Lance Berkman

Head Coach - Houston Christian (NCAA-1) [2024]
High Level
MLB
Years
1995-2013 (1999-2013)
Proper Name
William Lance Berkman
Nickname
Big Puma
Positions
1B (785) ... LF (549) ... RF (373) ... OF (266) ... CF (166) ... DH (100)
Height / Weight
6-1 / 220
Bats / Throws
Both / Left
Birthdate
February 10,1976   Age:  49.341
High School
Canyon (New Braunfels,TX)
Colleges
Rice University (Houston,TX)
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 1,000,000
Service Time
14.052 (2013)
MLB Debut
Contract Info
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
berkl001
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[1996] Thurman Munson Award (Cape Cod League)   [1997] Golden Spikes award finalist ... 1st Round Draft Pick (#16 overall) by the Houston Astros   [1999] Participated in the All-Star Weekend Futures Game (US Team)   [2002] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby   [2004] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby   [2005] Inducted into the Rice University Athletics Hall of Fame   [2006] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby   [2008] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby   [2011] World Series Champion with St. Louis Cardinals   [2020] Inducted into the Houston Astros Hall of Fame   [2023] Inducted into the Cape Cod League Hall of Fame

Prospect Rankings

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yearsourcetypeteamrankview rankings
1998Baseball AmericaMLBHouston Astros64View Rankings
1999Baseball AmericaMLBHouston Astros13View Rankings
1999Baseball AmericaTeamHouston Astros1View Rankings
2000Baseball AmericaMLBHouston Astros37View Rankings
2000Baseball AmericaTeamHouston Astros2View Rankings
5 record(s)
Prospect rankings are available since 1990 and are based on pre-season rankings from various ranking sites.

Batting Statistics

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#agepostbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1995RiceSWCNCAA-1Fr 19DH62245487926364610142733000001292723544.322.390.527.917.298.205.0009.9312.131.2240.83
1996RiceSWCNCAA-1So 20DH6524176961642092825727000001802984056.398.513.7471.260.610.349.00019.139.060.4712.05
1997RiceWACNCAA-1Jr 21DH6325510911022441134825934000002633146743.431.5381.0311.569.855.600.00018.7910.830.586.22
1997Kissimmee CobrasFSLA+HOU-21OF1325318431541001235213738200421002232232.293.417.543.960.457.250.31316.5917.041.0315.33
1998Jackson GeneralsTexAAHOU-22OF12212242582130340248964858240310142365175872.306.424.555.979.454.249.32916.4415.860.9617.71
1998New Orleans ZephyrsPCLAAAHOU-22DH1759141640613001216200113873106.271.411.6441.055.576.373.27016.4421.921.339.83
1999New Orleans ZephyrsPCLAAAHOU-23OF1176422642732008497139470021101172672845.323.419.518.937.394.195.37614.6117.601.2128.25
1999Houston AstrosNLMLBHOU1723LF94*34931022204155112210010236106616.237.321.387.708.323.150.26111.3219.811.7523.25
2000New Orleans ZephyrsPCLAAAHOU-24OF129*3111218374262744312010027631441225.330.479.5631.042.509.233.36021.5313.890.6518.67
2000Houston AstrosNLMLBHOU1724RF-LF119114353761052812167625673107161984175055.297.388.561.949.433.264.31613.4317.511.3016.81
2001Houston AstrosNLMLBHOU1725LF1341565771101915553412679921211306583586889497.331.430.6201.050.445.289.36713.3717.591.3216.97
2002Houston AstrosNLMLBHOU1726CF-LF127158578106169352421288410711840320103346927990.292.405.578.983.478.286.30215.4617.051.1013.76
2003Houston AstrosNLMLBHOU1727LF12115353811015535625935310710891313102776586689.288.412.515.927.429.227.31916.2616.411.0121.52
2004Houston AstrosNLMLBHOU1728RF-LF1291605441041724033010697127101100614103086877399.316.450.5661.016.487.250.33918.4914.700.8018.13
2005Round Rock ExpressPCLAAAHOU-29OF41424100100340001051713.286.412.357.769.286.071.40017.6523.531.330.00
2005Houston AstrosNLMLBHOU17291B12213246876137341248241917240212182455655978.293.411.524.935.432.231.30216.1112.740.7919.50
2006Houston AstrosNLMLBHOU17301B1291525369516929045136329810640822113336467495.315.420.6211.041.491.306.31615.1716.411.0811.91
2007Houston AstrosNLMLBHOU17311B1161535619515624234102739412580511112866686096.278.386.510.896.406.232.30014.0718.711.3316.50
2008Houston AstrosNLMLBHOU17321B128159554114173464291061849910870518133146657994.312.420.567.987.458.255.34114.8916.241.0919.10
2009Houston AstrosNLMLBHOU17331B11813646073126311258074979810414132345625769.274.399.509.908.452.235.29617.2617.441.0118.40
2010Trenton ThunderEastAANYA-34DH281200000013000002902.250.333.250.583.125.000.40011.1133.333.000.00
2010Round Rock ExpressPCLAAAHOU-341B263320130002001008730.500.4291.3331.762.833.833.5000.0028.570.006.00
2010Houston AstrosNLMLBHOU17341B10885298397316113493260700004121303583043.245.372.436.808.396.191.27916.7619.551.1722.92
2010New York YankeesALMLBNYA1734DH1083710692770190017150003637123819.255.358.349.707.255.094.28913.8212.200.88106.00
2011St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN1235rf1281454889014723231942692933041772675875691.301.412.547.959.426.246.31515.6715.841.0115.74
2012Memphis RedbirdsPCLAAASLN-361B61714100100330000152013.235.350.294.644.235.059.28615.0015.001.000.00
2012St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN12361B3281122171272014192003336971011.259.381.444.825.383.185.31714.4319.591.3640.50
2013Frisco RoughRidersTexAATEX-37DH242100010031000001701.250.571.250.821.750.000.33342.8614.290.330.00
2013Round Rock ExpressPCLAAATEX-37DH271300120001000006712.429.429.8571.286.429.428.4000.0014.290.007.00
2013Texas RangersALMLBTEX2737DH9973256276210163400385200037922941745.242.340.359.699.266.117.28312.9317.691.3742.67
Tot:MLB (15 yrs) MLB     187964911146190542230366123486481201130066154160147348578138181087.293.406.537.943.434.243.31515.3716.641.0817.73
Tot:AL (2 yrs) AL     11036236891717430055670006131294172564.246.345.356.702.262.110.28513.1916.071.2251.71
Tot:NL (14 yrs) NL     176961291110181640529359119186481146123366154154134335673967931023.296.409.548.957.444.251.31715.4916.671.0817.07
Tot:Minors (8 yrs) Minors     305106219732776258221191021421790619355811291136191.308.426.547.973.449.239.33916.5816.811.0118.31
Tot:A+ (1 yrs) A+     5318431541001235213738200421002232232.293.417.543.961.457.250.31316.5917.041.0315.33
Tot:AA (3 yrs) AA     12643785133340249064898640310142395335875.304.424.547.971.451.243.33016.7016.140.9718.21
Tot:AAA (7 yrs) AAA     12644181140322229611588933035192425355684.317.432.549.981.444.231.35916.4517.381.0620.05
Tot:College (3 yrs) College     19074123328564116727226181439400000572884142143.385.484.7721.256.591.387.37616.1810.630.6611.06
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB     162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
Avg:Minors - 162 game avg College     162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
Avg:College - 162 game avg College     162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
TBC+ Metric is based on wOBA with inclusion of stolen base value. TBC's version of wOBA excludes park factors and uses static coefficients across all levels and years for ease of implementation.
* indicates player had a low sample size of plate appearances.

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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1996Team USA CollegiateIntl CompetitionUSA2041114200400120000061222.364.417.545.962.273.181.4448.3316.672.000.00
2001National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar25120100000000000001201.500.500.5001.000.000.000.5000.000.000.000.00
2001Houston AstrosDivision SeriesPlayoffs2531202000000040000021202.167.167.167.334.000.000.2500.0033.330.000.00
2002National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar26130100021000000001301.333.333.333.666.333.000.3330.000.000.000.00
2004National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar28120000000000000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
2004Houston AstrosDivision SeriesPlayoffs28522591013013600000132527.409.480.5911.071.273.182.53312.0024.002.004.00
2004Houston AstrosChampionship SeriesPlayoffs28724772039105400000182952.292.414.7501.164.708.458.23517.2413.790.8010.34
2005Houston AstrosDivision SeriesPlayoffs2941445101500341000191823.357.500.6431.143.500.286.44416.6722.221.335.56
2005Houston AstrosChampionship SeriesPlayoffs29621262013004300001112533.286.400.524.924.429.238.29416.0012.000.754.00
2005Houston AstrosWorld SeriesPlayoffs2941305200610550010071923.385.526.5381.064.615.153.55626.3226.321.000.00
2006Houston AstrosMLB Spring TrainingSpring3020529186011200138000012765711.346.477.519.996.423.173.39520.0012.310.6252.00
2006National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar30100000000010000000100.0001.000.0001.000.000.000.000100.000.000.000.00
2007Houston AstrosMLB Spring TrainingSpring31205671850261068100002963711.321.397.518.915.321.197.3489.5212.701.3328.00
2008Houston AstrosMLB Spring TrainingSpring3219541216414910111300101346697.296.409.6301.039.556.334.31616.6719.701.1813.50
2008National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar32120000010001001000300.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0033.330.000.00
2009Houston AstrosMLB Spring TrainingSpring3318506166039007600101315897.320.397.6201.017.440.300.31012.0710.340.8616.67
2010Houston AstrosMLB Spring TrainingSpring3451124300200230000071331.364.462.6361.098.455.272.50015.3823.081.500.00
2010New York YankeesDivision SeriesPlayoffs34142210120001000006420.500.5001.5002.0001.0001.000.5000.0025.000.0025.00
2010New York YankeesChampionship SeriesPlayoffs3441213010200220010051512.250.333.417.750.333.167.27313.3313.331.000.00
2011St. Louis CardinalsMLB Spring TrainingSpring35185541010130011000001145628.182.196.255.451.091.073.2051.7917.8610.0055.00
2011National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar351101000000000000011011.0001.0001.0002.000.000.0001.0000.000.000.000.00
2011St. Louis CardinalsDivision SeriesPlayoffs3551843101410231000072121.167.286.389.675.389.222.1439.5214.291.504.76
2011St. Louis CardinalsChampionship SeriesPlayoffs3562046000210221000062306.300.391.300.691.150.000.3338.708.701.000.00
2011St. Louis CardinalsWorld SeriesPlayoffs357269111015005700000153129.423.516.5771.093.346.154.55616.1322.581.403.23
2012St. Louis CardinalsMLB Spring TrainingSpring3614372123004204710101154339.324.395.405.800.243.081.3879.3016.281.750.00
2013Texas RangersMLB Spring TrainingSpring3719498123021001121200201216357.245.381.429.810.408.184.27019.0519.051.0024.50
Tot:USA (1 Yrs) USA 41114200400120000061222.364.417.545.962.273.182.4448.3316.672.00
Tot:Spring (8 Yrs) Spring 133364501063111355415667205061784274561.291.384.489.873.360.198.32213.1115.691.2028.00
Tot:AllStar (6 Yrs) AllStar 61003000310110010031203.300.333.300.633.200.000.3008.338.331.00
Tot:Playoffs (5 Yrs) Playoffs 52186385911194141314130202992222138.317.419.532.951.398.215.36213.9618.471.3220.67

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