Frank Thomas vs Lance Berkman

Frank ThomasLance Berkman

Frank Thomas and Lance Berkman compared on their MLB careers: Frank Thomas played 19 seasons, 1990 to 2008, Lance Berkman 15 seasons, 1999 to 2013. Frank Thomas has .301 batting average to Lance Berkman's .293. Frank Thomas won 1 title, Lance Berkman won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Frank Thomas and Lance Berkman career totals
2,322GP1,879
8,199AB6,491
1,494R1,146
2,468H1,905
521HR366
1,704RBI1,234
32SB86
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.5
1.0OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Frank Thomas and Lance Berkman postseason
16GP52
49AB186
5R38
11H59
3HR9
5RBI41
0SB4
0.2AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Frank Thomas and Lance Berkman all-time places
20th (521)Home runs91st (366)
108th (2,468)Hits—
23rd (1,704)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

  • Frank Thomas: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger ×4, AL MVP ×2
  • 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.

Frank Thomas 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.
1st1990.3307311999.237415
2nd1991.318321092000.2972167
3rd1992.323241152001.33134126
4th1993.317411282002.29242128
5th1994.353381012003.2882593
6th1995.308401112004.31630106
7th1996.349401342005.2932482
8th1997.347351252006.31545136
9th1998.265291092007.27834102
10th1999.30515772008.31229106
11th2000.328431432009.2742580
12th2001.2214102010.2481458
13th2002.25228922011.3013194
14th2003.267421052012.25927
15th2004.27118492013.242634
16th2005.2191226————
17th2006.27039114————
18th2007.2772695————
19th2008.240830————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI