Lance
Berkman
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 215
 
Born: February 10, 1976 in Usa, TX, WACO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2014   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2014 38 NYA AL $ 666,000   6 6 5 3 9 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 6 4 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 666,000   6 6 5 3 9 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 6 4 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 666,000   6 6 5 3 9 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 6 4 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2014 38 NYA AL 160 559 93 153 45 4 26 81 0 0 89 174 .274 .382 .508 .890 106.5 22.4
1 Years Sim 160 559 93 153 45 4 26 81 0 0 89 174 .274 .382 .508 .890 106.5 22.4
162 Game Average 565 94 154 45 4 26 82 0 0 90 176 .274 .382 .508 .890 107.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   415 70 120 35 2 21 55 0 0 72 136 .289 .400 .535 .935 84.7
vs LH   144 23 33 10 2 5 26 0 0 17 38 .229 .327 .431 .758 19.6
Home 80 281 47 93 24 3 19 50 0 0 43 80 .331 .426 .641 1.067 67.8
Away 80 278 46 60 21 1 7 31 0 0 46 94 .216 .338 .374 .712 36.5
RISP   123 0 31 9 2 4 48 0 0 30 33 .252 .399 .455 .854 23.7
Pinch Hitting   5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 .333 .600 .933 1.0
Close/Late   64 13 20 5 0 4 8 0 0 8 19 .313 .397 .578 .975 13.4
Mar/Apr 25 80 16 29 11 0 3 10 0 0 13 26 .363 .453 .613 1.065 19.3
May 27 90 13 29 8 1 5 17 0 0 13 29 .322 .413 .600 1.013 20.1
June 26 92 15 22 3 0 4 11 0 0 18 28 .239 .388 .402 .790 14.8
July 25 96 14 22 4 1 5 14 0 0 10 32 .229 .308 .448 .756 13.4
August 29 90 19 24 7 1 6 17 0 0 26 23 .267 .437 .567 1.004 22.2
Sep/Oct 28 111 16 27 12 1 3 12 0 0 9 36 .243 .306 .450 .756 14.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2014 38 NYA AL 1B 100 100 872.3 835 74 20 87 .978 9.38   0.0
    CF 9 9 69.0 27 1 0 0 1.000 3.65   0.3
    LF 4 1 12.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.46    
  1B 100 100 872.3 835 74 20 87 .978 9.38   0.0
  CF 9 9 69.0 27 1 0 0 1.000 3.65   0.3
  LF 4 1 12.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.46    
Career Totals   113 110 953.7 864 75 20 87 .979 8.86   0.3
Career Highs   113 110 953.7 864 75 20 87 .979 8.86    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
2014-1-160
Doubles
2014-10-45
Strikeouts
2014-4-174
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 11)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 108)
 
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  1. Eduardo Perez (954)
  2. Jeff Bagwell (954)
  3. Edson Echeandia (940)
  4. Daryle Ward (937)
  5. Saul Angulo (928)
  6. Scott Hatteberg (926)
  7. John Olerud (925)
  8. John Garrett (925)
  9. Ellis Burks (924)
  10. Jeremy Cleveland (922)
History
Had first career hit (double) on 4/5/2004, off Odalis Perez (LAN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/2004, off Hideo Nomo (LAN)
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 4/11/2004
Won Player of the Week award on 5/31/2004, hitting .524 with 5 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game
Hit for the cycle against St. Louis on 7/22/2005
Hit for the cycle against Chicago (N) on 8/14/2005
Had 6 hits with 8 RBI against Chicago (N) on 8/14/2005
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Washington on 9/20/2005
Drove in 8 runs against Florida on 4/14/2006
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game
Injured on 8/12/2007 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Drove in 6 runs against San Francisco on 6/17/2008
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game
Injured on 8/10/2009 with a Torn Calf Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Traded from Houston to Washington on 2/28/2011 (Going to HOU: CF Scott Podsednik. Going to WSH: LF Lance Berkman)
Hit 3 homeruns against Los Angeles, driving in 5 runs on 4/19/2011
Drove in 7 runs against Colorado on 5/24/2011
Was selected to the 2011 Allstar game
8/9/2011: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $14,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Drove in 6 runs against Florida on 5/13/2012
Was selected to the 2012 Allstar game
Traded from Washington to Texas on 5/30/2013 (Going to TEX: LF Lance Berkman, P Felix Hernandez, LF Ernest Conrad, C Francisco Cordero Jr.. Going to WSH: DH Adrian Gonzalez, SS Miguel Tejada)
Released by Texas on 7/17/2013
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 8/2/2013 to a 1-year deal worth $672,000 per year
Released by Chicago (A) on 8/19/2013
Retired in 2014
Returns from retirement in 2014
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/1/2014 to a 2-year deal worth $666,000 per year
Was selected to the 2014 Allstar game