Another major retirement in the world of Major League Baseball has occurred as Lance Berkman has called it a career. Berkman last played with the Texas Rangers, won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals, but had his seasons with the Houston Astros where he was part of the “Killer B’s” with Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell.
Berkman was an All Star six times and on four occasions he made the top five in National League MVP voting. He wrapped up his career with some very good power numbers, totalling 366 Home Runs and was a Doubles champion twice. He also finished up with a .406 career On Base Percentage and had nine top ten finishes in that category. At this time, Berkman is 43rd All Time in that category.
In the vogue category of OPS, Lance has done even better. Three times he eclipsed the 1.000 mark and tallied a .943 career number which places him 26th All Time. Those are more than HOF numbers, though his overall WAR of 51.3 puts him on the opposite side of that fence.
Berkman may have been best as an Astro, he had a stellar World Series for St. Louis in 2011 batting .423. His overall Playoff stats are a little better than his regular season numbers, which should be considered once Hall of Fame talk begins in five years.
We would like to thank Lance Berkman for his service in Major League Baseball, and thank him for the memories.
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