# Lance Berkman (99 OVR)

> Lance Berkman captain in MLB 25: Players from the Houston Astros. The tier requirements, the attribute boosts at each tier and every card it boosts, with live…

Canonical: https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/lance-berkman-ee7829c8

1B · Astros · MLB 25

## Captain ability

Astros Team Captain

Players from the Houston Astros

Boosts 92 cards in MLB 25: [Cards boosted by Lance Berkman](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/lance-berkman-ee7829c8/boosted)

View the card: [Lance Berkman](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/neon-lance-berkman-ee7829c8)

## Tier requirements

1. Tier 1: 5 Players from the Houston Astros on your squad
2. Tier 2: 12 Players from the Houston Astros on your squad
3. Tier 3: 18 Players from the Houston Astros on your squad

## Boosts

| Attribute | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Contact vs R | +5 | +8 | +10 |
| Contact vs L | +5 | +8 | +10 |
| Batting Clutch | +5 | +8 | +10 |
| Hits Per 9 | +5 | +8 | +10 |

## Best cards it boosts

- [Yordan Alvarez](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/ranked-1000-yordan-alvarez-f50621dc) - 99 OVR · LF · HOU · Diamond: Not on the market
- [Yordan Alvarez](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/awards-yordan-alvarez-6850201d) - 99 OVR · LF · HOU · Diamond: 22,999 stubs
- [Roy Oswalt](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/awards-roy-oswalt-8a07e438) - 99 OVR · SP · HOU · Diamond: 400,000 stubs
- [Nolan Ryan](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/cornerstone-nolan-ryan-fba54ab3) - 99 OVR · SP · HOU · Diamond: Not on the market
- [Lance Berkman](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/neon-lance-berkman-ee7829c8) - 99 OVR · 1B · HOU · Diamond · Captain: Not on the market
- [Josh Reddick](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/home-run-derby-x-josh-reddick-4d77684d) - 99 OVR · RF · HOU · Diamond: 25,000 stubs
- [Josh Hader](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/2025-finest-josh-hader-67b1f8c9) - 99 OVR · CP · HOU · Diamond: 335,000 stubs
- [José Altuve](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/2025-finest-jose-altuve-6a1fa462) - 99 OVR · 2B · HOU · Diamond: Not on the market

## Cheapest cards it boosts

- [Shay Whitcomb](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-shay-whitcomb-10065251) - 59 OVR · 3B · HOU · Common: 8 stubs
- [César Salazar](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-cesar-salazar-56c2bce1) - 63 OVR · C · HOU · Common: 11 stubs
- [Nick Hernandez](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-nick-hernandez-024b2cf9) - 54 OVR · RP · HOU · Common: 15 stubs
- [Logan VanWey](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-logan-vanwey-069ed006) - 51 OVR · RP · HOU · Common: 25 stubs
- [Colton Gordon](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-colton-gordon-d37a5f29) - 67 OVR · SP · HOU · Bronze: 44 stubs
- [Jesús Sánchez](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-jesus-sanchez-854baa15) - 73 OVR · RF · HOU · Bronze: 55 stubs
- [Cristian Javier](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-cristian-javier-23f64507) - 73 OVR · SP · HOU · Bronze: 55 stubs
- [Jason Alexander](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-jason-alexander-a4a12a43) - 69 OVR · SP · HOU · Bronze: 55 stubs

## Other Astros captains

- [Hunter Brown](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/hunter-brown-a8a5597b) - 99 OVR: Players from the Houston Astros
- [Jeremy Peña](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/jeremy-pena-5fe43705) - 96 OVR: Players from the Houston Astros
- [Bryan Abreu](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/bryan-abreu-9d4b1d47) - 91 OVR: Players from the Houston Astros
- [Craig Biggio](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/craig-biggio-f9ed08c6) - 85 OVR: Players from the Houston Astros