Erv Palica

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: February 9, 1928 in Lomita, CA us

Died: May 29, 1982 in Huntington Beach, CA

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, Culver City, CA

High School: Nathaniel Narbonne HS (Harbor City, CA)

Last Game: September 24, 1956 (Age 28-228d)
vs. NYY 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Ervin Martin Palica

Pronunciation: \pah-LEE-kuh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.4

ERA

4.22

246

839.1

423

WHIP

1.436

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1945	17		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A1	BRO	12	10	.545	2.84	4.26	29	2	3	14	0		171.0	166	81	54		116		103	3	1	4		1.649	8.7		6.1	5.4	0.89
1945	17	-10.7	Mobile	SOUA	A1	BRO	1	2	.333	2.52	7.20	6	2	3	1	0		25.0	34	20	7		18		13	0	0	0		2.080	12.2		6.5	4.7	0.72
1945	17	-6.0	Newport News	PIED	B	BRO	11	8	.579	2.90	3.76	23			13			146.0	132	61	47		98		90	3	1	4		1.575	8.1		6.0	5.5	0.92
1946	18	-7.0	Asheville	TRIS	B	BRO	15	6	.714	2.51	3.31	28			17	4		215.0	187	79	60		86		161	2	0	7		1.270	7.8		3.6	6.7	1.87
1947	19	-8.0	Montreal	IL	AAA	BRO	12	10	.545	4.18	4.67	29	25		12	2		181.0	164	94	84		87		84	3	0	2		1.387	8.2		4.3	4.2	0.97
1947	19	-10.2	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	0	1	.000	3.00	3.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	15	1.333	6.0	0.0	6.0	3.0	0.50
1948	20	-8.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	6	6	.500	4.45	4.52	41	10	14	3	0	3	125.1	111	63	62	13	58	10	74	3	0	3	531	1.348	8.0	0.9	4.2	5.3	1.28
1949	21	-7.8	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	8	9	.471	3.62	3.99	49	1	27	0	0	6	97.0	93	43	39	6	49	6	44	1	0	2	413	1.464	8.6	0.6	4.5	4.1	0.90
1950	22	-6.3	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	13	8	.619	3.58	3.98	43	19	8	10	2	1	201.1	176	89	80	13	98	6	131	2	0	4	850	1.361	7.9	0.6	4.4	5.9	1.34
1951	23	-5.6	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	2	6	.250	4.75	4.75	19	8	6	0	0	0	53.0	55	28	28	10	20	0	15	0	0	2	232	1.415	9.3	1.7	3.4	2.5	0.75

1953	25	-3.5	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	0	0		12.00	12.00	4	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	10	8	8	1	8	1	3	0	0	1	35	3.000	15.0	1.5	12.0	4.5	0.38
1954	26	-2.5	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	3	3	.500	5.32	5.99	25	3	9	0	0	0	67.2	77	45	40	9	31	2	25	1	0	3	311	1.596	10.2	1.2	4.1	3.3	0.81
1955	27	-1.4	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	5	11	.313	4.14	4.83	33	25	5	5	1	2	169.2	165	91	78	10	83	4	68	2	0	5	741	1.462	8.8	0.5	4.4	3.6	0.82
1956	28	-0.4	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	4	11	.267	4.49	4.95	29	14	5	2	0	0	116.1	117	64	58	10	50	3	62	1	0	4	512	1.436	9.1	0.8	3.9	4.8	1.24
1957	29	1.0	Vancouver	PCL	Opn	BAL	15	12	.556	2.80	3.32	36	29		16	2		225.0	232	83	70	13	52		95	3	1	4		1.262	9.3	0.5	2.1	3.8	1.83
1958	30	1.9	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	BAL	15	13	.536	3.54	4.27	34	29		15	5		211.0	217	100	83	14	54		84	3	0	4		1.284	9.3	0.6	2.3	3.6	1.56
1959	31	3.8	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	BAL	13	10	.565	4.14	4.52	30	26		9	1		185.0	219	93	85	22	25		54	3	0	0		1.319	10.7	1.1	1.2	2.6	2.16
1960	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	BOS	15	9	.625	2.58	2.70	31	25		13	6		213.0	208	64	61	7	52		64	1	0	2		1.221	8.8	0.3	2.2
1960	32	4.9	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CIN	15	8	.652	2.52	2.56	30	25		13	6		211.0	202	60	59	7	50		64	1	0	2		1.194	8.6	0.3	2.1	2.7	1.28
1960	32	4.8	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	BOS	0	1	.000	9.00	18.00	1	0					2.0	6	4	2	0	2				0			4.000	27.0	0.0	9.0
1961	33	6.9	Seattle	PCL	AAA	BOS	8	4	.667	5.13	5.38	27	27		5	1		149.0	182	89	85	20	40	0	37	0	0	2		1.490	11.0	1.2	2.4	2.2	0.93
1962	34		2 Teams	PCL	AAA	LAA-BOS	8	5				28	12		5	0		116.0	112	55	45	19	31	5	61	2	0	2
1962	34	8.0	Seattle	PCL	AAA	BOS						3
1962	34	8.0	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	LAA						25
1963	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	LAA	2	4	.333	4.17	4.83	22	3		1	0		41.0	45	22	19	5	7	2	18	0	0	0		1.268	9.9	1.1	1.5	4.0	2.57
1963	35	9.4	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	LAA	0	1	.000	6.00	6.00	5	1		0	0		9.0	11	6	6	2	1	0	4	0	0	0		1.333	11.0	2.0	1.0	4.0	4.00
1963	35	13.9	San Jose	CALL	A	LAA	2	3	.400	3.66	4.50	17	2		1	0		32.0	34	16	13	3	6	2	14	0	0	0		1.250	9.6	0.8	1.7	3.9	2.33
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		41	55	.427	4.22	4.63	246	80	76	20	3	12	839.1	806	432	394	72	399	33	423	11	0	24	3640	1.436	8.6	0.8	4.3	4.5	1.06
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		107	78				294	166	3	102	21		1591.0	1620	705	601	81	519	2	700	18	2	25
All Levels (18 Seasons)							148	133				540	246	79	122	24	12	2430.1	2426	1137	995	153	918	35	1123	29	2	49	3640

Opn (1 season)					Minors		15	12	.556	2.80	3.32	36	29		16	2		225.0	232	83	70	13	52		95	3	1	4		1.262	9.3	0.5	2.1	3.8	1.83
AAA (7 seasons)					Minors		63	47				184	133		54	15		948.0	1001	446	404	65	259	0	327	10	0	10
A (1 season)					Minors		2	3	.400	3.66	4.50	17	2		1	0		32.0	34	16	13	3	6	2	14	0	0	0		1.250	9.6	0.8	1.7	3.9	2.33
A1 (1 season)					Minors		1	2	.333	2.52	7.20	6	2	3	1	0		25.0	34	20	7		18		13	0	0	0		2.080	12.2		6.5	4.7	0.72
B (2 seasons)					Minors		26	14	.650	2.67	3.49	51			30	4		361.0	319	140	107		184		251	5	1	11		1.393	8.0		4.6	6.3	1.36