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Paul Erickson

Paul Walford Erickson (Li'L Abner)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: December 14, 1915 in Zion, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: June 29, 1941
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Phillies/Giants 1941-1948

Final Game: July 10, 1948
Died: April 5, 2002 in Fond du Lac, WI
Buried: Shrine of Rest Mausoleum, Fond du Lac, WI
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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… 

Standard Pitching

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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
1941 25 CHC NL 5 7 .417 3.70 32 15 9 7 1 1 141.0 126 70 58 2 64 85 2 0 4 615 95 1.348 8.0 0.1 4.1 5.4 1.33
1942 26 CHC NL 1 6 .143 5.43 18 7 6 1 0 0 63.0 70 40 38 4 41 26 0 0 2 289 59 1.762 10.0 0.6 5.9 3.7 0.63
1943 27 CHC NL 1 3 .250 6.12 15 4 6 0 0 0 42.2 47 32 29 4 22 24 2 0 2 195 55 1.617 9.9 0.8 4.6 5.1 1.09
1944 28 CHC NL 5 9 .357 3.55 33 15 6 5 3 1 124.1 113 59 49 5 67 82 0 0 5 547 99 1.448 8.2 0.4 4.8 5.9 1.22
1945 29 CHC NL 7 4 .636 3.32 28 9 9 3 0 3 108.1 94 41 40 5 48 53 7 0 2 467 110 1.311 7.8 0.4 4.0 4.4 1.10
1946 30 CHC NL 9 7 .563 2.43 32 14 9 5 1 0 137.0 119 46 37 2 65 70 3 0 0 595 137 1.343 7.8 0.1 4.3 4.6 1.08
1947 31 CHC NL 7 12 .368 4.34 40 20 11 6 0 1 174.0 179 90 84 18 93 82 5 0 3 779 91 1.563 9.3 0.9 4.8 4.2 0.88
1948 32 TOT NL 2 0 1.000 5.25 9 2 1 0 0 0 24.0 26 15 14 2 25 10 0 0 1 119 78 2.125 9.8 0.8 9.4 3.8 0.40
1948 32 CHC NL 0 0 6.35 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 7 5 4 0 6 4 0 0 0 31 65 2.294 11.1 0.0 9.5 6.4 0.67
1948 32 PHI NL 2 0 1.000 5.19 4 2 0 0 0 0 17.1 19 10 10 2 17 5 0 0 1 83 77 2.077 9.9 1.0 8.8 2.6 0.29
1948 32 NYG NL 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 2.000 0.0 0.0 18.0 9.0 0.50
8 Seasons 37 48 .435 3.86 207 86 57 27 5 6 814.1 774 393 349 42 425 432 19 0 19 3606 93 1.472 8.6 0.5 4.7 4.8 1.02
162 Game Avg. 9 11 .435 3.86 48 20 13 6 1 1 189 180 91 81 10 99 100 4 0 4 837 93 1.472 8.6 0.5 4.7 4.8 1.02
CHC (8 yrs) 35 48 .422 3.83 201 84 56 27 5 6 796.0 755 383 339 40 406 426 19 0 18 3518 93 1.459 8.5 0.5 4.6 4.8 1.05
NYG (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 2.000 0.0 0.0 18.0 9.0 0.50
PHI (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 5.19 4 2 0 0 0 0 17.1 19 10 10 2 17 5 0 0 1 83 77 2.077 9.9 1.0 8.8 2.6 0.29

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
1941 25 CHC NL 141.0 15 70 77 -2 1.0 7 0.8 $
1942 26 CHC NL 63.0 7 40 30 -1 1.0 -10 -1.2 $
1943 27 CHC NL 42.2 4 32 20 0 1.0 -12 -1.3 $
1944 28 CHC NL 124.1 15 59 65 -2 1.0 6 0.7 $
1945 29 CHC NL 108.1 9 41 59 2 1.0 18 1.5 $
1946 30 CHC NL 137.0 14 46 70 -1 1.0 24 2.7 $
1947 31 CHC NL 174.0 20 90 105 -1 1.0 15 1.3 $
1948 32 CHC NL 5.2 0 5 3 0 1.0 -2 -0.2 $
1948 32 PHI NL 17.1 2 10 10 0 1.0 0 0.1 $
1948 32 NYG NL 1.0 0 0 1 0 1.0 1 0.1 $
8 Seasons 814.1 86 393 440 -5 1.0 47 4.5 $
CHC (8 yrs) 796.0 84 383 429 -5 1.0 46 4.3 $
NYG (1 yr) 1.0 0 0 1 0 1.0 1 0.1 $
PHI (1 yr) 17.1 2 10 10 0 1.0 0 0.1 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1945 29 CHC NL WS L DET 0 0 3.86 4 0 3 0 0 0 7.0 8 3 3 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 32 1.571 10.3 0.0 3.9 6.4 1.67
1 WS 0 0 3.86 4 0 3 0 0 0 7.0 8 3 3 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 32 1.571 10.3 0.0 3.9 6.4 1.67

Standard Batting

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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
1941 25 CHC NL 32 47 46 5 7 4 0 1 2 0 0 12 .152 .152 .304 .457 29 14 2 0 1 1
1942 26 CHC NL 18 21 21 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .143 .143 .143 .286 -15 3 0 0 0 1
1943 27 CHC NL 15 16 15 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 6 .200 .250 .200 .450 32 3 0 0 0 1
1944 28 CHC NL 33 39 36 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 15 .056 .128 .194 .323 -10 7 0 0 0 1
1945 29 CHC NL 28 39 32 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 .156 .229 .219 .447 26 7 0 0 4 1
1946 30 CHC NL 32 46 40 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 .050 .050 .075 .125 -65 3 2 0 6 1
1947 31 CHC NL 40 60 60 2 15 2 0 1 3 0 0 19 .250 .250 .333 .583 56 20 0 0 0 1
1948 32 TOT NL 9 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -31 1 0 0 0 /1
1948 32 CHC NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1948 32 PHI NL 4 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -22 1 0 0 0 /1
1948 32 NYG NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
8 Seasons 207 276 258 12 38 9 1 3 11 0 7 89 .147 .170 .225 .395 11 58 4 0 11
162 Game Avg. 162 216 202 9 30 7 1 2 9 0 5 70 .147 .170 .225 .395 11 45 3 0 9
CHC (8 yrs) 201 269 251 12 37 9 1 3 10 0 7 87 .147 .171 .227 .398 11 57 4 0 11
NYG (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 4 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -22 1 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
1941 25 CHC NL 47 -5 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1942 26 CHC NL 21 -3 0 0 0 0 1 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1943 27 CHC NL 16 -1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1944 28 CHC NL 39 -6 0 0 0 0 2 1 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ 1
1945 29 CHC NL 39 -4 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1946 30 CHC NL 46 -9 0 0 0 0 3 1 -5 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $ 1
1947 31 CHC NL 60 -4 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 1
1948 32 CHC NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1948 32 PHI NL 7 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
8 Seasons 276 -33 0 0 0 0 19 9 -5 -0.9 -5 -0.5 -0.4 $
CHC (8 yrs) 269 -32 0 0 0 0 18 9 -5 -0.9 -5 -0.5 -0.4 $
PHI (1 yr) 7 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1945 29 CHC NL WS DET L 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1941 CHC NL 25 P 32 15 7 141.0 24 2 21 1 1 .958 1.47 0.72 .965 2.23 2.21
1942 CHC NL 26 P 18 7 1 63.0 17 5 12 0 2 1.000 2.43 0.94 .968 2.36 2.35
1943 CHC NL 27 P 15 4 0 42.2 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.48 0.47 .961 2.26 2.25
1944 CHC NL 28 P 33 15 5 124.1 39 7 30 2 1 .949 2.68 1.12 .961 2.14 2.13
1945 CHC NL 29 P 28 9 3 108.1 21 2 19 0 0 1.000 1.74 0.75 .963 2.18 2.17
1946 CHC NL 30 P 32 14 5 137.0 27 5 22 0 0 1.000 1.77 0.84 .960 2.24 2.22
1947 CHC NL 31 P 40 20 6 174.0 42 8 33 1 3 .976 2.12 1.03 .966 2.10 2.07
1948 TOT NL 32 P 9 2 0 24.0 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 3.00 0.89 .964 2.10 2.08
1948 CHC NL 32 P 3 0 0 5.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.18 0.67 .965 2.06 2.07
1948 PHI NL 32 P 4 2 0 17.1 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 3.12 1.50 .963 2.13 2.08
1948 NYG NL 32 P 2 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.10
8 Seasons P 207 86 27 814.1 185 33 148 4 7 .978 2.00 0.87 .964 2.19 2.18
8 Seasons TOT 207 86 27 814.1 185 33 148 4 7 .978 2.00 0.87 .964 2.19 2.18
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.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 NL  4.241 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1945 NL  3 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1941 NL  85 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1944 NL  3 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1947 NL  93 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1947 NL  12 (8th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1944 NL  5 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1945 NL  7 (3rd)
1947 NL  5 (2nd)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1945 NL  1.000 (1st)
1946 NL  1.000 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 8 (1600), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1410), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1535), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Jim Hannan (980)
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  5. Ron Schueler (960)
  6. Steve Ridzik (959)
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  8. Ed Rakow (957)
  9. Don Stanhouse (956)
  10. Ray Corbin (955)
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  5. Eddie Solomon (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  7. Jim Hannan (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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