Lance Berkman vs. Matt Stairs — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Matt Stairs
Gen XCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lance Berkman comes out clearly ahead of Matt Stairs across most offensive categories. Lance Berkman led in walk rate (BB%+ 175 vs 133), on-base percentage (OBP+ 126 vs 110), and batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 105). Matt Stairs held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 198 vs 183). Lance Berkman was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lance Berkman and Matt Stairs

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1879
144.3
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1895
188.78
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
6023
600
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6491
498.48
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5204
518.41
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1905
146.29
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
1366
136.08
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
83.48
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
794
79.1
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
294
29.29
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.3
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.3
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
28.11
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
265
26.4
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
572
56.98
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
907.43
90.4
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3485
267.63
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
2481
247.15
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
2140
213.18
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.832
0.832
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.827
0.827
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
88.01
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
770
76.71
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
94.77
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
899
89.56
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2014
154.67
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
1404
139.86
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
891.66
88.83
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
5.07
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.68
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
717
71.43
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
59
5.88
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1300
99.83
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1122
111.77
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.01
6.01
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
5.37
5.37
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.5
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.15
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
40
3.98
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
147
11.29
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
10.86
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.6
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.99
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.69
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.39
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.29
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
54
5.38
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.18
64.18
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Matt Stairs

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1762
1.08
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
1.22
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
1.03
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
1.06
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23733
27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7911
9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7899
4.83
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3159
3.59
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
0.38
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.24
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.05
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8607
5.26
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3414
3.88
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8528
5.21
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3374
3.84
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.83
98.83
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.3
87.3
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
0.38
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.23
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0