Bryce Harper vs Lance Berkman

Bryce HarperLance Berkman

Bryce Harper and Lance Berkman compared on their MLB careers: Bryce Harper played 15 seasons, 2012 to 2026, Lance Berkman 15 seasons, 1999 to 2013. Bryce Harper has .279 batting average to Lance Berkman's .293. Lance Berkman won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bryce Harper and Lance Berkman career totals
1,941GP1,879
6,989AB6,491
1,246R1,146
1,951H1,905
391HR366
1,136RBI1,234
159SB86
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bryce Harper and Lance Berkman postseason
57GP52
208AB186
42R38
57H59
17HR9
34RBI41
8SB4
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.5
1.0OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Bryce Harper and Lance Berkman all-time places
65th (391)Home runs91st (366)
180th (1,136)RBI127th (1,234)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bryce Harper: 0 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL MVP ×2, Hank Aaron Award ×2, NL Silver Slugger ×4
  • Lance Berkman: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bryce Harper and Lance Berkman season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2012.27022591999.237415
2nd2013.27420582000.2972167
3rd2014.27313322001.33134126
4th2015.33042992002.29242128
5th2016.24324862003.2882593
6th2017.31929872004.31630106
7th2018.249341002005.2932482
8th2019.260351142006.31545136
9th2020.26813332007.27834102
10th2021.30935842008.31229106
11th2022.28618652009.2742580
12th2023.29321722010.2481458
13th2024.28530872011.3013194
14th2025.26127752012.25927
15th2026.27128852013.242634

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI