Gary Sheffield vs Lance Berkman

Gary SheffieldLance Berkman

Gary Sheffield and Lance Berkman compared on their MLB careers: Gary Sheffield played 22 seasons, 1988 to 2009, Lance Berkman 15 seasons, 1999 to 2013. Gary Sheffield has .292 batting average to Lance Berkman's .293. Gary Sheffield won 1 title, Lance Berkman won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Gary Sheffield and Lance Berkman career totals
2,576GP1,879
9,217AB6,491
1,636R1,146
2,689H1,905
509HR366
1,676RBI1,234
253SB86
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Gary Sheffield and Lance Berkman postseason
44GP52
161AB186
27R38
40H59
6HR9
19RBI41
1SB4
0.2AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Gary Sheffield and Lance Berkman all-time places
27th (509)Home runs91st (366)
69th (2,689)Hits—
27th (1,676)RBI127th (1,234)
230th (253)Stolen bases—

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

  • Gary Sheffield: 1 championship; NL Silver Slugger ×3, AL Silver Slugger ×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.

Gary Sheffield 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.
1st1988.2384121999.237415
2nd1989.2475322000.2972167
3rd1990.29410672001.33134126
4th1991.1942222002.29242128
5th1992.330331002003.2882593
6th1993.29420732004.31630106
7th1994.27627782005.2932482
8th1995.32416462006.31545136
9th1996.314421202007.27834102
10th1997.25021712008.31229106
11th1998.30222852009.2742580
12th1999.301341012010.2481458
13th2000.325431092011.3013194
14th2001.311361002012.25927
15th2002.30725842013.242634
16th2003.33039132————
17th2004.29036121————
18th2005.29134123————
19th2006.298625————
20th2007.2652575————
21st2008.2251957————
22nd2009.2761043————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI