NAME     : Lance Berkman
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 2/10/1976
  AGE      : 27
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 205
 
  POSITION : Centerfield
  BATS     : Both
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $8,500,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Leftfield :  B  (Fielding Pct. : .982)
  Range at Centerfield : C  (Fielding Pct. : .988)
  Range at Rightfield : B  (Fielding Pct. : .986)
  Outfield Arm : C

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : C
  Stealing Ability : E
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Normal
 
  Getting Hits         : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Good)
  Hitting Doubles      : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 10  (VS. RHP : 11, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting BB's         : 8  (VS. RHP : 8, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .341 34 104 396 135 27  2 111  1  2 106  73 .483 .677 
  vs RHP        .363 29  79 259  94 20  2  79  0  2  80  49 .516 .792 
  vs LHP        .299  5  25 137  41  7  0  32  1  0  26  24 .415 .460 
  At Home       .354 17  53 195  69 15  1  49  1  2  48  34 .486 .703 
  Away          .328 17  51 201  66 12  1  62  0  0  58  39 .481 .652 
  R.I.S.P.      .345 12  68 110  38 10  0   0  0  0  30  24 .486 .764 
  Pinch Hitting .000  0   0   2   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .333 .000 
  Close/Late    .406  6  22  32  13  2  0  12  0  0  14   6 .587 1.031 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .450  2   8  20   9  3  0   4  1  0   7   1 .593 .900 
  Apr/Mar       .267  5  18  86  23  6  0  16  0  0  21  22 .417 .512 
  May           .371 14  39  97  36  7  0  37  0  1  25  14 .500 .876 
  June          .333  5  13  87  29  6  2  23  0  1  26  15 .491 .621 
  July          .355  5  19  93  33  4  0  26  0  0  22  19 .483 .559 
  August        .424  5  15  33  14  4  0   9  1  0  12   3 .578 1.000 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1999  .237  4  15  34  93  22  2  0  10  5  1  12  21 .324 .387   HOU
  2000  .297 21  67 114 353 105 28  1  76  6  2  56  73 .394 .561   HOU
  2001  .331 34 126 156 577 191 55  5 110  7  9  92 121 .423 .620   HOU
  2002  .331 33 110 154 537 178 40 11 128  3  1 138 105 .468 .631   HOU
 
  Total AB  : 1956
  Total AVG : .323
  Total Hits: 631
  Total HR  : 126
  Total RBI : 422
  Total Runs: 435
  Total SB  : 22
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 7/17/2002 with a Broken Nose, out for one week... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2003, hitting .371 with 14 HR, 39 RBI... Was selected to the 2003 Allstar game...