Lance Berkman vs. Jim Gentile — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jim Gentile
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lance Berkman comes out clearly ahead of Jim Gentile across most offensive categories. Lance Berkman led in contact rate (K%+ 106 vs 73), walk rate (BB%+ 175 vs 155), and batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 103). Jim Gentile held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 207 vs 183). Lance Berkman was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lance Berkman and Jim Gentile

Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1879
144.3
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PAverified
936
161.43
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
3479
600
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6491
498.48
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2922
503.94
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1905
146.29
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
759
130.9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
83.48
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
461
79.51
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
113
19.49
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.3
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.03
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
28.11
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
30.87
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
298
51.39
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
546.76
94.3
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3485
267.63
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
1421
245.07
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
1279
220.58
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
0.871
0.871
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
88.01
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
434
74.85
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
94.77
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
549
94.68
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2014
154.67
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
804
138.66
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
537.84
92.76
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
5.07
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.76
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
475
81.92
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
54
9.31
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1300
99.83
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
114.34
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.01
6.01
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
5.25
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.86
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.15
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.52
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
11.29
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
11.9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.6
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.69
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.29
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.69
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
64.18
64.18
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Jim Gentile

Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1762
1.08
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
1.09
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
1.03
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
1.01
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Innings
21143
27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Innings
7047.2
9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7899
4.83
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6725
8.59
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
0.38
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
0.72
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.05
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.09
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8607
5.26
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7362
9.4
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8528
5.21
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7289
9.31
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.01
99.01
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.535
8.535
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.74
92.74
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
0.38
Jim Gentile
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
0.86
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gentile
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0