Lance Berkman

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-1, 220lb (185cm, 99kg)

Born: February 10, 1976 in Waco, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (16th) of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rice University (Houston, TX).

High School: Canyon HS (New Braunfels, TX)

School: Rice University (Houston, TX)

Debut: July 16, 1999 (Age 23-156d, 17,510th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 17, 2013 (Age 37-219d)
vs. TBR 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Agents: Michael Moye • Previously: Bobby Barad

Full Name: William Lance Berkman

Nicknames: Big Puma or Fat Elvis

Pronunciation: \BURK-man\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

51.9

6491

1905

366

.294

1146

RBI

1234

OBP

.406

SLG

.537

OPS

.943

OPS+

144

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-12 / in Starts: 14-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 106 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	78 (34-28-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 106 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	68 (33-22-11)

Most Driven In
Self	4
J Bagwell	3
C Everett	3
C Biggio	1
B Spiers	1
R GutiÃ©rrez	1
C HernÃ¡ndez	1
D Bell	1

Most Driven In By
Self	4
R GutiÃ©rrez	2
P Bako	1
T Bogar	1
S Elarton	1
M Hampton	1
T Eusebio	0
D Bell	0

1999 Batting Game Log

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1999 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	90 (89)	Jul 16	HOU		DET	W,2-1	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.54	-0.153	4.01	-0.15%	-1.18	PH
2	2	91	Jul 17	HOU		DET	W,3-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	5	1.72	-0.094	2.69	-0.09%	-0.56	LF
3	3	92	Jul 18	HOU		CLE	W,2-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	5	.88	-0.070	1.33	-0.06%	-0.76	LF
4	4	93	Jul 19	HOU		CLE	W,3-2	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	2	4.57	-0.265	6.54	-0.23%	-0.73	PH LF
5	5	94	Jul 20	HOU		CLE	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	5	.59	-0.022	.75	-0.02%	-0.20	LF
6	6	95	Jul 21	HOU		ARI	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	5	1.23	-0.021	1.78	-0.02%	-0.13	LF
7	7	96	Jul 22	HOU		ARI	L,1-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	4	1.64	-0.179	2.59	-0.17%	-0.84	LF
8	8	98 (1)	Jul 24	HOU		SDP	W,5-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269	9	.10	-0.003	.15	0.00%	-0.18	PH
9	9	99	Jul 25	HOU		SDP	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.160	.222	.160	.382	4	.97	0.050	1.41	0.04%	0.84	LF
10	10	105 (5)	Jul 31	HOU	@	SDP	W,8-5	GS-8	4	4	2	3	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.241	.290	.448	.739	5	.88	0.307	1.06	0.22%	2.71	LF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	11	107 (1)	Aug 3	HOU		LAD	W,7-2	GS-8	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.314	.455	.769	5	.84	0.039	1.04	0.03%	0.52	LF
12	12	109 (1)	Aug 5	HOU		LAD	W,7-0	GS-7	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.308	.459	.767	5	1.31	0.015	1.89	0.01%	0.60	LF
13	13	117 (7)	Aug 13	HOU		PIT	L,5-6	CG(13)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.289	.405	.694	6	1.73	-0.138	2.78	-0.13%	-0.80	LF
14	14	118	Aug 14	HOU		PIT	W,7-1	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.405	.709	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.17	PH
15	15	121 (2)	Aug 17	HOU		MIL	W,8-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.244	.300	.400	.700	6	.98	0.018	1.84	0.02%	-0.13	LF
16	16	122	Aug 18	HOU		MIL	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.315	.396	.711	5	1.82	0.019	3.28	0.02%	0.09	LF
17	17	124 (1)	Aug 20	HOU	@	FLA	W,6-4	CG(16)	8	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.226	.323	.358	.681	6	1.68	-0.358	3.14	-0.40%	-1.06	LF
18	18	125	Aug 21	HOU	@	FLA	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.228	.318	.351	.669	5	.68	-0.047	1.12	-0.05%	-0.56	LF
19	19	126	Aug 23	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS-9	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.310	.339	.649	2	2.49	-0.262	5.45	-0.34%	-1.46	LF
20	20	127	Aug 24	HOU	@	NYM	W,5-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.293	.318	.612	7	2.00	-0.228	4.60	-0.31%	-1.17	RF LF
21	21	128	Aug 25	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.289	.313	.603	9	1.80	-0.044	3.70	-0.06%	-0.60	RF
22	22	129	Aug 27 (1)	HOU		FLA	W,3-2	CG	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.221	.325	.324	.649	6	1.07	0.209	1.83	0.21%	1.95	RF
23	23	130	Aug 27 (2)	HOU		FLA	L,1-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.321	.319	.640	9	1.40	-0.041	2.42	-0.04%	-0.25	PH
24	24	131	Aug 28	HOU		FLA	L,2-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.317	.314	.631	9	.61	-0.016	1.26	-0.02%	-0.12	PH
25	25	132	Aug 29	HOU		FLA	W,10-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.314	.351	.665	6	.60	0.025	1.24	0.03%	0.19	RF
26	26	133	Aug 30	HOU		NYM	L,1-17	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.311	.385	.696	6	.09	-0.009	.20	-0.01%	0.08	RF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	27	141 (7)	Sep 8	HOU	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.316	.378	.694	6	.34	-0.005	.51	-0.01%	-0.87	RF
28	28	143 (1)	Sep 10	HOU		CHC	W,6-4	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.313	.373	.686	9	.88	-0.026	1.34	-0.02%	-0.25	PH
29	29	144	Sep 11	HOU		CHC	W,5-3	5-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.320	.381	.701	6	.27	0.010	.40	0.01%	0.40	PR RF LF
30	30	146 (1)	Sep 13	HOU		PHI	W,13-2	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.313	.372	.685	9	.04	-0.002	.06	0.00%	-0.72	PH LF
31	31	147	Sep 14	HOU		PHI	W,12-2	5-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.317	.386	.703	3	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	1.37	PH LF
32	32	148	Sep 15	HOU		PHI	L,6-8	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.327	.396	.723	6	1.05	0.097	.94	0.05%	0.69	LF
33	33	150 (1)	Sep 18	HOU	@	STL	L,6-13	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.324	.391	.715	3	.09	-0.002	.10	0.00%	-0.26	1B LF
34	34	156 (5)	Sep 25	HOU	@	MIL	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.321	.387	.708	9	2.20	-0.056	2.81	-0.04%	-0.18	PH
							22-12		106	93	10	22	2	0	4	15	12	0	21	0	0	1	0	2	5	1	.237	.321	.387	.708		1.20	-1.251	2.05	-1.52%	-3.41

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