Lance Berkman vs. Bill Skowron — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Bill Skowron
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lance Berkman comes out clearly ahead of Bill Skowron across most offensive categories. Lance Berkman led in walk rate (BB%+ 175 vs 71), on-base percentage (OBP+ 126 vs 106), and contact rate (K%+ 106 vs 87). Lance Berkman was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lance Berkman and Bill Skowron

Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1879
144.3
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1658
164.54
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
6046
600
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6491
498.48
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5547
550.48
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.799
0.799
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1905
146.29
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1566
155.41
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1087
83.48
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1059
105.09
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
243
24.12
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.3
Bill Skowron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.26
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
28.11
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
211
20.94
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
507
50.31
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
806.49
80.04
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3485
267.63
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
2548
252.86
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
2003
198.78
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
88.01
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
681
67.58
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
94.77
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
888
88.12
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2014
154.67
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
1358
134.77
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
831.37
82.5
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
5.07
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.36
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
383
38.01
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
48
4.76
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1300
99.83
Bill Skowron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
870
86.34
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Bill Skowron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Bill Skowron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.69
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.15
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
4.47
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
11.29
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
192
19.05
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.6
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.59
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.69
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.79
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.29
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.37
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.18
64.18
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 600 PA
47.06
47.06

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Bill Skowron

Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1762
1.08
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
1.1
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
1.03
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
1.05
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 9 Innings
36233
27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 9 Innings
12077.2
9
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7899
4.83
Bill Skowron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12052
8.98
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
0.38
Bill Skowron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
0.69
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.05
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.08
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8607
5.26
Bill Skowron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13092
9.76
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8528
5.21
Bill Skowron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12982
9.67
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.08
99.08
Bill Skowron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bill Skowron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.784
8.784
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
0.38
Bill Skowron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1266
0.94
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Skowron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0