Lance Berkman vs. Hank Gowdy — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Hank Gowdy
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lance Berkman comes out clearly ahead of Hank Gowdy across most offensive categories. Lance Berkman led in home run production (HR/PA+ 183 vs 89), walk rate (BB%+ 175 vs 127), and slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 96). Lance Berkman was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lance Berkman and Hank Gowdy

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1879
144.3
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1050
200.45
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
3143
600
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6491
498.48
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2735
522.11
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1905
146.29
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
738
140.88
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1087
83.48
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
566
108.05
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
124
23.67
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.3
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.15
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
28.11
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.01
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
172
32.83
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
382.53
73.03
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3485
267.63
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
979
186.89
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
1079
205.98
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
88.01
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
270
51.54
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
94.77
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
322
61.47
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2014
154.67
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
571
109
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
417.02
79.61
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
5.07
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
5.73
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
311
59.37
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1300
99.83
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
47.15
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.72
12.72
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
0.92
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
1.26
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
12.79
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.15
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
147
11.29
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
6.6
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
11.26
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.69
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.34
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
10.29
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
12.6
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
64.18
64.18
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.39
89.39

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Hank Gowdy

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1762
1.08
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
265.5
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
1.03
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7899
4.83
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
1006.03
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
0.38
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
288
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.05
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
32.91
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8607
5.26
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4718
1326.94
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8528
5.21
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4601
1294.03
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.874
4.874
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
0.38
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
30.94
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
12.94
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0