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» Lance Berkman   |   Salaries and Contracts


Positions:  1B-637, LF-533, OF-266, RF-264, CF-166, DH-11

Full Name:  William Lance Berkman
Born:  Feb 10,1976  in  Waco, Texas
Height:  6-1  Weight:  205  Bats:  Both  Throws:  Left
High School:  Canyon (New Braunfels, Texas)  "-"
College:  Rice University

Contract:   Signed 6-year, $85,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros on Mar 19,2005. Club option for 2011

Drafted:  Selected by Houston Astros in 1st Round (16th overall) of 1997 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  (Signing Bonus: $1,000,000)

  • 3+ Homers in a game  Apr 16,2002
  • 40+ Homers in a Season MLB  2x 2002,2006
  • 50+ Doubles in a Season  1x 2001
  • College All-American (1st team)  1997 1B
  • First Round Draft Pick  1997 (#16)
  • Futures Game Participant  USA 1999
  • Home Run Derby Participant  4x 2002,2004,2006,2008
  • Major League All-Star Game  5x 2001-2002,2004,2006,2008
  • NCAA Conference MVP  Western Athletic Conference (1997)
  • Player of the Month  2x May-2004 (NL),May-2008 (NL)
  • Player of the Week  4x Jun-24-2001, May-5-2002, Apr-27-2008, May-11-2008
  • Switch-hit Homers in Same Game  2x
  • Top Prospect  1998 MLB (#64),1999 MLB (#13),2000 MLB (#37),1999 Hou (#1),2000 Hou (#2)

  • Signed by Scout:  Ralph Bratton

    MLB Debut:  Jul 16,1999




    Scouting Report
    Power: 87
    Batting: 80
    Speed: 40
    Contact: 48
    Patience: 95
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     Salary History

    YearSalary (US $) Rank  Lg Avg (US $)  Centile
    1999200,000  1,222,53780
    2000*175,000  1,369,50580
    2001305,000  1,609,51250
    2002500,000  1,654,08842
    20033,500,000  1,773,36418
    20046,500,000100  1,716,3039
    200510,500,00042  1,825,7564
    200614,500,00015  1,937,0042
    2007*14,500,00016  2,923,3402
    2008*14,500,00028  NA
    200914,500,00025  NA
    Career:  $79,680,000   estimate

    Salary Notes:  Major League salary data has been publicly available since 1985. Though TBC has salary data for most major leaguers since the data became public, mid-season callups and late signees might not appear. In these cases, the league minimum has been assigned. Minor league salaries are not available as they are not public.

    Centiles divide all players into 100 groups and in this situation, a centile of 1 indicates a player is in the highest-paid group, contrary to centile reporting conventions. Players who are in the bottom 20% will automatically earn a centile value of 80 since most likely, all of these players earn the minimum.

    The ranking column includes only the top 100 players for each season.

    Contract History

    2005-2010    Signed 6-year, $85,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros on Mar 19,2005. Club option for 2011