Lance Berkman vs. Mike Piazza — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Mike Piazza
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mike Piazza holds a real edge over Lance Berkman in this comparison. Mike Piazza led in home run production (HR/PA+ 225 vs 183), contact rate (K%+ 120 vs 106), and batting average (AVG+ 125 vs 118). Lance Berkman held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 175 vs 113). The edge belongs to Mike Piazza.

Hitting Stats for Lance Berkman and Mike Piazza

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1879
144.3
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1912
148.12
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
7745
600
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6491
498.48
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6911
535.39
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.919
0.919
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1905
146.29
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2127
164.78
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1087
83.48
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1348
104.43
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
344
26.65
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.3
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.62
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
366
28.11
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
33.08
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
779
60.35
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1349.28
104.53
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
3485
267.63
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3768
291.9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
2916
225.9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.922
0.922
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.909
0.909
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
88.01
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1048
81.19
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1234
94.77
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
103.42
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2014
154.67
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1956
151.53
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1351.19
104.68
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
5.07
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.32
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
759
58.8
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
146
11.31
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1300
99.83
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1113
86.22
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.96
6.96
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.08
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.15
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
45
3.49
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
11.29
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
229
17.74
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.6
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.32
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.69
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.55
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.29
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
37
2.87
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.18
64.18
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
45.95
45.95

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Mike Piazza

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1762
1.08
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
1.09
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
1.03
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
1.07
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
42224
27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
14074.2
9
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7899
4.83
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11347
7.26
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
0.38
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
0.49
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.05
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.08
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8607
5.26
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12247
7.83
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8528
5.21
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12115
7.75
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.92
98.92
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.127
7.127
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.91
95.91
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
0.38
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.09
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.07
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
0.9
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.27