Joey Votto vs Lance Berkman

Joey VottoLance Berkman

Joey Votto and Lance Berkman compared on their MLB careers: Joey Votto played 17 seasons, 2007 to 2023, Lance Berkman 15 seasons, 1999 to 2013. Joey Votto has .294 batting average to Lance Berkman's .293. Lance Berkman won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joey Votto and Lance Berkman career totals
2,059GP1,879
7,252AB6,491
1,171R1,146
2,135H1,905
356HR366
1,144RBI1,234
80SB86
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Joey Votto and Lance Berkman postseason
11GP52
41AB186
3R38
10H59
0HR9
1RBI41
0SB4
0.2AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.4
0.2SLG0.5
0.6OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Joey Votto and Lance Berkman all-time places
97th (356)Home runs91st (366)
219th (2,135)Hits—
174th (1,144)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

  • Joey Votto: 0 championships; Hank Aaron Award, NL MVP, NL Gold Glove
  • 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.

Joey Votto 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.
1st2007.3214171999.237415
2nd2008.29724842000.2972167
3rd2009.32225842001.33134126
4th2010.324371132002.29242128
5th2011.309291032003.2882593
6th2012.33714562004.31630106
7th2013.30524732005.2932482
8th2014.2556232006.31545136
9th2015.31429802007.27834102
10th2016.32629972008.31229106
11th2017.320361002009.2742580
12th2018.28412672010.2481458
13th2019.26115472011.3013194
14th2020.22611222012.25927
15th2021.26636992013.242634
16th2022.2051141————
17th2023.2021438————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI