Erv Palica
Ervin Martin Palica
born Ervin Martin Pavliecivich
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 9, 1928 in Lomita, CA
High School: Narbonne (Harbor City, CA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1945
Final Game: September 24, 1956
Died: May 29, 1982 in Huntington Beach, CA
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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
1945 17 BRO NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 19 BRO NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1948 20 BRO NL 45 44 39 6 5 1 1 0 3 0 4 12 .128 .209 .205 .414 11 8 1 0 1 1
1949 21 BRO NL 49 25 19 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 6 .158 .238 .211 .449 19 4 1 0 4 1
1950 22 BRO NL 48 71 68 4 15 4 0 1 8 2 0 8 .221 .221 .324 .544 40 22 0 0 3 1
1951 23 BRO NL 20 16 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .154 .267 .154 .421 15 2 0 0 1 1
1953 25 BRO NL 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 417 1 0 0 0 /1
1954 26 BRO NL 28 17 16 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 .294 .313 .607 56 5 0 0 0 0 1
1955 27 BAL AL 33 61 55 3 13 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 18 .236 .288 .255 .543 53 14 0 0 2 0 0 1
1956 28 BAL AL 30 32 32 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .156 .156 .156 .313 -14 5 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seasons 262 267 243 22 48 8 1 1 17 2 0 13 63 .198 .238 .251 .489 31 61 3 0 11 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 165 150 14 30 5 1 1 11 1 8 39 .198 .238 .251 .489 31 38 2 0 7
BRO (8 yrs) 199 174 156 15 30 7 1 1 14 2 0 9 35 .192 .236 .269 .506 33 42 2 0 9 0 0
BAL (2 yrs) 63 93 87 7 18 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 28 .207 .242 .218 .460 29 19 1 0 2 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 199 174 156 15 30 7 1 1 14 2 0 9 35 .192 .236 .269 .506 33 42 2 0 9 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 63 93 87 7 18 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 28 .207 .242 .218 .460 29 19 1 0 2 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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 PwrSpd
1948 20 BRO NL 44 36 2 1.5 104 .185 .128 .273 .209 .347 .205 .403 .414 .750 11 .116 -5.1 -0.5 .343 .179 .077
1949 21 BRO NL 25 21 1 1.3 107 .231 .158 .275 .238 .349 .211 .412 .449 .761 19 .087 -2.2 -0.2 .353 .158 .053
1950 22 BRO NL 71 56 5 2.4 110 .237 .221 .272 .221 .349 .324 .422 .544 .771 40 .223 -6.2 -0.6 .453 .132 .103 1.3
1951 23 BRO NL 16 12 1 2.2 105 .250 .154 .270 .267 .344 .154 .409 .421 .753 15 .217 -1.6 -0.2 .364 .154 .000
1953 25 BRO NL 1 0 1 112 1.000 1.000 .278 1.000 .349 1.000 .433 2.000 .782 417 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
1954 26 BRO NL 17 12 1 2.2 112 .333 .250 .279 .294 .351 .313 .431 .607 .782 56 .199 -1.0 -0.1 .500 .125 .063
1955 27 BAL AL 61 44 4 2.4 95 .351 .236 .257 .288 .335 .255 .382 .543 .717 53 .239 -3.5 -0.4 .429 .091 .018
1956 28 BAL AL 32 28 1 1.0 99 .227 .156 .258 .156 .338 .156 .393 .313 .731 -14 .050 -5.2 -0.5 .179 .000 .000
10 Seasons 267 209 16 2.0 104 .263 .198 .267 .238 .344 .251 .405 .489 .749 31 .183 -24.5 -2.4 .384 .115 .053 1.3
162 Game Avg. 165 129 10 2.0 104 .263 .198 .267 .238 .344 .251 .405 .489 .749 31 .183 -24.5 -2.4 .384 .115 .053 1
BRO (8 yrs) 174 137 11 2.1 108 .242 .192 .273 .236 .348 .269 .416 .506 .764 33 .197 -15.7 -1.6 .414 .147 .077 1.3
BAL (2 yrs) 93 72 5 1.9 97 .305 .207 .257 .242 .336 .218 .386 .460 .722 29 .157 -8.8 -0.9 .329 .057 .011
NL (8 yrs) 174 137 11 2.1 108 .242 .192 .273 .236 .348 .269 .416 .506 .764 33 .197 -15.7 -1.6 .414 .147 .077 1.3
AL (2 yrs) 93 72 5 1.9 97 .305 .207 .257 .242 .336 .218 .386 .460 .722 29 .157 -8.8 -0.9 .329 .057 .011

Postseason Batting

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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
1949 21 BRO NL WS NYY L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1948 20 BRO NL 44 0.0% 27.3% 9.1% 4.6% 40% 3.00 3.3 13.0 61%
1949 21 BRO NL 25 0.0% 24.0% 8.0% 4.0% 33% 3.00 3.2 9.5 52%
1950 22 BRO NL 71 1.4% 11.3% 0.0% 7.0% 33% 8.5 68.0 8.5 83%
1951 23 BRO NL 16 0.0% 31.3% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 2.50 2.6 50%
1953 25 BRO NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
1954 26 BRO NL 17 0.0% 23.5% 5.9% 5.9% 25% 4.00 4.0 16.0 0.75 71%
1955 27 BAL AL 61 0.0% 29.5% 6.6% 1.6% 8% 4.50 3.1 18.3 5.50 61%
1956 28 BAL AL 32 0.0% 31.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.2 2.00 69%
10 Seasons 267 0.4% 23.6% 4.9% 3.8% 21% 4.85 3.9 243.0 14.3 2.64 67%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 26 BRO NL 1 0 40% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1955 27 BAL AL 0 0 18% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1956 28 BAL AL 0 0 80% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
10 Seasons 1 0 35% 53 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 57% 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 2
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1954 26 BRO NL 17 18% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 6 1 17% 0 0 0 0 0
1955 27 BAL AL 61 44% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 0 0% 7 2 29% 22 3 14% 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 0
1956 28 BAL AL 32 41% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 7 1 14% 7 1 14% 26 0 0% 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
10 Seasons 110 39% 48 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 367% 14 3 21% 16 3 19% 54 4 7% 4 1 25% 5 2 40% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1948 20 50 44 39 6 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 12 .128 .209 .205 .414 11 8 1 0 1 0 0
1949 21 99 69 58 8 8 2 1 0 5 0 0 6 18 .138 .219 .207 .426 14 12 2 0 5 0 0
1950 22 147 140 126 12 23 6 1 1 13 2 0 6 26 .183 .220 .270 .490 28 34 2 0 8 0 0
1951 23 167 156 139 13 25 6 1 1 13 2 0 8 31 .180 .224 .259 .483 27 36 2 0 9 0 0
1952 24 167 156 139 13 25 6 1 1 13 2 0 8 31 .180 .224 .259 .483 27 36 2 0 9 0 0
1953 25 171 157 140 13 26 6 1 1 13 2 0 8 31 .186 .230 .264 .494 30 37 2 0 9 0 0
1954 26 199 174 156 15 30 7 1 1 14 2 0 9 35 .192 .236 .269 .506 33 42 2 0 9 0 0
1955 27 232 235 211 18 43 8 1 1 17 2 0 13 53 .204 .250 .265 .515 38 56 2 0 11 0 0
1956 28 262 267 243 22 48 8 1 1 17 2 0 13 63 .198 .238 .251 .489 31 61 3 0 11 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1948 20 47 47 42 7 6 1 1 0 4 0 5 13 .143 .234 .214 .448 2 45
1949 21 51 22 20 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 6 .150 .227 .200 .427 1 49
1950 22 50 71 71 4 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 5 48
1951 23 21 17 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .214 .353 .214 .567 1 20
1953 25 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 4
1954 26 29 17 16 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 .188 .235 .250 .485 1 28
1955 27 34 64 59 3 15 1 0 0 3 0 5 19 .254 .313 .271 .584 5 33
1956 28 31 33 33 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 30
8 Seasons 267 272 256 26 30 4 1 0 19 2 16 65 .117 .169 .141 .310 17 257
162 Game Avg. 162 165 155 16 18 2 1 0 12 1 10 39 .117 .169 .141 .310 10 257

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1945 NL--born 1928-02-09--1st
1947 NL--born 1928-02-09--2nd
1948 NL--born 1928-02-09--6th
1949 NL--born 1928-02-09--7th

                                         

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