Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1999
- Draft
- 1997Rd 1, Pk 16
- College
- Rice
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1999
- Draft
- 1997Rd 1, Pk 16
- College
- Rice
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,879
- AB
- 6,491
- R
- 1,146
- H
- 1,905
- HR
- 366
- RBI
- 1,234
- SB
- 86
- AVG
- .293
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | HOU | 34 | 93 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 5 | .237 |
| 2000 | HOU | 114 | 353 | 76 | 105 | 21 | 67 | 6 | .297 |
| 2001 | HOU | 156 | 577 | 110 | 191 | 34 | 126 | 7 | .331 |
| 2002 | HOU | 158 | 578 | 106 | 169 | 42 | 128 | 8 | .292 |
| 2003 | HOU | 153 | 538 | 110 | 155 | 25 | 93 | 5 | .288 |
| 2004 | HOU | 160 | 544 | 104 | 172 | 30 | 106 | 9 | .316 |
| 2005 | HOU | 132 | 468 | 76 | 137 | 24 | 82 | 4 | .293 |
| 2006 | HOU | 152 | 536 | 95 | 169 | 45 | 136 | 3 | .315 |
| 2007 | HOU | 153 | 561 | 95 | 156 | 34 | 102 | 7 | .278 |
| 2008 | HOU | 159 | 554 | 114 | 173 | 29 | 106 | 18 | .312 |
| 2009 | HOU | 136 | 460 | 73 | 126 | 25 | 80 | 7 | .274 |
| 2010 |  HOU/NYY | 122 | 404 | 48 | 100 | 14 | 58 | 3 | .248 |
| 2011 | STL | 145 | 488 | 90 | 147 | 31 | 94 | 2 | .301 |
| 2012 | STL | 32 | 81 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .259 |
| 2013 | TEX | 73 | 256 | 27 | 62 | 6 | 34 | 0 | .242 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 52
- AB
- 186
- R
- 38
- H
- 59
- HR
- 9
- RBI
- 41
- SB
- 4
- AVG
- .317
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,814
- TB
- 3,485
- XBH
- 818
- HBP
- 66
- IBB
- 160
- GIDP
- 147
- P/PA
- 3.31
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | HOU | 106 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | HOU | 417 | 198 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | HOU | 688 | 358 | 94 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | HOU | 692 | 334 | 79 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 4.0 |
| 2003 | HOU | 658 | 277 | 66 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | HOU | 687 | 308 | 73 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | HOU | 565 | 245 | 59 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | HOU | 646 | 333 | 74 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | HOU | 668 | 286 | 60 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | HOU | 665 | 314 | 79 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 3.9 |
| 2009 | HOU | 563 | 234 | 57 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 3.9 |
| 2010 | HOU/NYY | 481 | 167 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 4 |
| 2011 | STL | 587 | 267 | 56 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3.8 |
| 2012 | STL | 97 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 2013 | TEX | 294 | 92 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3.9 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 48.9
- RC
- 1403.7
- RC/27
- 7.80
- ISOP
- .243
- SECA
- .434
- BB/K
- 0.92
- AB/HR
- 17.7
- GO/FO
- 0.80
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | HOU | 0.1 | 12.4 | 4.5 | .151 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 23.3 | 0 |
| 2000 | HOU | 1.8 | 76.8 | 7.9 | .263 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 16.8 | 0 |
| 2001 | HOU | 6.3 | 145.6 | 9.6 | .289 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 17 | 0 |
| 2002 | HOU | 4.6 | 132.7 | 8.4 | .285 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 13.8 | 0 |
| 2003 | HOU | 5.0 | 116.1 | 7.8 | .227 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 2004 | HOU | 5.7 | 138.3 | 9.5 | .250 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 18.1 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | HOU | 3.0 | 98.2 | 7.5 | .231 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 19.5 | 0.9 |
| 2006 | HOU | 5.7 | 134.2 | 9.3 | .306 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 11.9 | 0.6 |
| 2007 | HOU | 1.9 | 111.6 | 7.1 | .232 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 16.5 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | HOU | 6.6 | 130.3 | 8.7 | .255 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 19.1 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | HOU | 3.3 | 93.7 | 7.1 | .235 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | HOU/NYY | 1.2 | 60.7 | 5.1 | .166 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 28.9 | 1 |
| 2011 | STL | 3.3 | 108.3 | 8.2 | .246 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 15.7 | 0.7 |
| 2012 | STL | 0.5 | 14.1 | 6.1 | .185 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 40.5 | 0.9 |
| 2013 | TEX | -0.1 | 31.9 | 4.3 | .117 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 42.7 | 0.9 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Lance Berkman's career stats?
Lance Berkman played 15 seasons for the Astros, the Cardinals and the Rangers. He was a career .293 hitter with 1,905 hits, 366 home runs and 1,234 RBI. His best season was 2001: a .331 batting average, 34 home runs and 126 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1999 to 2013
Lance Berkman finished top 10 in a stat 12 times.
Championships
- 2011 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
All-time career rank
- 91st in home runs (366)
- 127th in rbi (1,234)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 2001 (6th)
- Home Runs: 2002 (6th), 2006 (5th), 2007 (9th)
- RBI: 2001 (10th), 2002 (4th), 2006 (4th)
- OPS: 2001 (7th), 2004 (6th), 2006 (6th), 2008 (5th), 2011 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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