High Level:
MLB Career Ranks:
11th in SECA
Positions: 1B-
781, LF-
549, RF-
374, OF-
266, CF-
166, DH-
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Full Name: William Lance Berkman
Born:
Feb 10, 1976 (37
.101)
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)
| 1995 | Rice | NCAA | NCAA | | | 19 | | - | 62 | | | -- | -- | | .298 | .204 | 0.82 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0-0 | 0 | -- |
| 1996 | Rice | NCAA | NCAA | | | 20 | | - | 65 | | | -- | -- | | .610 | .349 | 2.11 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0-0 | 0 | -- |
| 1997 | Rice | NCAA | NCAA | | | 21 | | - | 63 | | | -- | -- | | .855 | .600 | 1.74 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0-0 | 0 | -- |
| | Kissimmee | FSL | A+ | - | hou | 21 | of | 90 | 53 | 223 | 133 | 45 | 9 | .313 | .457 | .250 | 0.97 | 5.4 | 32 | 22 | 40.7 | 16.6 | 17.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 71-66 | 2 | John Tamargo |
| 1998 | Jackson | Tex | AA | - | hou | 22 | of | 7 | 122 | 517 | 316 | 104 | 8.9 | .329 | .454 | .249 | 1.04 | 4.6 | 72 | 58 | 44.6 | 16.4 | 15.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70-70 | 3 | Jim Pankovits |
| | New Orleans | PCL | AAA | - | hou | 22 | of | - | 17 | 73 | 44 | 16 | 9.9 | .270 | .576 | .373 | 0.75 | 8.2 | 6 | 10 | 62.5 | 16.4 | 21.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76-66 | 1 | John Tamargo |
| 1999 | New Orleans | PCL | AAA | - | hou | 23 | of | - | 64 | 267 | 166 | 51 | 8.3 | .376 | .394 | .195 | 0.83 | 3.0 | 45 | 28 | 38.4 | 14.6 | 17.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 55-85 | 4 | Tony Pena |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 23 | lf-rf | - | 34 | 106 | 75 | 12 | 4.3 | .261 | .323 | .151 | 0.57 | 3.8 | 16 | 6 | 27.3 | 11.3 | 19.8 | 0.97 | 3.4 | 358 | 63.1 | 36.9 | 11.7 | 97-65 | 1 | Larry Dierker |
| 2000 | New Orleans | PCL | AAA | - | hou | 24 | of-1b | - | 31 | 144 | 86 | 30 | 9.3 | .360 | .509 | .232 | 1.55 | 4.2 | 25 | 12 | 32.4 | 21.5 | 13.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68-74 | 3 | Tony Pena |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 24 | rf-lf | - | 114 | 417 | 263 | 84 | 8.6 | .316 | .433 | .263 | 0.77 | 5.0 | 55 | 50 | 47.6 | 13.4 | 17.5 | 1.04 | 3.8 | 1567 | 58.8 | 41.2 | 10.5 | 72-90 | 4 | Larry Dierker |
| 2001 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 25 | lf-cf | 5 | 156 | 688 | 409 | 160 | 10.6 | .367 | .445 | .289 | 0.76 | 4.9 | 97 | 94 | 49.2 | 13.4 | 17.6 | 0.96 | 3.9 | 2685 | 57.3 | 42.7 | 9.6 | 93-69 | 1 | Larry Dierker |
| 2002 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 26 | cf-lf | 4 | 158 | 692 | 426 | 142 | 9 | .302 | .478 | .285 | 0.91 | 6.1 | 90 | 79 | 46.7 | 15.5 | 17.1 | 0.85 | 4.0 | 2764 | 55.5 | 44.5 | 9.7 | 84-78 | 2 | Jimy Williams |
| 2003 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 27 | lf | 19 | 153 | 658 | 400 | 124 | 8.4 | .319 | .429 | .227 | 0.99 | 3.8 | 89 | 66 | 42.6 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 0.84 | 4.0 | 2616 | 54.9 | 45.1 | 7.9 | 87-75 | 2 | Jimy Williams |
| 2004 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 28 | rf-lf | 6 | 160 | 687 | 395 | 149 | 10.2 | .339 | .487 | .250 | 1.26 | 4.4 | 99 | 73 | 42.4 | 18.5 | 14.7 | 0.68 | 4.0 | 2758 | 53.1 | 46.9 | 7.3 | 92-70 | 2 | Jimy Williams, Phil Garner |
| 2005 | Round Rock | PCL | AAA | - | hou | 29 | of | - | 4 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 6.1 | .400 | .286 | .071 | 0.75 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 | 17.6 | 23.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74-70 | 3 | Jackie Moore |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 29 | 1b-lf | 21 | 132 | 565 | 352 | 108 | 8.3 | .302 | .432 | .231 | 1.26 | 4.2 | 78 | 59 | 43.1 | 16.1 | 12.7 | 0.85 | 3.9 | 2196 | 55.0 | 45.0 | 6.9 | 89-73 | 2 | Phil Garner |
| 2006 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 30 | 1b-rf | 6 | 152 | 646 | 388 | 144 | 10 | .316 | .491 | .306 | 0.92 | 7.0 | 95 | 74 | 43.8 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 0.62 | 3.9 | 2523 | 57.2 | 42.8 | 9.2 | 82-80 | 2 | Phil Garner |
| 2007 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 31 | 1b-rf | 27 | 153 | 668 | 424 | 116 | 7.4 | .300 | .406 | .232 | 0.75 | 5.1 | 96 | 60 | 38.5 | 14.1 | 18.7 | 0.83 | 3.9 | 2590 | 57.5 | 42.5 | 10.5 | 73-89 | 4 | Phil Garner, Cecil Cooper |
| 2008 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 32 | 1b | 3 | 159 | 665 | 403 | 141 | 9.4 | .341 | .458 | .255 | 0.92 | 4.4 | 94 | 79 | 45.7 | 14.9 | 16.2 | 0.76 | 3.9 | 2607 | 56.2 | 43.8 | 10.5 | 86-75 | 3 | Cecil Cooper |
| 2009 | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 33 | 1b | 24 | 136 | 562 | 355 | 99 | 7.5 | .296 | .452 | .235 | 0.99 | 4.4 | 69 | 57 | 45.2 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 0.78 | 3.9 | 2197 | 54.4 | 45.6 | 8.1 | 74-88 | 5 | Cecil Cooper, Dave Clark |
| 2010 | Trenton | East | AA | - | nyy | 34 | | - | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2.3 | .400 | .125 | .000 | 0.33 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 33.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 83-59 | 1 | Tony Franklin |
| | Round Rock | PCL | AAA | - | hou | 34 | 1b | - | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23.6 | .500 | .833 | .833 | 0.00 | 14.3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 28.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 57-87 | 4 | Marc Bombard |
| | Houston | NL | MLB | 17 | hou | 34 | 1b | - | 85 | 358 | 239 | 50 | 5.6 | .279 | .396 | .191 | 0.86 | 3.6 | 43 | 30 | 41.1 | 16.8 | 19.6 | 0.98 | 4.1 | 1483 | 55.8 | 44.2 | 8.2 | 76-86 | 4 | Brad Mills |
| | NY Yankees | AL | MLB | 17 | nyy | 34 | dh-1b | - | 37 | 123 | 85 | 14 | 4.3 | .289 | .255 | .094 | 1.13 | 0.8 | 19 | 8 | 29.6 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 0.90 | 3.7 | 451 | 55.4 | 44.6 | 6.9 | 95-67 | 2 | Joe Girardi |
| 2011 | St. Louis | NL | MLB | 12 | stl | 35 | rf | 7 | 145 | 587 | 358 | 115 | 8.7 | .315 | .426 | .246 | 0.99 | 5.3 | 91 | 56 | 38.1 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 0.65 | 3.7 | 2188 | 55.6 | 44.4 | 9.3 | 90-72 | 2 | Tony LaRussa |
| 2012 | Memphis | PCL | AAA | - | stl | 36 | 1b | - | 6 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3.4 | .286 | .235 | .059 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 57-87 | 3 | Ron Warner |
| | St. Louis | NL | MLB | 12 | stl | 36 | 1b | - | 32 | 97 | 63 | 15 | 6.3 | .317 | .383 | .185 | 0.74 | 2.1 | 11 | 10 | 47.6 | 14.4 | 19.6 | 0.88 | 4.2 | 408 | 58.6 | 41.4 | 13.7 | 88-74 | 2 | Mike Matheny |
| 2013 | Texas | AL | MLB | | tex | 37 | 5/20/2013 | | 39 | 163 | 99 | 29 | 7.8 | .355 | .353 | .154 | 1.17 | 1.8 | 28 | 14 | 33.3 | 16.6 | 14.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Ron Washington |
| Minor League Totals (7 years) | 301 | 1277 | 779 | 254 | 8.8 | .339 | .448 | .239 | 0.98 | 4.5 | 188 | 135 | 41.8 | 16.5 | 16.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .479 | -- | |
| College Totals (3 years) | 190 | 884 | 474 | 280 | 16 | .376 | .591 | .387 | 1.52 | 7.6 | 143 | 142 | 49.8 | 16.2 | 10.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| AAA Totals (6 years) | 124 | 528 | 324 | 104 | 8.7 | .358 | .445 | .228 | 0.96 | 4.0 | 82 | 55 | 40.1 | 16.7 | 17.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .452 | -- | |
| AA Totals (2 years) | 124 | 526 | 322 | 105 | 8.8 | .330 | .448 | .245 | 1.01 | 4.6 | 74 | 58 | 43.9 | 16.3 | 16.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .543 | -- | |
| A+ Totals (1 year) | 53 | 223 | 133 | 45 | 9 | .313 | .457 | .250 | 0.97 | 5.4 | 32 | 22 | 40.7 | 16.6 | 17.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .518 | -- | |