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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, 1895 in Goteborg, 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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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 7:32AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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 19 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 21 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 23 DET AL 4 5 .444 2.48 12 9 2 8 0 1 94.1 81 32 26 2 29 48 3 1 0 375 108 1.166 7.7 0.2 2.8 4.6 1.66
1919 24 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 77 1.500 9.0 0.4 4.5 5.5 1.23
1919 24 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 24 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 82 1.462 8.9 0.5 4.3 5.9 1.37
1920 25 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 26 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 27 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 Seasons 34 57 .374 3.85 145 93 33 42 6 4 822.0 805 458 352 37 379 367 35 4 18 3530 94 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 94 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 92 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) AL 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) 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

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1914 19 NYG NL 5.0 1 7 2 0 1.0 -5 -0.6 $
1916 21 DET AL 16.0 0 6 7 0 1.0 1 0.2 $
1918 23 DET AL 94.1 9 32 42 -3 1.0 10 1.5 $
1919 24 DET AL 14.2 2 17 8 0 1.0 -9 -1.0 $
1919 24 WSH AL 132.0 15 69 68 -3 1.0 -1 0.2 $
1920 25 WSH AL 239.1 27 142 144 -5 1.0 2 0.4 $
1921 26 WSH AL 179.0 22 90 115 0 1.0 25 2.1 $
1922 27 WSH AL 141.2 17 95 85 1 1.0 -10 -1.5 $
7 Seasons 822.0 93 458 471 -10 1.0 13 1.3 $
WSH (4 yrs) 692.0 81 396 412 -7 1.0 16 1.2 $
DET (3 yrs) 125.0 11 55 57 -3 1.0 2 0.7 $
NYG (1 yr) 5.0 1 7 2 0 1.0 -5 -0.6 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1914 19 NYG NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1916 21 DET AL 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1918 23 DET AL 12 34 33 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .121 .121 .121 .242 -26 4 0 1 1
1919 24 TOT AL 23 60 53 4 8 2 0 0 5 0 3 24 .151 .196 .189 .385 9 10 0 4 1
1919 24 DET AL 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 13 1 0 0 /1
1919 24 WSH AL 20 55 48 4 7 2 0 0 4 0 3 22 .146 .196 .188 .384 8 9 0 4 1
1920 25 WSH AL 39 94 83 7 23 4 0 1 13 0 0 3 22 .277 .302 .361 .664 77 30 0 8 1
1921 26 WSH AL 32 67 60 3 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 16 .150 .203 .167 .370 -3 10 0 3 1
1922 27 WSH AL 30 49 45 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 18 .133 .188 .156 .343 -8 7 0 1 1
7 Seasons 145 309 279 16 50 8 0 1 21 0 0 13 92 .179 .216 .219 .434 19 61 0 17
162 Game Avg. 162 345 312 18 56 9 0 1 23 0 15 103 .179 .216 .219 .434 19 68 0 19
WSH (4 yrs) 121 265 236 15 45 8 0 1 20 0 0 13 78 .191 .233 .237 .470 26 56 0 16
DET (3 yrs) 23 43 42 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .119 .119 .119 .238 -28 5 0 1
NYG (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 144 308 278 16 50 8 0 1 21 0 0 13 91 .180 .216 .219 .436 19 61 0 17
NL (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1914 19 NYG NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1916 21 DET AL 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1918 23 DET AL 34 -5 0 0 0 0 1 1 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.4 0.0 $ 1
1919 24 DET AL 5 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1919 24 WSH AL 55 -6 0 0 0 0 2 2 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ 1
1920 25 WSH AL 94 -4 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 1
1921 26 WSH AL 67 -10 0 0 0 0 4 2 -4 -0.3 -4 -0.4 0.1 $ 1
1922 27 WSH AL 49 -8 0 0 0 0 4 2 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
7 Seasons 309 -35 0 0 0 0 15 10 -10 -1.1 -10 -1.1 -0.0 $
WSH (4 yrs) 265 -28 0 0 0 0 14 9 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 -0.0 $
DET (3 yrs) 43 -7 0 0 0 0 1 1 -5 -0.6 -5 -0.6 0.0 $
NYG (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1914 NYG NL 19 P 1 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
1916 DET AL 21 P 8 16.0 6 0 3 3 0 .500 1.69 0.38 .945 2.92 2.96
1918 DET AL 23 P 12 94.1 14 0 13 1 0 .929 1.24 1.08 .952 2.81 2.84
1919 TOT AL 24 P 23 17 7 146.2 29 3 25 1 0 .966 1.72 1.22 .948 2.83 2.83
1919 DET AL 24 P 3 2 0 14.2 7 0 6 1 0 .857 3.68 2.00 .949 2.82 2.83
1919 WSH AL 24 P 20 15 7 132.0 22 3 19 0 0 1.000 1.50 1.10 .948 2.83 2.83
1920 WSH AL 25 P 39 27 12 239.1 57 9 44 4 0 .930 1.99 1.36 .949 2.70 2.68
1921 WSH AL 26 P 32 22 9 179.0 37 4 31 2 2 .946 1.76 1.09 .956 2.70 2.68
1922 WSH AL 27 P 30 17 6 141.2 33 6 23 4 2 .879 1.84 0.97 .963 2.60 2.59
7 Seasons P 145 83 34 822.0 176 22 139 15 4 .915 1.76 1.11 .953 2.72 2.71
7 Seasons TOT 145 83 34 822.0 176 22 139 15 4 .915 1.76 1.11 .953 2.72 2.71
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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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)

Youngest s c a p y
1914 NL  born 1895-03-13 (2nd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1531), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1705), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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