Lance Berkman Stats

Lance Berkman was born on Tuesday, February 10, 1976, in Waco, Texas. Berkman was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 16, 1999, with the Houston Astros. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lance Berkman baseball stats page.

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"In Baltimore last year I forgot how many outs there were and ran off the field. I got to the line, and I was like, Oh, my gosh, nobody's running off (the field). I immediately went to the fake knee injury. The trainer came running out and was like, 'Are you O.K.?' And I said, 'Yeah, I just forgot how many outs there were.' That was right after I came back from my knee surgery so I had a built in excuse." - Lance Berkman in Sports Illustrated (Life on & Off the Field, 04/17/2006)

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Lance Berkman Autograph on a 2003 Upper Deck SPx (#S-LB)

Lance Berkman Autograph on a 2003 Upper Deck SPx (#S-LB)

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Birth Name:   William Lance Berkman
Nickname:   Fat Elvis or The Big Puma
Born On:   02-10-1976  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Waco, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Canyon High School (New Braunfels, TX)
College:   Rice University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   220
First Game:   07-16-1999 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-17-2013
Draft:   1997 : 1st Round (16th)

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Lance Berkman Pitching Stats

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Lance Berkman Hitting Stats

1999 23 Astros 34 93 10 22 2 0 4 0 15 12 0 21 0 1 0 2 .237 .321 .387
2000 24 Astros 114 353 76 105 28 1 21 0 67 56 1 73 0 7 1 6 .297 .388 .561
2001 25 Astros 156 577 110 191 55 5 34 1 126 92 5 121 0 6 13 8 .331 .430 .620
2002 26 Astros 158 578 106 169 35 2 42 1 128 107 20 118 0 3 4 10 .292 .405 .578
2003 27 Astros 153 538 110 155 35 6 25 0 93 107 13 108 1 3 9 10 .288 .412 .515
2004 28 Astros 160 544 104 172 40 3 30 1 106 127 14 101 0 6 10 10 .316 .450 .566
2005 29 Astros 132 468 76 137 34 1 24 0 82 91 12 72 0 2 4 18 .293 .411 .524
2006 30 Astros 152 536 95 169 29 0 45 0 136 98 22 106 0 8 4 11 .315 .420 .621
2007 31 Astros 153 561 95 156 24 2 34 0 102 94 11 125 0 5 8 11 .278 .386 .510
2008 32 Astros 159 554 114 173 46 4 29 1 106 99 18 108 0 5 7 13 .312 .420 .567
2009 33 Astros 136 460 73 126 31 1 25 0 80 97 14 98 0 4 1 13 .274 .399 .509
2010 34 Astros 85 298 39 73 16 1 13 1 49 60 4 70 0 0 0 12 .245 .372 .436
2010 34 Yankees 37 106 9 27 7 0 1 0 9 17 3 15 0 0 0 6 .255 .358 .349
2011 35 Cardinals 145 488 90 147 23 2 31 1 94 92 17 93 0 4 3 7 .301 .412 .547
2012 36 Cardinals 32 81 12 21 7 1 2 0 7 14 3 19 0 0 2 0 .259 .381 .444
2013 37 Rangers 73 256 27 62 10 1 6 0 34 38 3 52 0 0 0 7 .242 .340 .359
15 Years 1,879 6,491 1,146 1,905 422 30 366 6 1,234 1,201 160 1,300 1 54 66 144 .293 .406 .537

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Lance Berkman Fielding Stats

1999 Astros 1B 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1999 Astros LF 22 16 470 35 1.6 34 34 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 1.95
1999 Astros RF 7 5 141 9 1.3 8 8 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.53
2000 Astros 1B 2 0 15 3 1.5 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
2000 Astros LF 40 31 808 70 1.8 70 69 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.34
2000 Astros RF 63 59 1,516 115 1.8 109 104 5 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .948 1.94
2001 Astros CF 40 40 976 84 2.1 83 81 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.30
2001 Astros LF 128 111 3,041 227 1.8 223 218 5 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .982 1.98
2001 Astros RF 7 2 87 8 1.1 7 7 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 2.17
2002 Astros CF 122 118 2,865 237 1.9 233 229 4 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.20
2002 Astros LF 76 31 1,054 51 0.7 48 47 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 1.23
2002 Astros RF 12 6 174 19 1.6 19 18 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.95
2003 Astros CF 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
2003 Astros LF 153 153 4,045 266 1.7 263 253 10 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 1.76
2004 Astros 1B 4 0 12 6 1.5 6 5 1 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.50
2004 Astros CF 2 1 27 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
2004 Astros LF 70 68 1,826 97 1.4 95 93 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .979 1.40
2004 Astros RF 90 89 2,341 157 1.7 157 148 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.81
2005 Astros 1B 96 84 2,214 826 8.6 821 772 49 5 77 n/a n/a n/a .994 10.01
2005 Astros LF 39 35 855 55 1.4 52 50 2 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .945 1.64
2005 Astros RF 11 10 234 16 1.5 16 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.85
2006 Astros 1B 112 105 2,769 1,041 9.3 1,035 964 71 6 96 n/a n/a n/a .994 10.09
2006 Astros LF 5 2 78 5 1.0 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.73
2006 Astros RF 42 37 918 62 1.5 59 56 3 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .952 1.74
2007 Astros 1B 126 122 3,198 1,128 9.0 1,118 1,015 103 10 86 n/a n/a n/a .991 9.44
2007 Astros CF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2007 Astros RF 31 27 690 52 1.7 50 49 1 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .962 1.96
2008 Astros 1B 152 151 3,921 1,377 9.1 1,372 1,240 132 5 122 n/a n/a n/a .996 9.45
2009 Astros 1B 131 131 3,423 1,229 9.4 1,223 1,107 116 6 122 n/a n/a n/a .995 9.65
2010 Astros 1B 85 84 2,217 769 9.0 768 696 72 1 60 n/a n/a n/a .999 9.35
2010 Yankees 1B 8 7 180 57 7.1 56 54 2 1 8 n/a n/a n/a .982 8.40
2011 Cardinals 1B 21 16 435 170 8.1 168 154 14 2 18 n/a n/a n/a .988 10.43
2011 Cardinals LF 16 16 393 22 1.4 22 21 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.51
2011 Cardinals RF 110 107 2,595 180 1.6 176 173 3 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .978 1.83
2012 Cardinals 1B 23 22 520 187 8.1 183 170 13 4 22 n/a n/a n/a .979 9.50
2013 Rangers 1B 4 4 125 45 11.3 44 38 6 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .978 9.50
1B Totals 765 726 19,032 6,839 8.9 6,798 6,218 580 41 617 n/a n/a n/a .994 9.64
LF Totals 549 463 12,570 828 1.5 812 790 22 16 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 1.74
RF Totals 373 342 8,696 618 1.7 601 579 22 17 7 n/a n/a n/a .972 1.87
CF Totals 166 159 3,877 324 2.0 319 313 6 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.22
15 Years 1,853 1,690 44,175 8,609 4.6 8,530 7,900 630 79 626 n/a n/a n/a .991 5.21

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Lance Berkman Miscellaneous Stats

1999 Astros 5 1 .833 10 1 0 23.3 4.4 6.2 - - -
2000 Astros 6 2 .750 20 2 0 16.8 4.8 5.3 - - -
2001 Astros 7 9 .438 3 0 0 17.0 4.8 4.6 - - -
2002 Astros 8 4 .667 2 0 0 13.8 4.9 4.5 - - -
2003 Astros 5 3 .625 0 0 0 21.5 5.0 5.8 - - -
2004 Astros 9 7 .563 1 0 0 18.1 5.4 5.1 - - -
2005 Astros 4 1 .800 0 0 3 19.5 6.5 5.7 - - -
2006 Astros 3 2 .600 5 0 3 11.9 5.1 3.9 - - -
2007 Astros 7 3 .700 3 0 1 16.5 4.5 5.5 - - -
2008 Astros 18 4 .818 2 0 5 19.1 5.1 5.2 - - -
2009 Astros 7 4 .636 5 0 0 18.4 4.7 5.8 - - -
2010 Astros 3 2 .600 0 0 0 22.9 4.3 6.1 - - -
2010 Yankees 0 0 .000 9 0 25 106.0 7.1 11.8 - - -
2011 Cardinals 2 6 .250 3 0 2 15.7 5.2 5.2 - - -
2012 Cardinals 2 0 1.000 10 0 0 40.5 4.3 11.6 - - -
2013 Rangers 0 0 .000 4 0 65 42.7 4.9 7.5 - - -
15 Years 86 48 .642 77 3 104 17.7 5.0 5.3 - - -

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Lance Berkman Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1999 Houston Astros 22 $200,000.00 - -
2000 Houston Astros 17 $200,000.00 - -
2001 Houston Astros 17 $305,000.00 Stats -
2002 Houston Astros 17 $500,000.00 Stats -
2003 Houston Astros 17 $3,500,000.00 - -
2004 Houston Astros 17 $6,500,000.00 Stats -
2005 Houston Astros 17 $10,500,000.00 - Stats
2006 Houston Astros 17 $14,500,000.00 Stats -
2007 Houston Astros 17 $14,500,000.00 - -
2008 Houston Astros 17 $14,500,000.00 Stats -
2009 Houston Astros 17 $14,500,000.00 - -
2010 Houston Astros 17 $14,500,000.00 - -
2010 New York Yankees 17 "     "     - -
2011 St. Louis Cardinals 12 $8,000,000.00 Stats Stats
2012 St. Louis Cardinals 12 $12,000,000.00 - -
2013 Texas Rangers 27 $10,000,000.00 - -

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