#17 Lance "Big Puma" Berkman, First Base, 27 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals
Sunday, 6/13/2003 |
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| Lance Berkman
Big Puma
2/10/1976
27
USA,TX,Waco
6"1
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First Base
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3.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 4,642,857
2003 (Arbitration eligible)
3 Year(s), 103 Days (619 total Days)
72 Day(s)
3 Year(s), 103 Days (619 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| Versus RHP | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
| Talent | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
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| Fielding Ratings
1B : 7 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 6 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 5 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 7 (Range), .971 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 8
Outfield Arm : 8
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 6/1 | @PIT | W 16-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | #4 | | |
| 6/2 | @CHC | W 13-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | #4 | | |
| 6/3 | @CHC | W 4-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #2 | | |
| 6/4 | CIN | W 7-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
| 6/6 | CIN | W 7-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 6/7 | MIN | W 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
| 6/8 | MIN | W 5-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
| 6/9 | MIN | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 6/11 | DET | W 6-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 6/12 | DET | W 5-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 59 | 228 | 65 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 60 | 37 | 42 | 71 | .285 | .399 | .553 | .952 | 1.024 | .268 |
| Projected | 152 | 586 | 167 | 36 | 3 | 39 | 154 | 95 | 108 | 183 | .285 | .399 | .553 | .952 | 1.024 | .268 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 59 | 273 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 53.5 | 8.6 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 86 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .287 | .395 | .683 |
| vs. RHP | 142 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .324 | .458 | .648 | 1.106 |
| Close/Late | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .333 | .240 | .573 |
| Scoring Position | 59 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .407 | .507 | .729 | 1.236 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 30 | 113 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 31 | .319 | .414 | .566 | .980 |
| Road | 29 | 115 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 18 | 23 | 40 | .252 | .386 | .539 | .925 |
| This Week | 5 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .444 | .524 | .833 | 1.357 |
| Last Week | 6 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .214 | .290 | .321 | .612 |
| March/April | 23 | 87 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 31 | .207 | .349 | .368 | .717 |
| May | 26 | 100 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 23 | .350 | .450 | .720 | 1.170 |
| June | 10 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 17 | .293 | .383 | .537 | .920 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1999 | 24 | 79 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .362 | .519 | .881 | STL |
| 2000 | 149 | 483 | 124 | 31 | 3 | 25 | 93 | 79 | 102 | 8 | 3 | 130 | 1 | 0 | .257 | .393 | .489 | .881 | STL |
| 2001 | 151 | 523 | 174 | 45 | 7 | 31 | 120 | 99 | 105 | 7 | 3 | 153 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .448 | .623 | 1.072 | STL,NL |
| 2002 | 151 | 537 | 145 | 36 | 3 | 42 | 121 | 136 | 115 | 9 | 5 | 176 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .404 | .583 | .987 | STL,NL |
| 2003 | 59 | 228 | 65 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 60 | 37 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .399 | .553 | .952 | STL |
| Total | 534 | 1850 | 528 | 130 | 15 | 118 | 412 | 361 | 376 | 28 | 13 | 555 | 2 | 0 | .285 | .411 | .563 | .974 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1997, AA | 131 | 465 | 106 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 81 | 70 | 103 | 93 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .362 | .422 | .784 |
| 1998, A | 33 | 115 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 22 | 40 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .365 | .503 | .696 | 1.199 |
| 1998, AA | 95 | 324 | 87 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 67 | 69 | 87 | 85 | 3 | 0 | .269 | .416 | .522 | .938 |
| 1999, AAA | 132 | 505 | 162 | 42 | 0 | 36 | 112 | 93 | 113 | 122 | 2 | 0 | .321 | .437 | .618 | 1.054 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1999 | 14 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .302 | .383 | .685 |
| 2000 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .278 | .471 | .748 |
| 2001 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .414 | .318 | .732 |
| 2002 | 17 | 65 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .347 | .477 | .824 |
| Total | 43 | 151 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 63 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .337 | .424 | .761 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| First Base | 59 | 59 | 538 | 40 | 47 | 580 | 2 | .997 | 529.0 | 9.87 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 3/3/1997 to a minor league contract.
Traded from Minnesota to St. Louis on 5/18/1997 (Going to STL: CF Lance Berkman. Going to MIN: P Kevin Millwood, 3B Mike Lowell, LF Preston Wilson)...
Had first career hit (double) on 9/5/1999, off James Baldwin (NYM)...
Hit first career homerun on 9/14/1999, off David Nied (CHC)...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/2001, hitting .560 with 3 HR, 11 RBI...
Was selected to the 2001 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Los Angeles on 9/25/2001...
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game...
Drove in 7 runs against Atlanta on 8/10/2002...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/2002, hitting .385 with 6 HR, 15 RBI...
Injured on 8/19/2002 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week...
Won World Championship with St. Louis in 2002...
2/2/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,642,857 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 8 runs against San Diego on 5/14/2003...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/17/2003, hitting .577 with 5 HR, 18 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2003, hitting .350 with 9 HR, 35 RBI...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2001 - .333 - 3rd
| OBP
2001 - .448 - 4th
| SLG
2001 - .623 - 9th
| OPS
2001 - 1.072 - 9th
| Homeruns
2002 - 42 - 5th
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RBI
2002 - 121 - 6th
| Runs
2002 - 136 - 2nd
| BB
2000 - 102 - 8th
2002 - 115 - 5th
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