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Eric Erickson

Eric George Adolph Erickson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 13, 1892 in Vargarda, Sweden (All Transactions)
Debut: October 6, 1914
Teams (by GP): Senators/Tigers/Giants 1914-1922

Final Game: September 29, 1922
Died: May 19, 1965 in Jamestown, NY
Buried: Sunset Hill Cemetery, Lakewood, NY
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1914 22 NYG NL 0 1 .000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 8 7 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 27 2.200 14.4 0.0 5.4 5.4 1.00
1916 24 DET AL 0 0 2.81 8 0 4 0 0 0 16.0 13 6 5 0 8 7 1 0 0 68 105 1.313 7.3 0.0 4.5 3.9 0.88
1918 26 DET AL 4 5 .444 2.48 12 9 2 8 0 1 94.1 81 32 26 2 29 48 3 1 0 375 107 1.166 7.7 0.2 2.8 4.6 1.66
1919 27 TOT AL 6 13 .316 4.23 23 17 6 7 1 0 146.2 147 86 69 7 73 90 8 1 8 650 76 1.500 9.0 0.4 4.5 5.5 1.23
1919 27 DET AL 0 2 .000 6.75 3 2 1 0 0 0 14.2 17 17 11 0 10 4 1 0 3 69 49 1.841 10.4 0.0 6.1 2.5 0.40
1919 27 WSH AL 6 11 .353 3.95 20 15 5 7 1 0 132.0 130 69 58 7 63 86 7 1 5 581 81 1.462 8.9 0.5 4.3 5.9 1.37
1920 28 WSH AL 12 16 .429 3.84 39 27 7 12 0 1 239.1 231 142 102 13 128 87 11 0 3 1015 97 1.500 8.7 0.5 4.8 3.3 0.68
1921 29 WSH AL 8 10 .444 3.62 32 22 4 9 3 0 179.0 181 90 72 7 65 71 9 1 4 773 114 1.374 9.1 0.4 3.3 3.6 1.09
1922 30 WSH AL 4 12 .250 4.96 30 17 10 6 2 2 141.2 144 95 78 8 73 61 3 1 3 622 78 1.532 9.1 0.5 4.6 3.9 0.84
7 Yrs 34 57 .374 3.85 145 93 33 42 6 4 822.0 805 458 352 37 379 367 35 4 18 3530 93 1.440 8.8 0.4 4.1 4.0 0.97
162 Game Avg. 10 16 .374 3.85 41 27 9 12 2 1 235 230 131 101 11 108 105 10 1 5 1009 93 1.440 8.8 0.4 4.1 4.0 0.97
WSH (4 yrs) 30 49 .380 4.03 121 81 26 34 6 3 692.0 686 396 310 35 329 305 30 3 15 2991 93 1.467 8.9 0.5 4.3 4.0 0.93
DET (3 yrs) 4 7 .364 3.02 23 11 7 8 0 1 125.0 111 55 42 2 47 59 5 1 3 512 91 1.264 8.0 0.1 3.4 4.2 1.26
NYG (1 yr) 0 1 .000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 8 7 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 27 2.200 14.4 0.0 5.4 5.4 1.00
AL (6 yrs) 34 56 .378 3.88 144 92 33 42 6 4 817.0 797 451 352 37 376 364 35 4 18 3503 93 1.436 8.8 0.4 4.1 4.0 0.97
NL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 8 7 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 27 2.200 14.4 0.0 5.4 5.4 1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1914 22 NYG NL 5.0 1 1 7 12.60 3.77 0.31 0.00 95.0 3.28 -5 -0.4 -0.0 -0.3 -5 .147 .498 $
1916 24 DET AL 16.0 8 0 6 3.38 3.59 -0.03 0.00 101.0 3.66 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .508 .500 $
1918 26 DET AL 94.1 12 9 32 3.05 3.65 -0.39 0.00 96.1 3.88 8 1.1 1.0 -0.1 1.8 15 .590 .507 $
1919 27 DET AL 14.2 3 2 17 10.43 4.71 -0.23 0.00 98.0 4.84 -9 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -8 .246 .495 $
1919 27 WSH AL 132.0 20 15 69 4.70 4.11 -0.27 0.00 101.2 4.43 -5 -0.6 1.0 -0.1 0.5 8 .471 .496 $
1920 28 WSH AL 239.0 39 27 142 5.35 4.74 -0.25 0.00 99.1 4.94 -12 -1.2 1.0 -0.2 0.8 16 .470 .493 $
1921 29 WSH AL 177.1 32 22 90 4.57 5.03 -0.02 0.00 96.0 4.85 4 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.9 27 .513 .503 $
1922 30 WSH AL 141.0 30 17 95 6.06 4.66 0.11 0.00 97.9 4.46 -24 -2.3 1.0 -0.1 -1.1 -9 .424 .486 $
7 Seasons 819.1 145 93 458 5.03 4.53 -0.15 0.00 98.2 4.60 -43 -3.6 1.0 -0.6 3.2 46 .475 .497 $
WSH (4 yrs) 689.1 121 81 396 5.17 4.68 -0.12 0.00 98.5 4.72 -37 -3.6 1.0 -0.5 2.1 41 .470 .494 $
DET (3 yrs) 125.0 23 11 55 3.96 3.76 -0.33 0.00 96.9 3.96 -0 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.4 10 .517 .501 $
NYG (1 yr) 5.0 1 1 7 12.60 3.77 0.31 0.00 95.0 3.28 -5 -0.4 -0.0 -0.3 -5 .147 .498 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1918 26 DET AL 378 0.5% 12.7% 7.7% 3.2% 15% 76%
1919 27 TOT AL 667 1.1% 13.5% 10.9% 3.2% 14% 71%
1919 27 DET AL 71 0.0% 5.6% 14.1% 76%
1919 27 WSH AL 596 1.2% 14.4% 10.6% 3.5% 16% 70%
1920 28 WSH AL 1039 1.3% 8.4% 12.3% 3.2% 14% 75%
1921 29 WSH AL 771 0.9% 9.2% 8.4% 2.2% 9% 77%
1922 30 WSH AL 623 1.3% 9.8% 11.7% 3.4% 15% 72%
5 Yrs 3478 1.1% 10.3% 10.6% 3.0% 13% 74%
MLB Averages 0.7% 7.6% 7.3% 2.6% 11% 81%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1914 22 0 1 .000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 8 7 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 27 2.200 14.4 0.0 5.4 5.4 1.00
1915 23 0 1 .000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 8 7 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 27 2.200 14.4 0.0 5.4 5.4 1.00
1916 24 0 1 .000 2.14 9 1 4 0 0 0 21.0 21 13 5 0 11 10 1 0 0 95 138 1.524 9.0 0.0 4.7 4.3 0.91 138
1917 25 0 1 .000 2.14 9 1 4 0 0 0 21.0 21 13 5 0 11 10 1 0 0 95 138 1.524 9.0 0.0 4.7 4.3 0.91 138
1918 26 4 6 .400 2.42 21 10 6 8 0 1 115.1 102 45 31 2 40 58 4 1 0 470 112 1.231 8.0 0.2 3.1 4.5 1.45 112
1919 27 10 19 .345 3.44 44 27 12 15 1 1 262.0 249 131 100 9 113 148 12 2 8 1120 87 1.382 8.6 0.3 3.9 5.1 1.31 87
1920 28 22 35 .386 3.63 83 54 19 27 1 2 501.1 480 273 202 22 241 235 23 2 11 2135 92 1.438 8.6 0.4 4.3 4.2 0.98 92
1921 29 30 45 .400 3.62 115 76 23 36 4 2 680.1 661 363 274 29 306 306 32 3 15 2908 98 1.421 8.7 0.4 4.0 4.0 1.00 98
1922 30 34 57 .374 3.85 145 93 33 42 6 4 822.0 805 458 352 37 379 367 35 4 18 3530 93 1.440 8.8 0.4 4.1 4.0 0.97 93

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1914 22 0 0 0.00 5.0 9 0 0 0 3 3 0 2.400 16.2 5.4 5.4 1.00 0.0 1
1916 24 1 0 1.000 3.38 16.0 14 7 6 0 9 7 1 1.438 7.9 5.1 3.9 0.78 0.0 8
1918 26 6 5 .545 3.60 105.0 117 47 42 3 42 53 4 1.514 10.0 3.6 4.5 1.26 0.3 12
1919 27 7 10 .412 4.92 159.0 178 97 87 8 88 97 10 1.673 10.1 5.0 5.5 1.10 0.5 23
1920 28 13 12 .520 3.95 230.0 236 112 101 13 131 84 11 1.596 9.2 5.1 3.3 0.64 0.5 39
1921 29 12 8 .600 3.29 186.0 181 76 68 7 65 74 9 1.323 8.8 3.1 3.6 1.14 0.3 32
1922 30 6 9 .400 5.04 141.0 148 88 79 8 75 61 3 1.582 9.4 4.8 3.9 0.81 0.5 30
7 Yrs 45 44 .506 4.09 842.0 883 427 383 39 413 379 38 1.539 9.4 4.1 0.92 0.4 145

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1921 AL  3.62 (10th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1920 AL  8.687 (8th)
1921 AL  9.101 (6th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1919 AL  5.523 (1st)
1921 AL  3.570 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1921 AL  3 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1919 AL  7 (7th)
1920 AL  13 (3rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1920 AL  128 (2nd)

Losses s c a p y
1920 AL  16 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1919 AL  8 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1919 AL  8 (6th)
1920 AL  11 (4th)
1921 AL  9 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1547), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1711), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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