Lance Berkman

One of the greatest pure hitters in baseball over his 15-year Major League career, Lance Berkman was a five-time All-Star in 12 seasons with Houston, including four seasons in which he finished in the top-five of the National League MVP voting. A first-round pick by the Astros out of Rice University in 1997, Berkman went on to become the Astros all-time leader in career on-base percentage (.410) slugging percentage (.549) and OPS (.959). Berkman, affably known as ¡°Big Puma¡± during his time in Houston, helped lead the Astros to three playoff appearances, including the club¡¯s first appearance in the World Series in 2005.