Lance Berkman vs. Brian Giles — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Brian Giles
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Lance Berkman and Brian Giles are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 126 for Lance Berkman, 124 for Brian Giles), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 134). The overall lean goes to Lance Berkman, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Lance Berkman and Brian Giles

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1879
144.3
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1847
141.44
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7835
600
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6491
498.48
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6527
499.83
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.911
0.911
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1905
146.29
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1897
145.27
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1087
83.48
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1144
87.61
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
411
31.47
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.3
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.21
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
28.11
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
287
21.98
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
753
57.66
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1369.63
104.89
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3485
267.63
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
3279
251.1
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
3131
239.77
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.902
0.902
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.956
0.956
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
88.01
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1121
85.85
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
94.77
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1078
82.55
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2014
154.67
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1912
146.42
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1345.17
103.01
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
5.07
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
51
3.91
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1183
90.59
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
114
8.73
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1300
99.83
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
63.94
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.38
9.38
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
0.92
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
1.42
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.31
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.15
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
5.36
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
11.29
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
160
12.25
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
86
6.6
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
8.35
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.69
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
45
3.45
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
134
10.29
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
11.79
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
64.18
64.18
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.78
70.78

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Brian Giles

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1762
1.08
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1766
1.05
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
1.03
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1720
1.02
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45517
27
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15172.1
9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7899
4.83
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3447
2.04
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
0.38
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.06
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.05
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.04
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8607
5.26
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3613
2.14
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8528
5.21
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3542
2.1
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.03
98.03
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.006
2.006
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.91
95.91
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.4
97.4
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
0.38
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0