Lance Berkman vs. Joe Gerhardt — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Joe Gerhardt
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Lance Berkman posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Gerhardt. Lance Berkman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.955 vs .546) and on-base percentage (.418 vs .258). By the career numbers, Lance Berkman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lance Berkman and Joe Gerhardt

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1879
144.3
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1071
148.92
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
4315
600
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6491
498.48
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4140
575.67
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1905
146.29
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
939
130.57
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1087
83.48
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
755
104.98
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
122
16.96
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.3
Joe Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.65
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
28.11
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.97
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
184
25.59
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
315.93
43.93
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3485
267.63
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
1192
165.75
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
1114
154.9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
88.01
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
493
68.55
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
94.77
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
382
53.12
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2014
154.67
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
868
120.7
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
351.21
48.84
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
5.07
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.81
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
162
22.53
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1300
99.83
Joe Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
33.09
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Joe Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.13
18.13
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.08
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.15
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
147
11.29
Joe Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.14
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.6
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.14
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.69
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.83
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.29
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 600 PA
43
5.98
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
64.18
64.18
Joe Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.05
86.05

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Joe Gerhardt

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1762
1.08
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
1.01
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
1.03
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28698
27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9566
9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7899
4.83
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3725
3.5
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
0.38
Joe Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3292
3.1
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.05
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
0.68
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8607
5.26
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7742
7.28
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8528
5.21
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7017
6.6
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.64
90.64
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Joe Gerhardt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.509
6.509
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
0.38
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
0.49
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gerhardt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0