Lance Berkman

Left Field

1999—2013

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Left Field RANK
#16

Player Detail

William Lance
GIVEN NAME
Berkman
SURNAME
February 10, 1976, in Waco, TX
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1999—2013
Playing Career
Played from 23-37
PLAYING AGE
Houston Astros
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Texas Rangers
Teams Played For
Left Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Houston Astros
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Big Puma, Fat Elvis
NICKNAME
17
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-1 / 220
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Both / Left
BATTED / THREW
July 16, 1999
Major League Debut
September 17, 2013
FINAL GAME
— Top 50 Left Fielder —
— Astros ALL-TIME TEAM —

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WHO IS Lance Berkman?

Five-time switch-hitting All-Star for Astros. Had key hit in rally in Game Six of 2011 World Series for Cardinals.
In Game Six of the 2011 World Series, Berkman stroked a game-tying single in the bottom of the tenth inning with the Cardinals just one strike away from elimination. The Cards went on to win the Series.
  • Lance Berkman Scouting Report

60

HITTING

60

POWER

50

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

40

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1879
1905
366
1234
.293
6 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
46.3
55.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.943
.788
120.0

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.293
.406
.537

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Pat Burrell
Alfonso Soriano

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
.300
.412
.534

TEAMMATE TEAM

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Brad Ausmus
Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Miguel Tejada
Alex Rodriguez
Carlos Lee
Michael Bourn
Nelson Cruz
Roy Oswalt
Roger Clemens
Tony La Russa

Lance Berkman Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Berkman
498
146
88
32
2
28
95
92
100
7
268
244
.293
.406
.537
943
AVG LF
530
143
77
29
4
19
57
110
12
235
206
.269
.344
.444
.788

Lance Berkman Rankings

AT Left Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
16
22
21 (1B)
20
20 (1B)
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Left Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
20
13
30
28
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Lance Berkman PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
52.0
40.7
25.8
19.3
4.48
68.6
43.2
31.4
22.4
4.81
BLUE = Lance Berkman
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
310.7
210.3
139.3
100.4
26.7
368.7
208.0
151.6
101.2
26.4
BLUE = Lance Berkman
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF