 25	HOU	@	ARI	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
73	79	Jun 27	HOU		TEX	L,7-10	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
74	80	Jun 28	HOU		TEX	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	81	Jun 29	HOU		TEX	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	82	Jul 1	HOU		MIL	W,6-5	CG	46	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	83	Jul 2	HOU		MIL	L,3-5	CG	48	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	84	Jul 3	HOU		MIL	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
79	85	Jul 4	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	86	Jul 5	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	87	Jul 6	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	88	Jul 7	HOU		CIN	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	89	Jul 8	HOU		CIN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
84	90	Jul 9	HOU		CIN	W,12-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
85	91	Jul 10	HOU		CIN	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
86	92	Jul 11	HOU		PIT	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
87	93	Jul 12	HOU		PIT	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	94	Jul 13	HOU		PIT	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
89	95	Jul 17	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	96	Jul 18	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	97	Jul 19	HOU	@	CIN	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
92	98	Jul 20	HOU	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	99	Jul 21	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	100	Jul 22	HOU	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	101	Jul 23	HOU	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
96	102	Jul 24	HOU	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
97	103	Jul 25	HOU		CHC	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	104	Jul 26	HOU		CHC	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
99	105	Jul 27	HOU		CHC	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
100	106	Jul 29	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-6	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	109 (2)	Aug 1	HOU	@	FLA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	110	Aug 2	HOU	@	FLA	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
103	111	Aug 3	HOU	@	FLA	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
104	112	Aug 5	HOU		NYM	L,1-10	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
105	113	Aug 6	HOU		NYM	W,11-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	114	Aug 7	HOU		NYM	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
107	115	Aug 8	HOU		MON	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
108	116	Aug 9	HOU		MON	L,1-3	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
109	117	Aug 10	HOU		MON	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
110	118	Aug 11	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
111	119	Aug 12	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
112	120	Aug 13	HOU	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	121	Aug 14	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
114	122	Aug 15	HOU	@	CIN	L,7-9	CG	41	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	123	Aug 16	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
116	124	Aug 17	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	125	Aug 19	HOU		CHC	W,12-8	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
118	126	Aug 20	HOU		CHC	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	127	Aug 21	HOU		CHC	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	128	Aug 22	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
121	129	Aug 23	HOU		CIN	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
122	131 (1)	Aug 26	HOU		LAD	W,18-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	132	Aug 27	HOU		LAD	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
124	133	Aug 28	HOU		LAD	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
125	134	Aug 29	HOU		SDP	L,1-7	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
126	135	Aug 30	HOU		SDP	W,11-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
127	136	Aug 31	HOU		SDP	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	137	Sep 1	HOU	@	LAD	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	138	Sep 2	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	139	Sep 3	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
131	140	Sep 5	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
132	141	Sep 6	HOU	@	SDP	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
133	142	Sep 7	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
134	143	Sep 8	HOU	@	MIL	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
135	144	Sep 9	HOU	@	MIL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
136	145	Sep 10	HOU	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	146	Sep 11	HOU	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
138	147	Sep 12	HOU		STL	W,14-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
139	148	Sep 13	HOU		STL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
140	149	Sep 14	HOU		STL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
141	150	Sep 16	HOU	@	COL	W,14-4	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
142	151	Sep 17	HOU	@	COL	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
143	152	Sep 18	HOU	@	COL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
144	153	Sep 19	HOU	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
145	154	Sep 20	HOU	@	STL	L,2-3	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
146	155	Sep 21	HOU	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
147	156	Sep 22	HOU		SFG	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
148	157	Sep 23	HOU		SFG	L,3-10	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
149	158	Sep 24	HOU		SFG	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
150	159	Sep 25	HOU		MIL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
151	160	Sep 26	HOU		MIL	L,5-12	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
152	161	Sep 27	HOU		MIL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
153	162	Sep 28	HOU		MIL	W,8-5	GS	13	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							154gm		1350.1	254	10	3	267	0