Lance Berkman
1999–2013 · bats B / throws L · Houston Astros, NLS, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
1,879G
.293AVG
.406OBP
.537SLG
More career statistics
1,905H
366HR
1,234RBI
86SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,879 | 7,814 | 6,491 | 1,146 | 1,905 | 422 | 30 | 366 | 1,234 | 1,201 | 1,300 | 86 | 48 | 66 | 54 | 3,485 | .293 | .406 | .537 | .943 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 2001-06-17 to 2001-07-08
37longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 2006-09-27 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 2002-04-16 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 2013-06-01 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 946 | 3872 | 963 | 166 | 599 | 597 | 613 | .300 | .403 | .534 |
| Away | 933 | 3942 | 942 | 200 | 635 | 604 | 687 | .287 | .392 | .539 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .400 | .500 | .400 |
| April | 248 | 1071 | 253 | 60 | 183 | 169 | 167 | .287 | .394 | .553 |
| May | 340 | 1425 | 353 | 67 | 234 | 234 | 223 | .301 | .412 | .538 |
| June | 321 | 1352 | 340 | 72 | 241 | 182 | 236 | .296 | .386 | .557 |
| July | 314 | 1292 | 315 | 60 | 198 | 193 | 215 | .293 | .393 | .544 |
| August | 316 | 1309 | 303 | 48 | 176 | 217 | 233 | .282 | .397 | .509 |
| September | 318 | 1274 | 314 | 58 | 192 | 192 | 208 | .296 | .397 | .525 |
| October | 19 | 79 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 14 | .354 | .443 | .508 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 177 | 747 | 154 | 33 | 98 | 120 | 161 | .250 | .367 | .465 |
| cincinnati-reds | 174 | 728 | 186 | 52 | 144 | 124 | 99 | .314 | .426 | .656 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 173 | 711 | 180 | 26 | 101 | 108 | 123 | .305 | .405 | .520 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 167 | 706 | 161 | 28 | 109 | 146 | 92 | .295 | .435 | .538 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 154 | 653 | 172 | 39 | 118 | 92 | 113 | .313 | .404 | .601 |
| arizona-diamondbacks | 80 | 327 | 76 | 17 | 54 | 48 | 66 | .274 | .379 | .527 |
| florida-marlins | 78 | 330 | 84 | 15 | 61 | 56 | 53 | .311 | .424 | .570 |
| colorado-rockies | 78 | 334 | 88 | 14 | 59 | 54 | 49 | .320 | .425 | .549 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  Houston Astros | 34 | 93 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 5 | .237 | – | – |
| 2000 | Houston Astros | 114 | 353 | 105 | 21 | 67 | 6 | .297 | – | – |
| 2001 | Houston Astros | 156 | 577 | 191 | 34 | 126 | 7 | .331 | – | – |
| 2002 | Houston Astros | 158 | 578 | 169 | 42 | 128 | 8 | .292 | – | – |
| 2003 | Houston Astros | 153 | 538 | 155 | 25 | 93 | 5 | .288 | – | – |
| 2004 | Houston Astros | 160 | 544 | 172 | 30 | 106 | 9 | .316 | – | – |
| 2005 | Houston Astros | 132 | 468 | 137 | 24 | 82 | 4 | .293 | – | – |
| 2006 | Houston Astros | 152 | 536 | 169 | 45 | 136 | 3 | .315 | – | – |
| 2007 | Houston Astros | 153 | 561 | 156 | 34 | 102 | 7 | .278 | – | – |
| 2008 | Houston Astros | 159 | 554 | 173 | 29 | 106 | 18 | .312 | – | – |
| 2009 | Houston Astros | 136 | 460 | 126 | 25 | 80 | 7 | .274 | – | – |
| 2010 | Houston Astros, New York Yankees | 122 | 404 | 100 | 14 | 58 | 3 | .248 | – | – |
| 2011 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 145 | 488 | 147 | 31 | 94 | 2 | .301 | – | – |
| 2012 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 81 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .259 | – | – |
| 2013 |  Texas Rangers | 73 | 256 | 62 | 6 | 34 | – | .242 | – | – |