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Erik Hanson

Erik Brian Hanson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: May 18, 1965 in Kinnelon, NJ
High School: The Peddie School (Hightstown, NJ)
School: Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1986. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1988
Teams (by GP): Mariners/BlueJays/RedSox/Reds 1988-1998
Agents: Craig Fenech [*]
Final Game: June 8, 1998
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1986	21	SEA-min	AA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		CNG · SOUL
1987	22	SEA-min	AA,AAA	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		CNG,CGY · SOUL,PCL
1988	23	SEA-min	AAA	28	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0	0		CGY · PCL
1988	23	SEA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1989	24	SEA-min	AAA	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		CGY · PCL
1989	24	SEA	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1990	25	SEA	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1991	26	SEA-min	AAA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		CGY · PCL
1991	26	SEA	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1992	27	SEA	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993	28	SEA	AL	33	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1/D
1994	29	CIN	NL	22	41	39	3	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	17	.154	.154	.179	.333	-13	7	2	0	2	0	0	1
1995	30	BOS	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1	AS
1996	31	TOR	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1997	32	TOR-min	A+	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		DUN · FLOR
1997	32	TOR	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1998	33	ANA-TOR-min	AAA,A+	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		VAN,DUN · PCL,FLOR
1998	33	TOR	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999	34	KCR-FLA-min	AAA	24	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.000	.167	.000	.167		0	0	0	1	0	0		OMA,CGY · PCL
11 Yrs				247	41	39	5	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	17	.154	.154	.179	.333	-13	7	2	0	2	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	27	26	3	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	11	.154	.154	.179	.333	-13	5	1	0	1	0	0

SEA (6 yrs)				147	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
TOR (3 yrs)				49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
BOS (1 yr)				29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				22	41	39	3	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	17	.154	.154	.179	.333	-13	7	2	0	2	0	0

AL (10 yrs)				225	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 yr)				22	41	39	3	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	17	.154	.154	.179	.333	-13	7	2	0	2	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1988	23	SEA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1989	24	SEA	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$68,000	1
1990	25	SEA	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$150,000	1
1991	26	SEA	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$400,000	1
1992	27	SEA	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,345,000	1
1993	28	SEA	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$1,250,000	1/D
1994	29	CIN	NL	22	41	-7	0	-0	0	6	-2	-0.2	1	-0	-0.2	.493	.499	-0.2	0.0	-0	$2,700,000	1
1995	30	BOS	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,500,000	1	AS
1996	31	TOR	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$2,333,333	1
1997	32	TOR	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$3,533,333	/1
1998	33	TOR	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$3,533,333	1
11 Seasons				247	41	-7	0	-0	0	6	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.499	.500	-0.2	0.2	-1	$16,812,999

SEA (6 yrs)				147	0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	-0	$3,213,000
TOR (3 yrs)				49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$9,399,999
BOS (1 yr)				29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,500,000
CIN (1 yr)				22	41	-7	0	-0	0	6	-2	-0.2	1	-0	-0.2	.493	.499	-0.2	0.0	-0	$2,700,000

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1994	29	CIN	NL	41	37	1	0.7	108	.273	.154	.273	.154	.340	.179	.427	.333	.768	-13	.029	-6.5	-0.6	.200	.026	.026
11 Yrs				41	37	1	0.7	108	.273	.154	.273	.154	.340	.179	.427	.333	.768	-13	.029	-6.5	-0.6	.200	.026	.026
162 Game Avg.				27	24	1	0.7	108	.273	.154	.273	.154	.340	.179	.427	.333	.768	-13	.029	-6.5	-0.6	.200	.026	.026

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
1995	30	BOS	AL	ALDS	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1 ALDS							1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

All-Star Batting

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1995	BOS	AL	30		DNP

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1994	29	CIN	NL	41	0.0%	41.5%	0.0%	2.4%	17%		2.3		13.0	1.63	3.00	54%	13%	0.0%	38%
11 Yrs				41	0.0%	41.5%	0.0%	2.4%	17%		2.3		13.0	1.63	3.00	54%	13%	0.0%	38%
MLB Averages					2.3%	15.7%	8.7%	7.2%	31%	1.80	5.7	38.0	8.0	0.81	1.08	72%	21%	7.2%	18%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1988	23	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0
1989	24	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0
1990	25	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0
1991	26	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0
1992	27	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0
1993	28	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1994	29	CIN	NL	-6.5	-0.6	41	-0.6	0.3	-0.9	1.02	-0.6	0.0	-7.0	-0.7	0.99	-7.6	0
1995	30	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
1996	31	TOR	AL	0.0	0.0
1997	32	TOR	AL	0.0	0.0
1998	33	TOR	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
11 Yrs				-6.5	-0.6	41	-0.6	0.3	-0.9	1.02	-0.6	0.0	-7.0	-0.7	0.99	-7.6	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1994	29	CIN	NL	0	0	50%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
11 Yrs				0	0	83%	8	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67%	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1994	29	CIN	NL	41	29%	6	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	67%	7	2	29%	9	2	22%	26	3	12%	4	1	25%	1	0	0%	0
11 Yrs				41	29%	6	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	67%	7	2	29%	9	2	22%	26	3	12%	4	1	25%	1	0	0%	0
MLB Averages					58%																			72%			10%			35%			15%			52%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1994	29	CIN	NL	40	132	3.30	99	76%	21%	31%	24%	23%	79%	0%	59%	60%	45%	0%	0	0	3%	1	0	0%	0	0	24%	1	1	0
1 Yr				40	132	3.30	99	76%	21%	31%	24%	23%	79%	0%	59%	60%	45%	0%	0	0	3%	1	0	0%	0	0	24%	1	1	0
MLB Averages						3.66		62%	25%	15%	27%	33%	75%	2%	46%	80%	31%	6%			16%			9%			27%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH
1994	29	169	41	39	5	6	1	3	17	.154	.154	.179	.333	-13	7	2	2
1995	30	198	41	39	5	6	1	3	17	.154	.154	.179	.333	-13	7	2	2
1996	31	233	41	39	5	6	1	3	17	.154	.154	.179	.333	-13	7	2	2
1997	32	236	41	39	5	6	1	3	17	.154	.154	.179	.333	-13	7	2	2
1998	33	247	41	39	5	6	1	3	17	.154	.154	.179	.333	-13	7	2	2

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1994	29	31	57	54	4	8	1	4	24	.148	.148	.167	.315	1	22
1 Yr		31	57	54	4	8	1	4	24	.148	.148	.167	.315	1	22
162 Game Avg.		162	298	282	21	42	5	21	125	.148	.148	.167	.315	5	22

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games 1995

All-Star Games
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