Lance Berkman vs. Steve Garvey — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Steve Garvey
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lance Berkman holds a real edge over Steve Garvey in this comparison. Lance Berkman led in walk rate (BB%+ 175 vs 61), home run production (HR/PA+ 183 vs 158), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 126 vs 106). Steve Garvey held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 128 vs 106). The edge belongs to Lance Berkman.

Hitting Stats for Lance Berkman and Steve Garvey

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1879
144.3
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2332
147.81
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9466
600
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6491
498.48
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8835
560
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.786
0.786
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1905
146.29
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2599
164.74
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1087
83.48
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1844
116.88
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
27.89
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.3
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.73
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
28.11
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
272
17.24
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
755
47.86
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1235.33
78.3
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3485
267.63
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3941
249.8
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
3107
196.94
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
88.01
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1143
72.45
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1234
94.77
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1308
82.91
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2014
154.67
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2179
138.12
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1293.03
81.96
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
5.07
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
29
1.84
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
479
30.36
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
113
7.16
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1300
99.83
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
63.57
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.09
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.15
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
5.7
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
11.29
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
251
15.91
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.6
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
83
5.26
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
48
3.69
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
3.93
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.29
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
9.19
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.18
64.18
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
57.24
57.24

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Steve Garvey

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1762
1.08
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2261
1.05
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
1.03
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2205
1.02
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58402
27
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19467.1
9
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7899
4.83
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19004
8.79
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
0.38
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
0.66
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.05
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.06
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8607
5.26
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20568
9.51
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8528
5.21
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20438
9.45
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.08
99.08
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.37
99.37
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.039
9.039
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.91
95.91
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
0.38
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1531
0.71
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0