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Lance Berkman  

Lance Berkman  

|Head Coach - Houston Christian (NCAA-1) [2024]

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Proper Name
William Lance Berkman
nickname
Big Puma
High Level
MLB (1999-2013)
Positions
1B (785) ... LF (549) ... RF (373) ... OF (266) ... CF (166) ... DH (100)
Ht / Wt
6-1 / 220
Bats / Throws
Both / Left
age
48.068
place
Waco,Texas
High School
Canyon (New Braunfels,TX)
colleges
Rice University (Houston,TX),
Signing Bonus
$ 1,000,000
draft posit
1B
MLB Debut
Service Time
14.052 (2013)
MLB Teams
HOU [14] SLN [2] NYA [1] TEX [1]
TBC#
1080
mlbam id
204020
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1999-2013].293.943649111461905366123486
Speed
56
Power
87
Contact
63
XBH
81
RBIs
85
Runs
47
Hitting
81
Durability
65
Team
.516
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [1997] Golden Spikes award finalist ... [2005] Inducted into the Rice University Athletics Hall of Fame ... [2011] World Series Champion with St. Louis Cardinals
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year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
2014 2014-01-30 current -- -- Announced retirement Ret -- No 37.355
2013 2013-10-31 2014-01-30 -- -- Rangers declined option, declared free agency Free Agt -- No 37.264
2013 2013-08-14 2013-09-01 TEX AA Assigned to Frisco (AA) for rehab DL-15 Frisco (Tex) Yes 37.186
2013 2013-08-10 2013-08-14 TEX AAA Assigned to Round Rock (AAA) for rehab DL-15 Round Rock (PCL) Yes 37.182
2013 2013-07-08 2013-08-10 TEX MLB DL-15 Left hip inflammation *Trying to break up double-play* DL-15 -- Yes 37.149
2013 2013-01-07 2013-07-08 TEX MLB Signed to 1-year contract for 2013-2013 ($10m) [Free agent] Club option for 2014 Active -- Yes 36.332
2012 2012-10-29 2013-01-07 -- -- Declared free agency Free Agt -- No 36.262
2012 2012-08-24 2012-09-01 SLN AAA Assigned to Memphis (AAA) for rehab DL-15 Memphis (PCL) Yes 36.196
2012 2012-08-04 2012-08-24 SLN MLB DL-15 Right knee inflammation DL-15 -- Yes 36.176
2012 2012-05-20 2012-07-14 SLN MLB DL-15 Sprained right knee DL-15 -- Yes 36.100
2012 2012-04-20 2012-05-13 SLN MLB DL-15 Left calf strain DL-15 -- Yes 36.070
2011 2011-09-22 2012-04-20 SLN MLB Signed to 1-year contract for 2012-2012 ($12m) [Extension] Hist -- No 35.224
2010 2010-12-04 2011-09-22 SLN MLB Signed to 1-year contract for 2011-2011 ($8m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 34.297
2010 2010-11-01 2010-12-04 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 34.264
2010 2010-08-19 2010-09-01 NYA MLB DL - Sprained right ankle *Stumbled over 1B while trying to beat a throw* Injury -- No 34.190
2010 2010-07-31 2010-08-19 NYA MLB Traded from Houston Astros to New York Yankees for Mark Melancon and Jimmy Paredes Hist -- No 34.171
2010 2010-03-31 2010-04-20 HOU MLB DL - Loose bodies in left knee Injury -- No 34.049
2009 2009-07-23 2009-08-12 HOU MLB DL - strained left calf muscle Injury -- No 33.164
2005 2005-03-30 2005-05-06 HOU MLB DL - Recovery from ACL Surgery Injury -- No 29.049
2005 2005-03-20 2005-03-30 HOU MLB Signed to 6-year contract for 2005-2010 ($85m) [Extension] Hist -- No 29.039
2005 2005-01-27 2005-03-20 HOU MLB Signed to 1-year contract for 2005-2005 ($10.5m) [Avoids arbitration] Hist -- No 28.352
2002 2002-01-29 2005-01-27 HOU MLB Signed to 3-year contract for 2002-2004 ($10.5m) [Extension] 0.5--3.5--6.5 Hist -- No 25.354
1997 1997-06-04 2002-01-29 HOU MLB Signed out of draft (Rice) Hist -- No 21.115
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