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Eric Milton

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 220 lb.
School University of Maryland

Debut April 5, 1998
  vs. KCR 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W
Born August 4, 1975 in State College, PA

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed September 6, 1996. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1998 22 MIN AL   8  14  32  32   1   0   0  0  172.3  195  113  108  25   70  107   2   1   772   0   0  5.64  4.75   84 1.538
 1999 23 MIN AL   7  11  34  34   4   2   0  0  206.3  190  111  103  28   63  163   3   2   858   2   0  4.49  5.07  113 1.226
 2000 24 MIN AL  13  10  33  33   0   0   0  0  200.0  205  123  108  35   44  160   7   5   849   0   0  4.86  5.17  106 1.245
 2001 25 MIN AL  15   7  35  34   2   1   0  0  220.7  222  109  106  35   61  157   5   2   944   0   0  4.32  4.57  106 1.282 AS
 2002 26 MIN AL  13   9  29  29   2   1   0  0  171.0  173   96   92  24   30  121   3   4   707   0   0  4.84  4.47   92 1.187
 2003 27 MIN AL   1   0   3   3   0   0   0  0   17.0   15    5    5   2    1    7   0   0    66   0   0  2.65  4.53  171 0.941
 2004 28 PHI NL  14   6  34  34   0   0   0  0  201.0  196  110  106  43   75  161   1   3   862   6   0  4.75  4.49   95 1.348
 2005 29 CIN NL   8  15  34  34   0   0   0  0  186.3  237  141  134  40   52  123   7   8   855   2   0  6.47  4.27   66 1.551
 2006 30 CIN NL   8   8  26  26   0   0   0  0  152.7  163   94   88  29   42   90   5   2   662   4   0  5.19  4.67   90 1.343
 2007 31 CIN NL   0   4   6   6   0   0   0  0   31.3   39   21   18   4    9   18   0   2   143   0   0  5.17  4.66   90 1.532
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .509  87  84 266 265   9   4   0  0 1558.7 1635  923  868 265  447 1107  33  29  6718  14   0  5.01  4.69   93 1.336
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  10  34  33   1   0   0  0  199.3  209  118  111  33   57  141   4   3   860   1   0  5.01  4.69   93 1.336
 Career High     15  15  35  34   4   2   0  0  220.7  237  141  134  43   75  163   7   8   944   6   0  4.32  5.17  113 1.187

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1998 22 MIN AL   3    9    0    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   4  .444  .444  .444  132    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1999 23 MIN AL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .333  .000   -5    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2000 24 MIN AL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 25 MIN AL   1    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0 AS
 2002 26 MIN AL   2    5    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .400  .400  .400  115    2   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 28 PHI NL  33   65    4   10   1  0   0    5   0  0   4  29  .154  .200  .169   -5   11   5   1   0   0   0
 2005 29 CIN NL  34   56    7    8   1  0   2    4   0  0   3  25  .143  .186  .268   18   15   5   0   0   0   0
 2006 30 CIN NL  28   49    8   11   3  1   0    3   0  0   2  24  .224  .250  .327   44   16   6   1   0   0   1
 2007 31 CIN NL   6    7    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   2  .143  .143  .143  -27    1   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     113  197   20   36   5  1   2   16   0  0  10  87  .183  .220  .249   20   49  18   2   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        282   29   52   7  1   3   23   0  0  14 125  .183  .220  .249   20   70  26   3   0   0   1
 Career High     34   65    8   11   3  1   2    5   0  0   4  29                          16   6   1   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1998 22 MIN AL    9    5    2  10.7   111| .444  .273| .444  .342| .444  .434| .888  .776| 132  .789   0.4   0.0   0%
 1999 23 MIN AL    3    2    0   0.0   116| .000  .278| .333  .352| .000  .446| .333  .798|  -5  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2000 24 MIN AL    2    2    0   0.0   119| .000  .281| .000  .354| .000  .452| .000  .806|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2001 25 MIN AL    2    2    0   0.0   109| .000  .270| .000  .337| .000  .433| .000  .770|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2002 26 MIN AL    5    3    1   8.9   105| .400  .264| .400  .332| .400  .425| .800  .757| 115  .746   0.1   0.0   0%
 2004 28 PHI NL   75   61    3   1.3   115| .154  .275| .200  .348| .169  .446| .369  .794|  -5  .080 -10.6  -1.0   0%
 2005 29 CIN NL   64   53    3   1.5   108| .143  .268| .186  .339| .268  .428| .454  .766|  18  .107  -7.2  -0.7   0%
 2006 30 CIN NL   58   46    4   2.3   116| .224  .277| .250  .348| .327  .450| .577  .798|  44  .193  -4.3  -0.4   0%
 2007 31 CIN NL    9    8    0   0.0   115| .143  .278| .143  .347| .143  .443| .286  .791| -27  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      227  182   13   1.9   113| .183  .273| .220  .345| .249  .441| .469  .785|  20  .147 -24.5  -2.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1998 22 MIN AL P 32 8 20 0 1 1.000 .959 0.88 0.50 1.46 1.78 32 172.3 1999 23 MIN AL P 34 8 16 3 1 .889 .952 0.71 0.47 1.05 1.69 34 206.3 2000 24 MIN AL P 33 7 15 1 0 .957 .957 0.67 0.46 0.99 1.62 33 200.0 2001 25 MIN AL P 35 7 13 0 1 1.000 .957 0.57 0.49 0.82 1.75 34 220.7 AS 2002 26 MIN AL P 30 5 12 1 1 .944 .955 0.57 0.48 0.89 1.69 29 171.0 2003 27 MIN AL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.75 3 17.0 2004 28 PHI NL P 34 4 23 0 0 1.000 .964 0.79 0.47 1.21 1.84 34 201.0 2005 29 CIN NL P 34 3 17 0 0 1.000 .962 0.59 0.46 0.97 1.75 34 186.3 2006 30 CIN NL P 26 5 19 0 1 1.000 .956 0.92 0.43 1.41 1.72 26 152.7 2007 31 CIN NL P 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 0.40 1.73 1.67 6 31.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 22 MIN AL P 32 8 20 0 1 1.000 .959 0.88 0.50 1.46 1.78 32 172.3 1999 23 MIN AL P 34 8 16 3 1 .889 .952 0.71 0.47 1.05 1.69 34 206.3 2000 24 MIN AL P 33 7 15 1 0 .957 .957 0.67 0.46 0.99 1.62 33 200.0 2001 25 MIN AL P 35 7 13 0 1 1.000 .957 0.57 0.49 0.82 1.75 34 220.7 2002 26 MIN AL P 30 5 12 1 1 .944 .955 0.57 0.48 0.89 1.69 29 171.0 2003 27 MIN AL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.75 3 17.0 2004 28 PHI NL P 34 4 23 0 0 1.000 .964 0.79 0.47 1.21 1.84 34 201.0 2005 29 CIN NL P 34 3 17 0 0 1.000 .962 0.59 0.46 0.97 1.75 34 186.3 2006 30 CIN NL P 26 5 19 0 1 1.000 .956 0.92 0.43 1.41 1.72 26 152.7 2007 31 CIN NL P 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 0.40 1.73 1.67 6 31.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 267 47 141 5 5 .974 .958 0.70 0.47 1.09 1.73 265 1558.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 267 47 141 5 5 .974 .958 0.70 0.47 1.09 1.73 265 1559
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2002   ALDS  MIN OAK     W   1   1   2.57  1  0  0  0   7     6   2   1   3 
        ALCS  MIN ANA     L   1   1   1.50  0  0  0  0   6     5   1   2   4 
 2003   ALDS  MIN NYY     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   3.1   2   0   0   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   2   1   1.74  1  0  0  0  10.1   8   2   1   5 
  3 Postseason Ser      1-2   3   2   1.65  1  0  0  0  16.1  13   3   3   9 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2002   ALDS  MIN OAK     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  MIN ANA     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2003   ALDS  MIN NYY     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   1-2   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2001   MIN AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
2001

Won-Loss %
2001 AL-.682-9
2004 NL-.700-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1999 AL-1.226-2
2000 AL-1.245-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1999 AL-8.29-5

Bases on Balls/9IP
2000 AL-1.98-4
2002 AL-1.58-3
Act-2.58-20

Strikeouts/9IP
1999 AL-7.11-9
2000 AL-7.20-9

Strikeouts
1999 AL-163-9
2000 AL-160-10

Games Started
1999 AL-34-2
2000 AL-33-9
2001 AL-34-3
2004 NL-34-5
2005 NL-34-8
Act-265-29

Comp. Games
1999 AL-4-6

Shutouts
1999 AL-2-2
2001 AL-1-10
2002 AL-1-9

Home Runs Allow.
2000 AL-35-2
2001 AL-35-2
2004 NL-43-1
2005 NL-40-1
2006 NL-29-5
Act-265-16
Car-265-72

Hits Allowed
2005 NL-237-4

SO to Walk
1999 AL-2.59-9
2000 AL-3.64-4
2001 AL-2.57-9
2002 AL-4.03-3
Act-2.48-20
Car-2.48-81

Losses
1998 AL-14-8
2005 NL-15-3

Earned Runs Allow.
2000 AL-108-8
2001 AL-106-4
2004 NL-106-5
2005 NL-134-1
Act-868-26

Wild Pitches
2005 NL-8-8

Batters Faced
2001 AL-944-8

 

Gray Ink: Pitching - 30 (767) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 5.0 (1323) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 8.0 (1012) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed September 6, 1996.

February 6, 1998: Traded by the New York Yankees with Brian Buchanan, Cristian Guzman, Danny Mota, and cash to the Minnesota Twins for Chuck Knoblauch.

December 3, 2003: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later, Carlos Silva, and Nick Punto. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Bobby Korecky (minors) (December 17, 2003) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

November 1, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 28, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998Minnesota Twins$170,000
1999Minnesota Twins$240,000
2000Minnesota Twins$285,000
2001Minnesota Twins$2,150,000
2002Minnesota Twins$4,000,000
2003Minnesota Twins$6,000,000
2004Philadelphia Phillies$9,000,000
2005Cincinnati Reds$5,333,333
2006Cincinnati Reds$9,833,333
2007Cincinnati Reds$10,333,333
Career (may be incomplete)$47,344,999

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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