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.
"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)
Lance Berkman![]() Lance Berkman Autograph on a 2003 Upper Deck SPx (#S-LB) |
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Lance BerkmanLance Berkman Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Lance BerkmanLance Berkman Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 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 | ||
Lance BerkmanLance Berkman Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | |
Lance BerkmanLance Berkman Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 15 Years | 86 | 48 | .642 | 77 | 3 | 104 | 17.7 | 5.0 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
Lance BerkmanLance Berkman Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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