High Level:
MLB Career Ranks:
11th in SECA
Positions: 1B-
781, LF-
549, RF-
374, OF-
266, CF-
166, DH-
35
Full Name: William Lance Berkman
Born:
Feb 10, 1976 (37
.103)
in
Waco,Texas
Top Prospect: mlb 1998 (#64), 1999 (#13), 2000 (#37) team 1999 (#1-HOU), 2000 (#2-HOU)MLB Debut: Jul 16, 1999 (23
.157)
BATTING STATISTICS
ALL Stats
MLB Only
Minor Leagues Only
| 1995 | Rice | NCAA | NCAA | | | 19 | | - | 62 | 245 | 48 | 79 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 33 | | | | | | .322 | .390 | .527 | 916 | - | - | 129 | | | -- | -- | |
| 1996 | Rice | NCAA | NCAA | | | 20 | | - | 65 | 241 | 76 | 96 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 92 | 8 | 2 | 57 | 27 | | | | | | .398 | .513 | .747 | 1260 | - | - | 180 | | | -- | -- | |
| 1997 | Rice | NCAA | NCAA | | | 21 | | - | 63 | 255 | 109 | 110 | 22 | 4 | 41 | 134 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 34 | | | | | | .431 | .538 | 1.031 | 1570 | - | - | 263 | | | -- | -- | |
| 1997 | Kissimmee | FSL | A+ | - | hou | 21 | of | 90 | 53 | 184 | 31 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 | .417 | .543 | 961 | - | - | 100 | 223 | 133 | 45 | 9.0 | .313 |
| 1998 | Jackson | Tex | AA | - | hou | 22 | of | 7 | 122 | 425 | 82 | 130 | 34 | 0 | 24 | 89 | 6 | 4 | 85 | 82 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .306 | .424 | .555 | 979 | - | - | 236 | 517 | 316 | 104 | 8.9 | .329 |
| 1998 | New Orleans | PCL | AAA | - | hou | 22 | of | - | 17 | 59 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .411 | .644 | 1055 | - | - | 38 | 73 | 44 | 16 | 9.9 | .270 |
| 1999 | New Orleans | PCL | AAA | - | hou | 23 | of | - | 64 | 226 | 42 | 73 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .323 | .419 | .518 | 937 | - | - | 117 | 267 | 166 | 51 | 8.3 | .376 |
| 1999 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 23 | lf-rf | - | 34 | 93 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .237 | .321 | .387 | 708 | 21 | 62 | 36 | 106 | 75 | 12 | 4.3 | .261 |
| 2000 | New Orleans | PCL | AAA | - | hou | 24 | of-1b | - | 31 | 112 | 18 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .330 | .479 | .562 | 1042 | - | - | 63 | 144 | 86 | 30 | 9.3 | .360 |
| 2000 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 24 | rf-lf | - | 114 | 353 | 76 | 105 | 28 | 1 | 21 | 67 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .297 | .388 | .561 | 949 | 90 | 79 | 198 | 417 | 263 | 84 | 8.6 | .316 |
| 2001 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 25 | lf-cf | 5 | 156 | 577 | 110 | 191 | 55 | 5 | 34 | 126 | 7 | 9 | 92 | 121 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .331 | .430 | .620 | 1051 | 153 | 98 | 358 | 688 | 409 | 160 | 10.6 | .367 |
| 2002 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 26 | cf-lf | 4 | 158 | 578 | 106 | 169 | 35 | 2 | 42 | 128 | 8 | 4 | 107 | 118 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .292 | .405 | .578 | 982 | 155 | 98 | 334 | 692 | 426 | 142 | 9.0 | .302 |
| 2003 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 27 | lf | 19 | 153 | 538 | 110 | 155 | 35 | 6 | 25 | 93 | 5 | 3 | 107 | 108 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .288 | .412 | .515 | 927 | 153 | 100 | 277 | 658 | 400 | 124 | 8.4 | .319 |
| 2004 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 28 | rf-lf | 6 | 160 | 544 | 104 | 172 | 40 | 3 | 30 | 106 | 9 | 7 | 127 | 101 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .316 | .450 | .566 | 1016 | 158 | 99 | 308 | 687 | 395 | 149 | 10.2 | .339 |
| 2005 | Round Rock | PCL | AAA | - | hou | 29 | of | - | 4 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .412 | .357 | 769 | - | - | 5 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 6.1 | .400 |
| 2005 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 29 | 1b-lf | 21 | 132 | 468 | 76 | 137 | 34 | 1 | 24 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 72 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .293 | .411 | .524 | 934 | 132 | 100 | 245 | 565 | 352 | 108 | 8.3 | .302 |
| 2006 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 30 | 1b-rf | 6 | 152 | 536 | 95 | 169 | 29 | 0 | 45 | 136 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 106 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .315 | .420 | .621 | 1041 | 147 | 97 | 333 | 646 | 388 | 144 | 10.0 | .316 |
| 2007 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 31 | 1b-rf | 27 | 153 | 561 | 95 | 156 | 24 | 2 | 34 | 102 | 7 | 3 | 94 | 125 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .278 | .386 | .510 | 896 | 150 | 98 | 286 | 668 | 424 | 116 | 7.4 | .300 |
| 2008 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 32 | 1b | 3 | 159 | 554 | 114 | 173 | 46 | 4 | 29 | 106 | 18 | 4 | 99 | 108 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .312 | .420 | .567 | 986 | 156 | 98 | 314 | 665 | 403 | 141 | 9.4 | .341 |
| 2009 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 33 | 1b | 24 | 136 | 460 | 73 | 126 | 31 | 1 | 25 | 80 | 7 | 4 | 97 | 98 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .274 | .399 | .509 | 907 | 131 | 96 | 234 | 562 | 355 | 99 | 7.5 | .296 |
| 2010 | Trenton | East | AA | - | nyy | 34 | | - | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .250 | 583 | - | - | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2.3 | .400 |
| 2010 | Round Rock | PCL | AAA | - | hou | 34 | 1b | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .429 | 1.333 | 1762 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23.6 | .500 |
| 2010 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 34 | 1b | - | 85 | 298 | 39 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .245 | .372 | .436 | 808 | 84 | 99 | 130 | 358 | 239 | 50 | 5.6 | .279 |
| 2010 | NY Yankees | AL | MLB | 17 | nyy | 34 | dh-1b | - | 37 | 106 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .255 | .358 | .349 | 707 | 28 | 76 | 37 | 123 | 85 | 14 | 4.3 | .289 |
| 2011 | St. Louis | NL | MLB | 12 | stl | 35 | rf | 7 | 145 | 488 | 90 | 147 | 23 | 2 | 31 | 94 | 2 | 6 | 92 | 93 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .301 | .412 | .547 | 959 | 140 | 97 | 267 | 587 | 358 | 115 | 8.7 | .315 |
| 2012 | Memphis | PCL | AAA | - | stl | 36 | 1b | - | 6 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .350 | .294 | 644 | - | - | 5 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3.4 | .286 |
| 2012 | St. Louis | NL | MLB | 12 | stl | 36 | 1b | - | 32 | 81 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .259 | .381 | .444 | 826 | 22 | 69 | 36 | 97 | 63 | 15 | 6.3 | .317 |
| 2013 | Texas | AL | MLB | | tex | 37 | 5/22/2013 | | 40 | 139 | 20 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .302 | .416 | .453 | 869 | - | - | 63 | 166 | 102 | 28 | 7.5 | .345 |
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| Minor League Totals (7 years) | 301 | 1051 | 194 | 323 | 76 | 2 | 57 | 218 | 19 | 10 | 211 | 215 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 35 | .307 | .425 | .546 | 971 | -- | -- | 574 | 1277 | 779 | 253.8 | 8.8 | .339 |
| College Totals (3 years) | 190 | 741 | 233 | 285 | 64 | 11 | 67 | 272 | 26 | 18 | 143 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .484 | .772 | 1256 | -- | -- | 572 | 884 | 474 | 280.1 | 16 | .376 |
| AAA Totals (6 years) | 124 | 434 | 80 | 137 | 32 | 2 | 21 | 94 | 11 | 5 | 88 | 92 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .316 | .432 | .544 | 976 | -- | -- | 236 | 528 | 324 | 104.2 | 8.7 | .358 |
| AA Totals (2 years) | 124 | 433 | 83 | 132 | 34 | 0 | 24 | 89 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 85 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .305 | .422 | .550 | 972 | -- | -- | 238 | 526 | 322 | 105 | 8.8 | .330 |
| A+ Totals (1 year) | 53 | 184 | 31 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 | .417 | .543 | 961 | -- | -- | 100 | 223 | 133 | 44.6 | 9 | .313 |
| 1997 | Kissimmee | FSL | A+ | OF | 44 | | 72 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| 1998 | Jackson | Tex | AA | OF | 118 | | 196 | 183 | 9 | 4 | 4 | | .980 | -- | -- | |
| | New Orleans | PCL | AAA | OF | 17 | | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| 1999 | New Orleans | PCL | AAA | 1B | 4 | | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | New Orleans | PCL | AAA | OF | 56 | | 115 | 106 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | .965 | -- | -- | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | 1B | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | LF | 22 | | 35 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | .971 | -- | -- | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | RF | 8 | | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | .889 | -- | -- | |
| 2000 | New Orleans | PCL | AAA | 1B | 9 | | 61 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | .984 | -- | -- | |
| | New Orleans | PCL | AAA | OF | 27 | | 51 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | .980 | -- | -- | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | 1B | 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.50 | 5.40 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | LF | 40 | | 70 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 1.000 | 1.75 | 2.34 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | RF | 63 | | 115 | 104 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 505 | .948 | 1.73 | 1.94 | |
| 2001 | Houston | NL | MLB | LF | 128 | | 227 | 218 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1013 | .982 | 1.74 | 1.98 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | CF | 40 | | 84 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 325 | .988 | 2.08 | 2.30 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | RF | 7 | | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | .875 | 1.00 | 2.17 | |
| 2002 | Houston | NL | MLB | LF | 76 | | 51 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 351 | .941 | 0.63 | 1.23 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | CF | 122 | | 237 | 229 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 955 | .983 | 1.91 | 2.20 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | RF | 12 | | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 1.000 | 1.58 | 2.95 | |
| 2003 | Houston | NL | MLB | LF | 153 | 153 | 266 | 253 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1348 | .989 | 1.72 | 1.76 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 4.50 | |
| 2004 | Houston | NL | MLB | 1B | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.50 | 13.50 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | LF | 70 | 68 | 97 | 93 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 608 | .979 | 1.36 | 1.41 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | CF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 2.00 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | RF | 90 | 89 | 157 | 148 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 780 | 1.000 | 1.74 | 1.81 | |
| 2005 | Round Rock | PCL | AAA | OF | 4 | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | 1B | 96 | 84 | 826 | 772 | 49 | 5 | 77 | 737 | .994 | 8.55 | 10.03 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | LF | 39 | 35 | 55 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 284 | .945 | 1.33 | 1.65 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | RF | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 1.000 | 1.45 | 1.85 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | DH | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2006 | Houston | NL | MLB | 1B | 112 | 105 | 1041 | 964 | 71 | 6 | 96 | 923 | .994 | 9.24 | 10.09 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | LF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1.80 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | RF | 42 | 37 | 62 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 305 | .952 | 1.40 | 1.74 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | DH | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2007 | Houston | NL | MLB | 1B | 126 | 122 | 1128 | 1015 | 103 | 10 | 86 | 1066 | .991 | 8.87 | 9.44 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | RF | 31 | 27 | 52 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 230 | .962 | 1.61 | 1.96 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | DH | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2008 | Houston | NL | MLB | 1B | 152 | 151 | 1377 | 1240 | 132 | 5 | 122 | 1307 | .996 | 9.03 | 9.45 | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | DH | 5 | | 0 | | | | | | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2009 | Houston | NL | MLB | 1B | 131 | 131 | 1229 | 1107 | 116 | 6 | 122 | 1141 | .995 | 9.34 | 9.65 | |
| 2010 | Round Rock | PCL | AAA | 1B | 2 | | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | .917 | -- | -- | |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | 1B | 85 | 84 | 769 | 696 | 72 | 1 | 60 | 739 | .999 | 9.04 | 9.35 | |
| | NY Yankees | AL | MLB | 1B | 8 | 7 | 57 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 60 | .982 | 7.00 | 8.40 | |
| | NY Yankees | AL | MLB | DH | 21 | | 0 | | | | | | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2011 | St. Louis | NL | MLB | 1B | 21 | 16 | 170 | 154 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 145 | .988 | 8.00 | 10.43 | |
| | St. Louis | NL | MLB | LF | 16 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 1.000 | 1.38 | 1.51 | |
| | St. Louis | NL | MLB | RF | 110 | 107 | 180 | 173 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 865 | .978 | 1.60 | 1.83 | |
| 2012 | Memphis | PCL | AAA | 1B | 5 | | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 5 | | .969 | -- | -- | |
| | St. Louis | NL | MLB | 1B | 23 | 22 | 187 | 170 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 173 | .979 | 7.96 | 9.52 | |
| | LF | 549 | 274 | 828 | 790 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4029 | .981 | 1.48 | 1.74 | |
| | CF | 166 | 1 | 324 | 313 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1292 | .985 | 1.92 | 2.22 | |
| | RF | 374 | 270 | 618 | 579 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 2850 | .972 | 1.61 | 1.87 | |
| | DH | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | OF | 266 | 0 | 468 | 440 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .981 | 1.73 | | |