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Erik Hanson
Erik Brian Hanson
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: May 18, 1965 in Kinnelon, NJ
Schools: Wake Forest University
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1986. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1988
Final Game: June 8, 1998
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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
1988 23 SEA AL 2 3 .400 3.24 6 6 0 0 0 0 41.2 35 17 15 4 12 1 36 1 2 2 168 129 1.128 7.6 0.9 2.6 7.8 3.00
1989 24 SEA AL 9 5 .643 3.18 17 17 0 1 0 0 113.1 103 44 40 7 32 1 75 5 0 3 465 127 1.191 8.2 0.6 2.5 6.0 2.34
1990 25 SEA AL 18 9 .667 3.24 33 33 0 5 1 0 236.0 205 88 85 15 68 6 211 2 1 10 964 122 1.157 7.8 0.6 2.6 8.0 3.10
1991 26 SEA AL 8 8 .500 3.81 27 27 0 2 1 0 174.2 182 82 74 16 56 2 143 2 1 14 744 108 1.363 9.4 0.8 2.9 7.4 2.55
1992 27 SEA AL 8 17 .320 4.82 31 30 0 6 1 0 186.2 209 110 100 14 57 1 112 7 0 6 809 82 1.425 10.1 0.7 2.7 5.4 1.96
1993 28 SEA AL 11 12 .478 3.47 31 30 0 7 0 0 215.0 215 91 83 17 60 6 163 5 0 8 898 127 1.279 9.0 0.7 2.5 6.8 2.72
1994 29 CIN NL 5 5 .500 4.11 22 21 1 0 0 0 122.2 137 60 56 10 23 3 101 3 1 8 519 102 1.304 10.1 0.7 1.7 7.4 4.39
1995 30 BOS AL 15 5 .750 4.24 29 29 0 1 1 0 186.2 187 94 88 17 59 0 139 1 0 5 800 115 1.318 9.0 0.8 2.8 6.7 2.36 AS
1996 31 TOR AL 13 17 .433 5.41 35 35 0 4 1 0 214.2 243 143 129 26 102 2 156 2 0 13 955 92 1.607 10.2 1.1 4.3 6.5 1.53
1997 32 TOR AL 0 0 7.80 3 2 1 0 0 0 15.0 15 13 13 3 6 0 18 0 0 1 65 58 1.400 9.0 1.8 3.6 10.8 3.00
1998 33 TOR AL 0 3 .000 6.24 11 8 3 0 0 0 49.0 73 34 34 10 29 1 21 1 1 1 243 74 2.082 13.4 1.8 5.3 3.9 0.72
11 Seasons 89 84 .514 4.15 245 238 5 26 5 0 1555.1 1604 776 717 139 504 23 1175 29 6 71 6630 105 1.355 9.3 0.8 2.9 6.8 2.33
162 Game Avg. 13 12 .514 4.15 34 34 1 4 1 0 219 226 109 101 20 71 3 165 4 1 10 933 105 1.355 9.3 0.8 2.9 6.8 2.33
SEA (6 yrs) 56 54 .509 3.69 145 143 0 21 3 0 967.1 949 432 397 73 285 17 740 22 4 43 4048 111 1.276 8.8 0.7 2.7 6.9 2.60
TOR (3 yrs) 13 20 .394 5.68 49 45 4 4 1 0 278.2 331 190 176 39 137 3 195 3 1 15 1263 86 1.679 10.7 1.3 4.4 6.3 1.42
BOS (1 yr) 15 5 .750 4.24 29 29 0 1 1 0 186.2 187 94 88 17 59 0 139 1 0 5 800 115 1.318 9.0 0.8 2.8 6.7 2.36
CIN (1 yr) 5 5 .500 4.11 22 21 1 0 0 0 122.2 137 60 56 10 23 3 101 3 1 8 519 102 1.304 10.1 0.7 1.7 7.4 4.39
AL (10 yrs) 84 79 .515 4.15 223 217 4 26 5 0 1432.2 1467 716 661 129 481 20 1074 26 5 63 6111 105 1.360 9.2 0.8 3.0 6.7 2.23
NL (1 yr) 5 5 .500 4.11 22 21 1 0 0 0 122.2 137 60 56 10 23 3 101 3 1 8 519 102 1.304 10.1 0.7 1.7 7.4 4.39

Postseason Pitching

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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
1995 30 BOS AL ALDS L CLE 0 1 .000 4.50 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 4 4 4 1 4 1 5 1 0 0 34 1.000 4.5 1.1 4.5 5.6 1.25
1 ALDS 0 1 .000 4.50 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 4 4 4 1 4 1 5 1 0 0 34 1.000 4.5 1.1 4.5 5.6 1.25

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
1993 28 SEA AL 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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
1998 33 TOR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 25 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. 162 266 253 32 39 6 0 0 19 0 0 0 110 .154 .154 .179 .333 -13 45 13 0 13 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
SEA (6 yrs) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOR (3 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (10 yrs) 3 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

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1988 SEA AL 23 P 6 6 41.2 4 0 4 0 1 1.000 0.86 0.67 .950 1.77 0.67
1989 SEA AL 24 P 17 17 113.1 24 8 16 0 0 1.000 1.91 1.41 .958 1.87 0.66
1990 SEA AL 25 P 33 33 236.0 54 30 20 4 0 .926 1.91 1.52 .954 1.78 0.59
1991 SEA AL 26 P 27 27 174.2 31 14 16 1 0 .968 1.55 1.11 .955 1.80 0.58
1992 SEA AL 27 P 31 30 186.2 38 14 23 1 2 .974 1.78 1.19 .953 1.72 0.56
1993 SEA AL 28 P 31 30 215.0 53 25 25 3 3 .943 2.09 1.61 .953 1.79 0.56
1994 CIN NL 29 P 22 21 122.2 27 11 16 0 0 1.000 1.98 1.23 .956 1.86 0.54
1995 BOS AL 30 P 29 29 186.2 39 17 20 2 1 .949 1.78 1.28 .962 1.79 0.53 AS
1996 TOR AL 31 P 35 35 214.2 28 9 16 3 3 .893 1.05 0.71 .964 1.77 0.52
1997 TOR AL 32 P 3 2 15.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.68 0.50
1998 TOR AL 33 P 11 8 49.0 15 8 7 0 1 1.000 2.76 1.36 .953 1.78 0.50
11 Seasons P 245 238 1555.1 313 136 163 14 11 .955 1.73 1.22 .956 1.79 0.56
11 Seasons TOT 245 238 1555.1 313 136 163 14 11 .955 1.73 1.22 .911 1.79 0.56

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1995

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1990 AL--3.242--9th

Wins s c a p y
1990 AL--18--4th
1995 AL--15--8th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1990 AL--.667--6th
1995 AL--.750--2nd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1990 AL--1.157--4th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1990 AL--7.818--6th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1990 AL--2.593--9th
1993 AL--2.512--9th
1994 NL--1.688--6th
1995 AL--2.845--8th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1990 AL--8.047--5th
1991 AL--7.368--4th
1993 AL--6.823--10th
1994 NL--7.410--10th
1995 AL--6.702--10th
Career--6.799--104th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1990 AL--236.0--4th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1990 AL--211--3rd

Games Started s c a p y
1990 AL--33--8th
1996 AL--35--2nd

Complete Games s c a p y
1993 AL--7--6th

Shutouts s c a p y
1995 AL--1--9th
1996 AL--1--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1996 AL--102--4th

Hits s c a p y
1996 AL--243--10th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1990 AL--3.103--3rd
1991 AL--2.554--9th
1993 AL--2.717--4th
1994 NL--4.391--4th
1995 AL--2.356--6th
Career--2.331--128th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1990 AL--.572--8th
1995 AL--.820--10th

Losses s c a p y
1992 AL--17--1st
1996 AL--17--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1992 AL--100--7th
1996 AL--129--3rd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1990 AL--10--10th
1991 AL--14--2nd
1994 NL--8--8th
1996 AL--13--3rd
Career--71--220th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1990 AL--964--4th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1990 AL--122--9th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 41 (614), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 13 (796), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1211), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 7th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1986.

November 2, 1993: Traded by the Seattle Mariners with Bret Boone to the Cincinnati Reds for Bobby Ayala and Dan Wilson.

October 31, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 11, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 1, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 22, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

June 16, 1998: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

June 25, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1989Seattle Mariners$68,000
1990Seattle Mariners$150,000
1991Seattle Mariners$400,000
1992Seattle Mariners$1,345,000
1993Seattle Mariners$1,250,000
1994Cincinnati Reds$2,700,000
1995Boston Red Sox$1,500,000
1996Toronto Blue Jays$2,333,333
1997Toronto Blue Jays$3,533,333
1998Toronto Blue Jays$3,533,333
Career (may be incomplete)$16,812,999
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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